Idaho § 42-4404 - Corporate powers of levee districts
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 42-4404 — Corporate powers of levee districts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-4404. Corporate powers of levee districts
Any portion of a county requiring the maintenance, operation, or construction of a levee to contain irrigation water or to prevent flooding, may be organized into a levee district, and when so organized such district and the board of commissioners hereinafter provided for shall have and possess the power herein conferred by law upon such district and board of commissioners, and said district shall be known and designated as levee district no. ……. of the county of …………., of the state of Idaho, and shall have the right to sue and be sued by and in the name of its board of commissioners hereinafter provided for, and shall have perpetual succession and shall adopt and use a seal. The commissioners hereinafter provided for and their successors in office shall, from the time of the organization of such levee district, have the power and it shall be their duty, to manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district, and make and execute all necessary contracts, employ and appoint such agents, officers and employees as may be required, and prescribe their duties, and perform such other acts as herein provided, or that may hereafter be provided by law.
[42-4404, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1109.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-4404 ("Corporate powers of levee districts") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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