A. In addition to the powers otherwise granted to a district pursuant to this article a district may with respect to the rural road improvements for which the district was established:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-1039

  • board: means the board of directors of the district, which shall be comprised of the members of the county board of supervisors, ex officio. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • District: means a tax levying rural road improvement district formed pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • improvement: means opening, widening, planning, designing, constructing, reconstructing or acquiring a rural road including any necessary or incidental improvements, labor, services, expenses and materials. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Rural road: means a county highway that is included in the county regional transportation plan and that connects two state highways one of which leads to a hazardous waste facility contracted for, owned or operated by the state, any of its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

1. Enter into contracts and intergovernmental agreements and expend monies for any rural road improvement in the district.

2. Employ staff and consultants or reimburse the county for staff and consultant services and support facilities supplied by the county.

3. Accept gifts, grants or loans for rural road improvements.

4. Pay the financial, legal and administrative costs of the district.

5. Enter into contracts, agreements and trust indentures to obtain credit enhancement or liquidity support for its bonds and process the issuance, registration, transfer and payment of its bonds and the disbursement and investment of proceeds of the bonds.

6. Request the county board of supervisors to exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of the district over any lands within the district’s jurisdiction.

7. Issue bonds.

B. In connection with any power authorized by statute, the district may:

1. Contract.

2. Enter into intergovernmental agreements pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 7, Article 3.

3. Adopt and change a seal.

4. Sue and be sued.

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