42-4405. PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION. For the purpose of the formation of a levee district a petition shall be presented to the clerk of the district court of the county in which the greater portion of the lands of the proposed levee district are located. The petition must be signed by at least one-fourth (1/4) of the taxpayers of the district who pay a general tax on real property which is owned by them within the proposed district. The petition shall set forth:
(1) The name of the proposed district;
(2) The object of the organization of the proposed levee district;
(3) A designation of the temporary boundaries of the district;
(4) The approximate number of acres of land in the proposed district therein;
(5) A description of the levee to be maintained, operated or constructed;
(6) The general location of the levee;
(7) A statement that the establishment of the district and the proposed maintenance, operation or construction of the levee will be conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare, or increase the public revenue, or that the establishment of said district and the maintenance, operation, or construction of the levee is a proper and advantageous method of accomplishing the relief sought; and
(8) A prayer for organization of the district.
History:
[42-4405, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1109.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT
Section 42-4401 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 42-4402 - POLICY OF STATE.
Section 42-4403 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 42-4404 - CORPORATE POWERS OF LEVEE DISTRICTS.
Section 42-4405 - PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION.
Section 42-4406 - PETITION — BOND — CONDITION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF NAMES.
Section 42-4407 - JURISDICTION TO ESTABLISH DISTRICTS.
Section 42-4408 - ACTION ON PETITION — NOTICE OF HEARING.
Section 42-4409 - HEARINGS ON PETITIONS — OBJECTION TO INCLUSION.
Section 42-4410 - NOMINEES FOR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Section 42-4412 - ENTRY OF ORDER.
Section 42-4413 - FINALITY OF ORDER.
Section 42-4414 - OFFICERS — MEETINGS.
Section 42-4416 - COMMISSIONERS — POWERS AND DUTIES.
Section 42-4417 - MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM — DISTRICT NOT TO BE OPERATED FOR PROFIT.
Section 42-4418 - INTERESTED PERSONS — RIGHT OF EXAMINATION.