48-3098. Consent of secretary of interior
required to dissolve or change boundaries of district or release
lands from bonded indebtedness
When a contract has been entered into between the United States and an irrigation
district, the district shall not be dissolved nor shall the boundaries be changed, nor
shall any specific parcel of land be released or discharged from the outstanding bonded
indebtedness of the district, in pursuance of bonds deposited with or transferred to the
United States, by payment of a proportion of such indebtedness as provided in this
article, except upon the written consent of the secretary of the interior filed with the
official records of the district. If consent is given and lands are excluded, the
excluded lands shall be free from all liens and charges for payments to become due to the
United States.
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