Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

Each highway district has
power:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To purchase and hold lands, make contracts, purchase and hold
personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of this
chapter, and to sell and exchange any real or personal property other than
public lands which by the constitution and laws of the state are placed under
the jurisdiction of the state land board. Personal property, no longer useful
to the district, not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value may be
sold by the highway commissioners at a private sale or at any regular board
meeting without advertisement. Before disposing of all other personal or real
property exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value, the highway
district commissioners shall first adopt a resolution finding that all other
such personal or real property to be sold or exchanged is no longer useful to
the district; that a public hearing is to be held, of which hearing notice
shall be published in accordance with the provisions of section 40-206, Idaho
Code, and at which hearing any person interested may appear and show cause
that the sale or exchange should not be made. The hearing and sale shall not
be conducted at the same regular meeting. Highway district commissioners,
highway directors, employees, and their families must be personally
disinterested, directly or indirectly, in the purchase of property for the use
of the highway district, or in the sale of any property belonging to the
highway district, or in any contract made by the highway district or other
person on behalf of the highway district unless otherwise authorized by law.
(3) To levy and apply ad valorem taxes for purposes under its exclusive
jurisdiction as are authorized by law.

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