This section lets district supervisors petition for boundary changes, district combinations or divisions, land transfers, and name changes, and it sets out what the state natural resource conservation board and secretary of state must do if those requests are approved.
41-6040 - Change in boundaries; combination or division of districts; change in name of districts 41-6040. Change in boundaries; combination or division of districts; change in name of districts A. Petitions for a change in the boundaries of existing districts, or the combination of two or more existing districts may be filed with the state natural resource conservation board by a majority of supervisors of the board or boards of supervisors of the district or districts to be affected. In the case of a proposed combination of two or more existing districts, the petition shall state the proposed boundaries of the new combined district, the proposed name, and shall propose a method, which has been mutually agreed on by all boards of supervisors of affected districts, as to the future terms of office of existing district supervisors, and how such terms will be determined. The state natural resource conservation board may require such hearings as the state natural resource conservation board deems appropriate to enable the state natural resource conservation board to make a determination as to the desirability of the proposed changes. If the state natural resource conservation board makes a determination in favor of the changes, the state natural resource conservation board shall certify the fact of such change to the secretary of state and shall notify the board of supervisors of the district, or districts, setting out in such notice the new boundaries and the name of the district and confirmation of terms of the supervisors. The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization on receipt of such certification from the state natural resource conservation board. B. The board of supervisors of any one or more districts organized under this section may submit to the state natural resource conservation board a petition signed by a majority of the members of the board of supervisors of each district affected requesting a division of a district, a combination of two or more districts, or a transfer of land from one district to another. The state natural resource conservation board shall make a determination as to the practicability and feasibility of the proposed change, giving due regard to the same considerations as provided in this section for changes in district boundaries by other methods. If the state natural resource conservation board determines that the proposed change of district boundaries is not administratively practicable and feasible, the state natural resource conservation board shall record such determination and deny the petition. If the state natural resource conservation board determines that the proposed change is administratively practicable and feasible, the state natural resource conservation board shall record such determination and proceed with the reorganization of the district or districts affected in the same manner as provided in this section for changes in district boundaries by other methods. C. Petitions for a change in the name of a district may be submitted to the state natural resource conservation board by a majority of supervisors of the board of supervisors of a district. If the state natural resource conservation board approves the change of name, the state natural resource conservation board shall certify the fact of such change of name to the secretary of state and shall notify the board of supervisors of the district of such change, setting out in such notice the new name of the district. The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization on receipt of such certification from the state natural resource conservation board.