Section 46A-18-46 – Limitation of general tax levies and special assessments.
46A-18-46. Limitation of general tax levies and special assessments. No annual general tax levy, whether for annual district operation and maintenance expense or for payment of long term obligations, may exceed one dollar per thousand dollars of taxable valuation. No limitation applies to special assessments, except that special assessments may not be used to pay […]
Section 46A-18-47 – Eligibility to vote on tax levies and assessments.
46A-18-47. Eligibility to vote on tax levies and assessments. In the election provided in §46A-18-45, all qualified voters of the district are eligible to vote. However, if special assessments are proposed, only those qualified voters of the district who are also landowners subject to the proposed assessments may vote. If the financing proposal provides for […]
Section 46A-18-38 – Powers of directors.
46A-18-38. Powers of directors. The district board of directors may: (1)Make surveys or utilize other surveys and data to plan and develop water projects; (2)Cooperate or contract with any person, state, or subdivision thereof, federal agency or private or public corporation as necessary; (3)Construct, clean, repair, alter, abandon, consolidate, reclaim, or change any watercourse, natural […]
Section 46A-18-39 – District control over water rights.
46A-18-39. District control over water rights. No water project district may have jurisdictional authority or control over water rights. Source: SL 1984, ch 293, §38.
Section 46A-18-40 – Plan for improvements–Contents.
46A-18-40. Plan for improvements–Contents. The district directors, within a reasonable length of time after qualifying, shall adopt an overall plan for improvements within the district. This plan shall be designated the general improvement plan for the water project district. The general improvement plan shall consist of a map showing the area to be benefited, the […]
Section 46A-18-41 – Priority of projects–Reports by engineer on each project–Contents.
46A-18-41. Priority of projects–Reports by engineer on each project–Contents. Upon adoption of a general improvement plan or amendment, the district directors shall set the order in which specific projects in the plan shall be undertaken and shall obtain accurate surveys of the projects by a competent engineer. The engineer shall make written reports showing the […]
Section 46A-18-42 – Examination, hearing, and resolution on project–Financing.
46A-18-42. Examination, hearing, and resolution on project–Financing. After approval by the board, the directors shall examine the plans, hold hearings on the proposals, and by resolution state that the proposed work, or any part thereof, should be accomplished. The resolution shall state whether the cost shall be paid by a general tax levy against all […]
Section 46A-18-43 – Financing determined in resolution.
46A-18-43. Financing determined in resolution. The directors shall determine in the resolution whether to issue bonds of the district or other authorized financing to provide for payment of the cost of the project by installments. Source: SL 1984, ch 293, §42.
Section 46A-18-44 – Publication of resolution–Notice of hearing–Apportionment of benefits.
46A-18-44. Publication of resolution–Notice of hearing–Apportionment of benefits. The resolution, upon being adopted, shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in each county in which land of the district is located. The publication shall state the time and place the directors shall meet for hearing […]
Section 46A-18-45 – Election to approve financing–Vote required.
46A-18-45. Election to approve financing–Vote required. No bonds may be issued and no financial commitments requiring the obligation of district taxes or assessments beyond the current fiscal year may be entered into, unless the directors have initiated hearings on the works proposed for construction and the benefits to accrue therefrom and have conducted an election […]