CHAPTER 46A-14
WATERSHED DISTRICTS
46A-14-1 Purpose of chapter--Construction and administration.
46A-14-2 Definition of terms.
46A-14-3 46A-14-3. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 6.
46A-14-4 Conservation purposes supporting establishment.
46A-14-4.1 Functions and duties of commission.
46A-14-5 Initiating petition for establishment--Filing--Signatures required.
46A-14-6 Boundaries of district--Contiguous land ownerships.
46A-14-7 Inclusion of municipality.
46A-14-8 Initiating petition--Contents.
46A-14-9 46A-14-9. Repealed by SL 1998, ch 36, § 59
46A-14-10 46A-14-10. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 13.
46A-14-11 Duties of supervisors on receipt of initiating petition.
46A-14-12 46A-14-12. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 15.
46A-14-13 Time and place for hearing on initiating petition--Publication of notice--Contents.
46A-14-14 Hearing by conservation district on petition--Right of interested persons to be heard.
46A-14-15 Determination that public interest would be served by creation of district--Election on question.
46A-14-15.1 Eligible voter defined.
46A-14-16 Referendum unnecessary where petition signed by sixty percent of eligible voters.
46A-14-17 46A-14-17. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 20.
46A-14-18 46A-14-18 to 46A-14-25. Repealed by SL 1998, ch 36, §§ 64 to 71
46A-14-26 Organization to proceed on sixty percent favorable vote--New proposal permitted on defeat.
46A-14-27 46A-14-27. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 22.
46A-14-28 Name of district--Perpetual existence--Findings and order--Political subdivision.
46A-14-29 46A-14-29. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 24.
46A-14-30 Boundaries--Minor adjustments by managers without referendum--Exception.
46A-14-31 Annexation of additional areas to watershed district--Procedure.
46A-14-32 Combining of two or more watershed districts into one district--Procedure.
46A-14-33 Abolishment of original watershed district upon combining districts or annexing additional territory--Certification to secretary of state.
46A-14-34 Powers of district.
46A-14-35 Oath of office of managers--Filing with conservation district.
46A-14-36 Officers--Records--Transaction of district's business.
46A-14-37 Annual election of managers--Terms of office.
46A-14-38 Candidates for board of managers--Filing of application--Qualifications.
46A-14-39 Vacancies on board--Appointments--Terms of office.
46A-14-39.1 Watershed district--Reactivation--Hearing.
46A-14-39.2 Reactivated watershed district--Implementation of new tax levy.
46A-14-40 Advisory committee--Appointment by board of managers--Number of members--Duties.
46A-14-41 Appointment of personnel--Performance bond.
46A-14-42 Compensation of board members--Limitation.
46A-14-43 Duties of board of managers--Adoption of seal--Record of business transacted--Bylaws and regulations, adoption--Meetings, notice.
46A-14-43.1 District bylaws may be proposed by petition--Approval by board and special election.
46A-14-44 46A-14-44. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 33.
46A-14-45 Vested water rights--Exclusion from operation of chapter.
46A-14-46 Vested drainage rights--Exclusion from operation of chapter.
46A-14-47 General improvement plan--Consultation with advisory committee and supervisors of conservation districts--Contents--Steering committee preparation of preliminary plan.
46A-14-48 Determination of priority of specific projects--Surveys of work--Estimates--Reports of engineer, filing, public inspection.
46A-14-49 46A-14-49, 46A-14-50. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, §§ 35, 36.
46A-14-51 Examination of and hearings on plans--Resolution as to payment of costs by general tax levy, special assessment, or improvement bonds--List of benefited lands and owners.
46A-14-52 46A-14-52. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 38.
46A-14-53 Contract with conservation districts for funding.
46A-14-54 Publication of resolution and notice of hearing--Apportionment of benefits.
46A-14-55 Hearing and referendum on financing arrangements.
46A-14-56 Referendum on financing arrangements--Eligibility to vote--Counting of votes.
46A-14-57 Annual payments by municipality to district in lieu of tax or special assessment levies--Favorable vote by voters of municipality required.
46A-14-58 Resolution approving tax or assessment levy--Detailed reports.
46A-14-59 Assessed valuation for district tax purposes--Limitation on land taxed.
46A-14-60 Annual general tax levy against land and buildings--Maximum amount.
46A-14-61 Taxes collected by county officials--Delivery to district secretary-treasurer.
46A-14-62 Interested party aggrieved by apportionment of benefits or levy of taxes and assessments--Appeal, procedure.
46A-14-63 No-fund warrants to pay district obligations--Limitation on amounts.
46A-14-64 Long-term financing arrangement authorized by voters--Notice to landowners--Suit to set aside--Collection.
46A-14-65 Amended or supplemental general plan of improvements--Special election on additional taxes or special assessments.
46A-14-66 Annual maintenance of watershed project--Project schedule--Budgets.
46A-14-67 Annual operation and maintenance budget, provisions--Reserve fund.
46A-14-68 46A-14-68. Repealed by SL 1995, ch 253, § 10
46A-14-69 Budgeted operation and maintenance expense--Inclusion in tax assessment list.
46A-14-70 Budget--Operations and budget report--Publication--Hearing--Certification and collection of taxes and assessments.
46A-14-71 Contributions by board of county commissioners to watershed district supplies, labor, and equipment.
46A-14-72 Acquisition of real estate or easement therein by watershed district--Purchase--Condemnation, appraisal of premises involved.
46A-14-73 Contracts between district and others--Purposes--Referendum by voters where contract will require increased taxes or assessments.
46A-14-74 Funds of district--Deposit by secretary-treasurer in approved depository--Warrants.
46A-14-75 Claims against district--Payment by warrant or order--Registration.
46A-14-76 Services performed by county officials and Board of Water and Natural Resources free of charge.
46A-14-77 Annual reports of district engineer, secretary, and managers.
46A-14-78 46A-14-78 to 46A-14-79.1. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, §§ 51 to 53.
46A-14-80 Operation of watershed district, investigation by board--Hearings, order to correct detrimental operation--Enforcement of order by injunction.
46A-14-81 Dissolution of district where federal watershed project not certified infeasible--Special election--Notice--Ballots.
46A-14-82 Dissolution of district--Federal project not certified infeasible--Special election--Percent required to dissolve--Notice to creditors--Auction--Proration of funds remaining.
46A-14-83 Dissolution of district--Federal project not certified infeasible--Proposal defeated, three years before another vote on question.
46A-14-84 Request that federal project be certified infeasible.
46A-14-85 Dissolution of district where federal watershed project certified infeasible.
46A-14-86 Public hearing--Publication of notice.
46A-14-87 State Conservation Commission determination on proposed dissolution.
46A-14-88 Effective date of dissolution.
46A-14-89 Division and apportionment of funds and assets of dissolved district.
46A-14-90 46A-14-90. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 61.
46A-14-91 Vested rights protected.
46A-14-92 46A-14-92. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, § 62.
46A-14-93 46A-14-93, 46A-14-94. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 220, § 3, eff. Jan. 20, 2015.