Terms Used In Idaho Code 42-4412

  • board of commissioners: means the board of commissioners of the levee district. See Idaho Code 42-4403
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • District: means any levee district organized under the provisions of this chapter. See Idaho Code 42-4403
  • Levee: means a retaining structure alongside a natural lake which has a length that is two hundred (200) times or more greater than its greatest height measured from the lowest elevation of the toe to the maximum crest elevation of the retaining structure. See Idaho Code 42-4403
  • State: means the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 42-4403
If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the organization of the levee district, the district court shall declare the levee district organized, shall give it a corporate name by which, in all proceedings, it shall thereafter be known, and designate the first board of commissioners to have been elected. Thereupon the district shall be a governmental subdivision of the state of Idaho and a body corporate with all the powers of a public or quasi-municipal corporation.