Chapter 541 - WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS
- 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