A. A district is a corporate body and political subdivision of this state that may act in its official corporate name and has all of the rights and immunities of municipal corporations that are granted by the constitution and statutes of this state, including immunity of its property and bonds from taxation.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-4805

  • Board: means either the initial board of directors or the permanent board of directors of a district. 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
  • Initial board: means the initial board of directors of a district organized under section 48-4803 for the purpose of establishing and managing the district preliminary to its permanent establishment under article 2 of this chapter or its dissolution under section 48-4806, subsection B, paragraph 2. 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

B. The initial board, by resolution, shall establish the official name of the district, which shall contain the words "water district". The initial board shall provide written notice of the official name to the governor, secretary of state and director of water resources and to the entities that submitted nominees for appointment to the initial board under section 48-4803.

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