Any district board, before making any contract, levying special assessments, or issuing special assessment improvement bonds or revenue bonds, or before taking any special action, may commence a special proceeding in district court by which the proceeding leading up to the making of such contract, levying special assessments, issuing improvement bonds or revenue bonds, or leading up to any other special action, may be judicially examined, approved, and confirmed. Such judicial proceedings must substantially comply with the procedure required in the case of judicial confirmation of proceedings, acts, and contracts of an irrigation district.