43-1314. PETITION. The owners of a majority of the land in an irrigation district that is operated and maintained exclusively to deliver natural flow water rights, who also hold title to the water rights appurtenant to that land, and whose water rights are delivered by an organized irrigation district, may petition to partition the irrigation district into two (2) separate irrigation districts, which shall be known for purposes of this act as the new irrigation district and the remaining irrigation district. For each parcel of land that is proposed to be included in the new irrigation district, the petition shall set forth the following:
(1) Irrigation district assessment number;
(2) Tax lot or legal description to identify the property;
(3) Owner of the property;
(4) Individual water rights that are appurtenant to each property;
(5) A general characterization of the property as agricultural, residential or commercial; and
(6) The number of divisions into which the district shall be divided.
The petition must be signed by each landowner who desires to be included in the new irrigation district and their signature shall constitute consent to the partition and consent to have their water rights delivered and distributed by the new irrigation district.
History:
[43-1314, added 2013, ch. 332, sec. 2, p. 867.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 13 - DISSOLUTION AND MODIFICATION OF DISTRICTS
Section 43-1302 - ELECTION — CALL FOR.
Section 43-1303 - ELECTION — NOTICE.
Section 43-1304 - ELECTION — CONDUCT.
Section 43-1305 - CANVASS OF RETURNS.
Section 43-1306 - PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION BY DISTRICT COURT.
Section 43-1307 - CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS FOR CONFIRMATION.
Section 43-1308 - DECREE OF CONFIRMATION.
Section 43-1309 - DISSOLUTION WITHOUT ELECTION — PETITION — CONDITIONS.
Section 43-1310 - DISSOLUTION WITHOUT ELECTION — PARTIES.
Section 43-1311 - DISSOLUTION WITHOUT ELECTION — APPOINTMENT OF OFFICER TO MARSHAL ASSETS — DECREE.
Section 43-1312 - DISSOLUTION WITHOUT ELECTION — APPLICATION OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS.
Section 43-1313 - DISSOLUTION WITHOUT ELECTION — APPEAL.
Section 43-1315 - SUBMISSION OF PETITION TO COUNTY.
Section 43-1316 - MAPS AND WATER SUPPLY DATA.
Section 43-1318 - NOTICE OF PRESENTATION TO COMMISSIONERS.
Section 43-1319 - NOTICE OF HEARING.
Section 43-1320 - EXAMINATION BY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES.
Section 43-1321 - ORDER OF THE BOARD.
Section 43-1322 - DIVISIONS OF DISTRICT FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Section 43-1323 - EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTITION — CHALLENGES TO PARTITION.