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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2013 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2013 - Compulsory connection; financial assistance

48-2013.  Compulsory connection;  financial assistance A. The board of directors of a sanitary district may declare further maintenance or use of a cesspool,  septic tank or other local means of sewage disposal within the district a public nuisance and abate them. B. The board may require any building within the district inhabited or used by human beings to be connected with the sewerage system of the district. C. Before the time any fee,  levied under section 48-2027,  or assessment,  levied under section 48-2057,  is due,  the board shall receive and consider applications from individual lot or parcel owners for financial assistance in paying connection fees,  hookup fees and capacity charges. The application shall be in a form approved by the board and the applicant shall provide reasonable evidence that the applicant lacks the financial capability to pay the connection fees,  hookup fees and capacity charges. The board shall appropriate monies from any source to provide assistance for any person by having the sanitary district pay the individual fees and have the applicant provide an instrument,  secured by an encumbrance on the applicant's property,  which provides for repayment to the sanitary district of the monies paid by the district. This subsection applies only to applicants who own fewer than three parcels or lots within the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2014 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2014 - Lateral and collecting lines

48-2014.  Lateral and collecting lines A. The construction of main lines of the sewerage system of a sanitary district shall be paid for from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the district,  but the construction of lateral and collecting lines shall be paid for by the connecting property owners if the owners have agreed to connection to the lateral or collecting lines or if the board of directors has determined that the connection to these lines is necessary pursuant to section 48-2013. The payment for lateral and collecting lines may be pursuant to article 2 of this chapter. Determination by the board of directors of what are main lines is conclusive. B. Connection of lateral or collecting lines to main lines shall be made at the points and in the manner directed by the engineer of the district,  under the instructions of the board of directors,  subject to such conditions as the board of directors prescribes.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2015 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2015 - Sanitation survey, plan and report

48-2015.  Sanitation survey,  plan and report A. When a sanitary district is established,  or at any time before issuing and selling bonds under this article,  the board of directors shall employ one or more sanitation or water engineers for any of the following purposes: 1. To make a survey of the problems of the district concerning sanitation with special reference to sewage collection,  treatment and disposal.  2. To make a survey of the problems of the district concerning sanitation with special reference to garbage treatment and disposal. B. Upon completion of the survey or plan,  the engineers shall prepare and file with the board of directors a report setting forth: 1. A description of existing facilities. 2. A description of work recommended to carry out the purposes of the district,  with plans and specifications therefor. 3. A description of the property proposed to be acquired or damaged in performing the work. 4. A map showing the boundaries of the district and in general the location of work proposed to be done,  property taken or damaged and other information useful to an understanding of the proposed work. 5. An estimate of the cost of the proposed work. C. Expenses of the survey and report shall be a charge against the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2016 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2016 - Sanitation survey report; hearings; approval

48-2016.  Sanitation survey report;  hearings;  approval A. When the survey or plan and report prepared under section 48-2015 are filed,  the board of directors may reject the report and direct that a new report be prepared or that changes be made. If the report complies with the provisions of section 48-2015 and is satisfactory to the board,  the board shall hold a hearing on any objections to the report or to the performance of the proposed work. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication five times in a daily or twice in a weekly newspaper of general circulation in the sanitary district. B. At the conclusion of the hearing the board shall order the report to be changed,  or shall approve it as made. If changes are ordered,  further hearings shall be held thereon until the board approves the report. Upon approval by the board,  the report or a resume thereof shall be published for distribution to the public.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2017 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2017 - Election to determine whether sewer service to be supplied other than by construction of facilities by district

48-2017.  Election to determine whether sewer service to be supplied other than by construction of facilities by district If the engineer's report required by this article recommends that sewer service or garbage disposal and treatment service for the sanitary district can be provided by a method other than construction of facilities by the district or the maintenance of an on-site sewage disposal management plan and the board of directors of the district desires to adopt such method and enter into a contract with another sanitary district,  a municipality,  other governmental subdivision or agency or a private entity for sewer service or garbage disposal and treatment service for the district,  the board shall submit to the qualified electors of the district who are eligible to vote in bond elections the question of whether the district shall enter into such a contract for sewer service or garbage disposal and treatment service. The proposition of whether sewer service or garbage disposal and treatment service for the district shall be provided by contract may be submitted to the qualified electors of the district in a separate election called for that purpose or in conjunction with a bond election called pursuant to this article,  or as an alternate proposition to the issuance of bonds by the district. Any election called pursuant to this section shall be called and held as provided in section 48-2020.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2018 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2018 - Performance of work; methods; calls for bids; modification of specifications

48-2018.  Performance of work;  methods;  calls for bids;  modification of specifications A. The board of directors shall employ qualified water or sanitation engineers necessary to superintend the performance of work specified in the approved report of the survey or plan. The work or any portion thereof may be performed,  under the direction of the engineers employed for that purpose,  in any of the following ways,  as ordered by the board of directors: 1. By purchasing the material and performing the work. 2. By purchasing the material and letting a contract for performance of the work. 3. By purchasing a portion or none of the material and letting a contract for furnishing the balance or all of the material and performance of the work. B. A contract for performance of work or for furnishing material shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed bid in response to a call for bids published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The call for bids shall include detailed plans and specifications covering the work to be done and the materials to be furnished. If materials to be purchased without the letting of a contract cost ten thousand dollars or more,  they shall be purchased from the lowest responsible bidder after publication of a call for bids as provided by this subsection. C. All work recommended in the approved report shall be performed in conformity with the plans and specifications contained in the report unless the board of directors by a two-thirds vote adopts a resolution declaring that the interest of the district requires a modification of or departure from the report,  and specifying the modification or departure.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2019 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2019 - Elections

48-2019.  Elections Elections held pursuant to this article,  except as otherwise specified,  shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by title 16.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2020 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2020 - Bond election; subsequent bond election

48-2020.  Bond election;  subsequent bond election A. After approval of the survey or plan and report prepared under section 48-2015 the board of directors of the district shall submit to the qualified electors of the district the proposition of incurring bonded indebtedness to obtain funds with which to acquire the property and perform the work set forth by the report. An election under this subsection must be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as prescribed by section 16-204,  subsection B,  paragraph 1,  subdivision (d). The resolution calling the election shall set forth: 1. The purposes of the proposed indebtedness. 2. A reference to the report for particulars. 3. The amount of the proposed indebtedness. 4. The part of the principal to be paid each year. 5. The maximum rate of interest to be paid. 6. The date of the election. 7. The election precincts,  polling places and election officers. B. Notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be held in the manner prescribed by title 16. C. If the proposition of issuing bonds fails to receive the requisite number of votes to authorize issuance of the bonds,  the board of directors may call another election on the question of issuing bonds under the terms of this article,  either for the same purposes or for any lawful purpose of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2022 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2022 - Sale of bonds; disposition of proceeds

48-2022.  Sale of bonds;  disposition of proceeds A. The board of directors of a sanitary district shall sell bonds issued pursuant to section 48-2021,  subsections A,  B,  C and D at not less than par value at public sale or if the district has a population of more than two thousand persons and has been in existence for ten or more years at public or private sale,  and the proceeds shall be placed in the county treasury to the credit of the district. All premiums and accrued interest received shall be paid into the bond fund of the district to be used for payment of principal of and interest on the bonds,  and the remainder of the proceeds shall be paid into the construction fund of the district. The county treasurer shall keep an accurate record of all monies of the district paid to him. B. The construction fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes mentioned in the resolution calling the bond election. Payments from the construction fund shall be made upon claims allowed by the board of directors of the district,  prepared,  presented and audited in the same manner as claims upon county funds.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2023 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2023 - Lien of bonds

48-2023.  Lien of bonds Bonds issued pursuant to this article are a lien on the property of the district issuing them,  and the lien of the bonds of one issue shall be a preferred lien to that of any subsequent issue.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2024 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2024 - Tax exemption of bonds

48-2024.  Tax exemption of bonds Bonds issued pursuant to this article are not taxable by the state or by any county,  city,  town or other subdivision of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2025 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2025 - Tax levy to pay principal and interest of bonds

48-2025.  Tax levy to pay principal and interest of bonds A. The principal of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be paid from revenue derived from an annual tax on the real property and mobile homes within the sanitary district issuing them,  and such real property and mobile homes shall remain liable to taxes for payment of the bonds and interest until paid in full. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A,  the board of directors of the district may provide that all or a portion of the district's annual revenue derived from sources other than taxes levied pursuant to this section may be used to pay principal and interest on bonds. So long as all principal,  interest or sinking fund payments are current,  the amount of the annual levy for payment of principal and interest may be reduced by the amount derived from other sources which are pledged or made available for the payment of principal and interest in such fiscal year. Whenever the district fails,  in any fiscal year,  to pay the required principal and interest or meet any required sinking fund payment,  the difference may be made up by an emergency levy in the current fiscal year and,  if not so made up,  shall be included in a required levy the forthcoming fiscal year. C. The board of directors of a sanitary district shall annually,  on or before August 15,  certify to the board of supervisors the amount necessary to pay interest on and the portion of principal which will become due on bonds of the district during the ensuing year. D. The board of supervisors,  at the time of levying general county taxes,  shall levy and cause to be collected in the manner prescribed by law for county taxes,  a tax upon the real property and mobile homes within the sanitary district,  based upon the current assessment roll,  sufficient to pay the amount certified by the board of directors. If the board of directors of a sanitary district fails to certify to the board of supervisors the amount necessary,  the board of supervisors shall ascertain the amount which should have been certified and shall levy and cause to be collected a tax sufficient to produce that amount. E. The tax,  when collected,  shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the bond fund of the sanitary district,  and shall be used solely for payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds. The county treasurer shall pay the principal and interest on the dates and at the places specified in the bonds in the manner provided by law for the payment of principal of and interest on county bonds.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2026 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2026 - Tax levy for current expenses

48-2026.  Tax levy for current expenses A. The board of directors of a sanitary district may at the time of certifying the amount required for payment of principal of and interest on bonds,  certify to the board of supervisors the amount necessary to maintain,  operate,  extend and repair the sewerage system and the garbage disposal and treatment plants of the district during the ensuing year,  and to defray all other expenses incidental to the exercise of powers granted by this article,  together with an estimate of the revenue which will be received from rentals and service charges. In that event,  the board of supervisors shall,  at the time of levying general county taxes,  levy and cause to be collected in the manner prescribed by law for county taxes,  a tax on real property and mobile homes within the sanitary district based on the current assessment roll,  sufficient to pay the amount certified,  less the amount estimated to be received from rentals and service charges. B. The tax,  when collected,  shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the operating fund of the sanitary district,  and the board of directors may order expenditure of the fund for the purposes for which levied. Payments from the operating fund shall be made upon claims allowed by the board of directors,  prepared,  presented and audited in the same manner as claims against the county. C. Not less than twenty nor more than thirty days prior to making the certification to the board of supervisors provided by subsection A,  the board of directors shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the district,  an itemized statement of the amounts proposed to be certified,  and the statement shall contain notice of a meeting to be held by the board of directors prior to the time for the certification. At that meeting,  any owner of real property or a mobile home within the district may appear and present objections to any item of the amount proposed to be certified.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2028 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2028 - Dissolution of sanitary district

48-2028.  Dissolution of sanitary district A. A sanitary district organized under this article,  which has no bonded indebtedness and when all legal indebtedness of the district has been discharged,  may be dissolved on the vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the district at a special election called by the board of directors upon the question of dissolution. If a majority of the votes cast favors dissolution,  the board of directors shall by resolution declare the district dissolved,  and thereupon the district is dissolved. A certified copy of the resolution shall,  within fifteen days after its adoption,  be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is situated. B. Upon dissolution of a sanitary district the property of the district which is located within the corporate limits of a city or town shall vest in that city or town. Other property of the district shall vest in the county. Any funds of the district at the time of dissolution shall be transferred to the incorporated city or town and to the county in proportion to the assessed valuation of taxable real property within the city or town and within the county,  respectively,  as it appears on the current assessment roll. C. If after dissolution of a sanitary district,  it is found that there remains unpaid a legal indebtedness of the district,  the board of supervisors of the county in which the district was located shall levy a tax upon the real property and mobile homes within the district as it existed at the time of dissolution,  sufficient to meet the indebtedness and interest thereon,  and shall pay the indebtedness and interest from the proceeds of the tax. D. In the case of a district to which section 9-101.02 applies,  the election on dissolution held in conjunction with the election on incorporation of the city or town shall be deemed to be the election required by this section,  so that when the other conditions of subsection A of this section shall have been satisfied,  the district shall be dissolved.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2030 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2030 - Unauthorized use of sewer lines as public nuisance; abatement

48-2030.  Unauthorized use of sewer lines as public nuisance;  abatement The discharge of sewage and waste materials into sewer lines of the district or into sewer lines outside the limits of an incorporated city or town which connect to sewer lines of the district,  in violation of rules and regulations formulated and adopted by the district,  is a public nuisance which may be abated.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2031 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2031 - Failure to obtain required connection permit; violation of rule; classification

48-2031.  Failure to obtain required connection permit;  violation of rule;  classification A person who,  without obtaining a permit for connection as required under section 48-2011,  paragraphs 10 and 11,  makes such a connection or who violates a rule adopted by the district is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2032 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2032 - Reimbursement for county services

48-2032.  Reimbursement for county services Services provided by a county to a sanitary district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2041 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2041 - Definitions

48-2041.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Assessment"  or " assessment roll"  means a special assessment made under this article. 2. " Block"  means a parcel of land,  whether regular or irregular,  which is bounded by streets,  or by one or more streets and by one or more boundary lines of the sanitary district. 3. " Board"  means the board of directors of the district or the board of supervisors acting as the board of directors pursuant to section 48-2010. 4. " Clerk"  means a member of the board or such other person as may be designated by the board to function as a clerk for purposes of this article. 5. " Contractor"  means a contractor or a personal representative or assignee of a contractor. 6. " Delinquency"  means delinquency in the payment of an assessment under this article. 7. " Engineer"  means a person who,  under any official title,  is the civil engineer or surveyor of the district or the person appointed or employed by the board to perform the duties required of the engineer under this article. 8. " Improvement bond"  means a bond issued under this article. 9. " Lot"  means any portion,  piece,  parcel or subdivision of land or property,  or property owned or controlled by any person as a railroad right-of-way. 10. " Owner"  means the person who,  on the day the action or proceeding is begun,  possesses legal title to the lot by deed recorded in the county recorder's office or the person in possession of the lot under claim of title or exercising acts of ownership over the lot for himself or as the personal representative of the owner. 11. " Sewers"  means tunnels,  excavations,  ditches,  drains,  conduits,  channels,  outlets,  outfalls,  cesspools,  manholes,  catch basins,  flush tanks,  septic tanks,  connecting sewers of every character,  machinery,  apparatus,  equipment and all appliances and structures necessary or incidental to the construction,  installation or operation of a complete sewer system for either sanitary or drainage purposes. 12. " Time of delinquency"  means the time fixed when assessments become delinquent. 13. " Treasurer"  means a person who,  under any official title,  is the custodian of the monies of the sanitary district. 14. " Work"  or " improvement"  means any of the improvements authorized to be made by this article,  the construction,  reconstruction and repair of all or part of the improvements and labor,  services,  incidental expenses and material necessary or incidental to the improvements.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2042 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2042 - Authorization

48-2042.  Authorization In addition to the powers granted to the board as provided in article 1 of this chapter,  the board may exercise the powers set forth in this article to acquire or construct the collector sewers which are a part of the sewerage system or acquire capacity in sewage treatment works or acquire or construct such treatment works as may be deemed necessary,  including a wastewater treatment facility or nonpoint source project.