Arizona Laws 48-4853. Functional powers of board
The board, for and in the name of the district, may:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-4853
- Board: means either the initial board of directors or the permanent board of directors of a district. See Arizona Laws 48-4801
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Credits: means any groundwater in addition to the amount of groundwater that may be used at a water district member land or delivered within a water district member service area for use within the water district member service area pursuant to the applicable assured water supply rules adopted by the department of water resources. See Arizona Laws 48-4801
- District: means an active management area water district established under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-4801
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Operating unit: means a county, city, town, water company or political subdivision, this state, the United States, an Indian tribe or any other public or private entity with which a district has a contractual relationship for the acquisition, delivery, exchange, treatment, storage or recharge of water. See Arizona Laws 48-4801
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Resolution: means a resolution, adopted by the governing body of a city or town, by the board of directors of a private water company that is a corporation, by the general partners of a private water company that is a partnership or by the individual owners of a private water company that is individually owned. See Arizona Laws 48-4801
1. Acquire in any lawful manner, except as limited by this chapter, and sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, easements and rights-of-way that are necessary or required for the uses and purposes of the district.
2. Construct, maintain and operate all works and other property acquired and used for any of the projects owned by the district.
3. Acquire, hold, assign or otherwise dispose of long-term storage credits registered to storage accounts under any provision of Title 45, Chapter 3.1.
4. Accept appointment or other authorization and act as agent of any operating unit for purposes of acquiring, transporting, delivering, treating or storing water pursuant to this chapter.
5. Issue bonds and pledge all or part of its revenue from any source for security and payment of its bonds except replenishment tax and replenishment assessment revenues generated under article 7 of this chapter.
6. Negotiate, make, execute, acknowledge and perform any contract, agreement or obligation it deems advisable for the interest of the district or to carry out or accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including agreements to acquire water supplies, for water exchanges and for water deliveries.
7. Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, acquire electricity or other forms of energy necessary to transport water or otherwise operate the projects of the district.
8. Plan, coordinate, construct, operate, maintain and dismantle water augmentation projects including treatment, water storage, storage facilities and recovery wells and retention projects and, in conjunction with county flood control districts, flood control projects for water augmentation purposes.
9. Provide technical or financial assistance to operating units relating to developing water supplies for purposes of the management goals and plans adopted under Title 45, Chapter 2.
10. At any time after the adoption of a plan of permanent operation and administration, adopt an ordinance or resolution directing the district to undertake the water district groundwater replenishment obligations of water district member lands and water district member service areas pursuant to section 48-4982.
11. Advance monies necessary for the installation, construction, repair, maintenance or replacement of capital improvements related to water storage, storage facilities and recovery wells for replenishment purposes or any other replenishment activities of the district undertaken pursuant to article 7 of this chapter. Monies advanced under this paragraph shall bear interest as determined by the board. Repayment of the advances shall be amortized over the useful life of the capital improvements, as determined by the board.
12. Advance monies for the payment of the operation and administrative costs and expenses of the district relating to performance of the water district groundwater replenishment obligations under article 7 of this chapter and including reasonable reserves. Monies advanced under this paragraph shall bear interest as determined by the board. Repayment of the advances shall be amortized over a reasonable period, as determined by the board.
13. Assign to the water district account of the district at fair value long-term storage credits held by the district and accrued through water storage.
14. Conduct any other activities that are reasonably necessary and related to the powers and duties described by this chapter.