Water Conservancy Districts

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Section
541.010

Short title.

Section
541.020

Definitions.

Section
541.030

Legislative declarations.

Section
541.040

District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts; limitation of powers.

Section
541.050

Establishment of district: Requirements; filing of petitions; contents; effect of defects; amendments and corrections.

Section
541.060

Filing of bond.

Section
541.070

Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified.

Section
541.080

Protesting petition; requisite signers; filing and objections; decree establishing district; place of business; dismissal of petition or proceedings; finality and conclusiveness of order; appeal; collateral attack.

Section
541.090

Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks.

Section
541.100

Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports.

Section
541.110

Directors: Oath; officers; seal; record of proceedings of board; copy of minutes or audio recordings; compensation.

Section
541.120

Quorum of board.

Section
541.130

Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees.

Section
541.140

Powers of board.

Section
541.145

Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects.

Section
541.150

Subdistricts: Organization; proceedings; board’s consent to furnish water; decree of organization; powers and duties of board of directors.

Section
541.160

Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods.

Section
541.170

Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners.

Section
541.180

Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B.

Section
541.190

Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C.

Section
541.200

Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition; levy and collection of taxes under class D.

Section
541.205

Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E.

Section
541.207

Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions.

Section
541.210

Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies.

Section
541.220

Board to hear objections to assessments; procedure; appeal to district court.

Section
541.230

Officials charged with duty to collect taxes; taxes levied create equal lien.

Section
541.240

Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments.

Section
541.250

Property exempt from assessments.

Section
541.260

Board may dispose of water under contracts.

Section
541.270

Liens to secure payment of annual installments.

Section
541.280

Board may create sinking fund.

Section
541.290

Powers of board in distribution of water.

Section
541.300

Contracts relating to electrical energy.

Section
541.310

Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure.

Section
541.320

Petition for exclusion of lands in district; procedure; court order.

Section
541.330

Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States.

Section
541.340

Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections.

Section
541.350

Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness.

Section
541.360

Conduct of election; canvass of returns.

Section
541.370

Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition.

Section
541.380

Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts.

Section
541.390

Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice.

Section
541.400

Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment.

Section
541.410

Liberal construction of chapter.

Section
541.420

Conflicting laws declared nonoperative.