Loading chat...

ID H0607

Bill

Status

Passed

3/31/2010

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 31-1412 to allow fire protection districts to annex contiguous or noncontiguous territory in adjoining counties through an alternative process without requiring an election when specific conditions are met.

  • Permits annexation proceedings to be initiated by either two or more landowners holding at least 100 acres or by 100% of landowners holding at least 100 acres.

  • Eliminates the requirement for an election when the petition certifies that 100% of property holders in the territory proposed for annexation have joined the petition and that there is no electorate present in the proposed territory.

  • Requires petitions to include accurate boundary descriptions, maps distinguishing original district boundaries from proposed annexed territory, and notice to both the fire protection board and county commissioners.

  • Mandates that after annexation of property from another county, the fire protection district board must resubdivide into three nearly equal subdivisions with no more than one commissioner per subdistrict.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to fire protection districts to provide an additional process for initiating proceedings for annexation of territory in an adjoining county, to provide that when certain conditions are certified in a petition, an election on the question of annexation is not required.

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

Last Action

Governor signed Session Law Chapter 176 Effective: 07/01/10

3/31/2010

Committee Referrals

Local Government3/1/2010

Full Bill Text

No bill text available