ID S1041

Board of directors may levy emergency assessments if fund money becomes inadequate or likely to become inadequate, with 14 days' written notice to all district members required before the meeting determining the emergency assessment.

District board may assess special charges against members who fail to operate in compliance with an approved mitigation plan, equal to 125% of mitigation costs incurred by the district, or alternatively $100 per acre-foot of excess water use.

Ground water users becoming district members for mitigation purposes are subject only to assessment of their proportional share of mitigation plan costs, including administrative costs and reasonable expenses.

Emergency and special assessments levied under subsections (5) and (6) of section 42-5232 may be billed and collected at any time of year and are due within 30 days after mailing, rather than following the standard December 31 due date.

Updates code references and procedures for billing and collecting district assessments through either the district treasurer or county treasurer, with county approval required for collection by county.