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                                  TITLE  43
                             IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
                                  CHAPTER 3
                             POWERS AND DUTIES OF
                              BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    43-343.  AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE GROUND WATER RECHARGE PROJECT.
Any irrigation district heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of
this state, having received and affirmatively acted upon a petition to
construct a ground water recharge improvement project in the manner provided
by sections 43-328, 43-329 and 43-330, Idaho Code, is authorized by section
42-4201A, Idaho Code, to file an application with the department of water
resources to appropriate the unappropriated waters of the state for the
purpose of recharging ground water basins within the district to aid in the
efficient irrigation of district lands. Upon approval of the application for
permit by the director of the department of water resources, the district
shall proceed in the manner provided by the irrigation district laws of the
state to construct and operate the recharge project. The construction and
operation of the project shall be subject to such additional conditions and
limitations as shall be imposed by the director of the department of water
resources pursuant to sections 42-203 [42-203A] and 42-4201A, Idaho Code.