42-701. Irrigation districts; petition and application for organization of district; contents of application; application to be accompanied by map and supplementary information. (a) A majority of the qualified owners of irrigable lands within a proposed irrigation district who shall be three or more persons and who own, collectively, at least 60 acres of land which […]
42-702. Powers and duties of chief engineer; expenses; bond or deposit for costs. The chief engineer of the division of water resources shall have the power to grant, reject or withhold approval of the application of the proposed irrigation district and the accompanying maps and other information submitted, or may incorporate in and make a […]
42-703. Proposed district; notice of hearing; protest against application; withdrawal of name from petition; review of action on application. Upon receipt of the application of the proposed irrigation district by the chief engineer, the chief engineer shall cause to be published at applicant’s expense, once each week for three consecutive weeks, in a newspaper or […]
42-704. Permit by chief engineer; articles of incorporation; filing fee; nature of corporation. If upon consideration of the application the chief engineer finds and determines that the proposed project is practical, feasible and economically sound and that said applicant is entitled to a permit for use of water sought, the engineer shall issue to said […]
42-705. Perpetual existence; powers; eminent domain; bonds; tax levies. Upon incorporation as provided in this act, and from thenceforth said irrigation district shall have perpetual existence, subject to dissolution as provided in this act, and shall have a corporate seal and unless otherwise provided, it shall have all the rights, powers and responsibilities belonging to […]
42-706. Board of directors; qualifications, election and terms of office; conduct of elections, election by mail ballot, when, procedure; oath of office and official bond; conduct of elections in districts of less than 35,000 acres at annual meeting. (a) The officers of such district shall be a board of directors consisting of three members who […]
42-707. Officers of board; rules and bylaws; central office; seal; contracts; records; open to inspection; duties of county treasurer and treasurer of district. That as soon as practicable after they have qualified, the directors shall meet and select from their number a president, secretary and treasurer, and shall designate one of their number to act […]
42-708. Meetings of directors; notice; quorum; assessor of district; employees; compensation; official bonds. (a) That all regular meetings of said board of directors shall be held on the first Monday of each month, and special meetings may be held at any time when all of the members are voluntarily present, or may be called by […]
42-709. Provision for preliminary expenses. When a board of directors of any district shall have been elected and qualified, such boards shall have the power and authority to issue and sell negotiable evidences of debt to be designated as irrigation district warrants, in such denominations as the board may fix for the purpose of financing […]
42-710. General plan of operation; approval by chief engineer; surveys, maps and estimates. (a) As soon as practicable after organization of the irrigation district, the board shall by resolution entered upon its records, formulate a general plan for its proposed operation as approved by the chief engineer, in which it shall state what constructed work […]
42-711. Powers of directors. (a) The board of directors, its agents and employees shall have the right to enter upon any land within the district to make surveys and locate the lines of the canals and the necessary branches and laterals for such canals and to maintain and keep in good repair the irrigation and […]
42-712. Bonds of indebtedness. Any irrigation district created under the provisions of this act, after it has obtained from the chief engineer, his approval of its plans, maps, specifications, surveys and examinations for proposed irrigation works and projects, and after it has obtained from the chief engineer his approval of its application for an acquisition […]
42-713. Bond resolution; election; publication notice. (a) The board of directors of any irrigation district, created under the provisions hereof, which has previously complied with the conditions precedent thereto may adopt a resolution stating: (1) The amount of bonds proposed to be issued; (2) the rate or rates they shall bear; (3) the years of […]
42-714. Issuance, sale and delivery of bonds. If a majority of the ballots cast at such election are in favor of the proposal to issue bonds as stated in such resolution, the board of directors shall proceed to issue, sell and deliver such bonds as provided herein. (a) Every bond shall be payable to “bearer” […]
42-715. Annual assessments; duties of assessor; map. The assessor for the district shall as soon as practicable after the first Tuesday of March each year, examine each tract or subdivision of land in said irrigation district and determine the benefits which will accrue to each of such tracts or subdivisions by reason of the construction […]
42-716. Water rentals or charges. The assessor shall also determine and list the amount payable for each tract obligated by contract, if any, to the United States or any department or agency of the United States, or to any person, corporation or other irrigation district, for the payment of water rentals or charges. History: L. […]
42-717. Delivery of assessment roll; equalization of assessments. (a) On or before the fifteenth day of May, each year, the assessor must complete his assessment roll and deliver it to the secretary of the board of directors. The board shall thereupon fix a time and place when the board will meet to equalize assessments. The […]
42-718. Certification of levies to county clerk. The board of directors shall then levy an assessment against the lands in the district, sufficient to pay interest on outstanding indebtedness, and all other obligations due or to become due during the ensuing year. In determining the total of such assessment and levy the board shall take […]
42-719. Compensation of directors. The members of the board of directors shall receive for their services as directors an amount determined and fixed by said board not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35) per day and actual traveling expenses. History: L. 1941, ch. 262, § 19; L. 1949, ch. 284, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 224, […]
42-720. Bids for construction work; publication notice; contractor’s bond. (a) After adopting a plan for the proposed canal or canals, ditches, laterals, storage reservoirs, pumping plants and works and after having obtained the approval of same from the chief engineer, and a permit for acquisition of waters for beneficial use, the board of directors shall […]
