The board of flood irrigation shall have the exclusive care, management, and control of a flood irrigation project, but for such purpose may enter into a contract with responsible parties for the operation thereof, and may also, when necessary, enter into a contract with the United States, or with a district or political subdivision of the state, for purchase of water, or for furnishing water for flood irrigation. For the purpose of defraying the expense of the care, operation, maintenance, and repair of such project, including fees of the members of the board, said board annually shall certify to the county auditor the amount that will be required for such purposes during the following year. Thereupon the county auditor shall apportion to the several parcels or tracts of land within such project the amount which each parcel or tract of land shall be assessable, such apportionment to be made on the basis on which the original benefits were assessed under the provisions of section 61-12-22, and shall extend such amount upon the tax lists as a special tax. The taxes so collected shall be credited to the proper fund.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-12-30

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
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