(1) After the hearing under Section 17B-1-1203 on a validation petition, the district court shall:
(a) make and enter written findings of fact and conclusions of law; and
(b) render a judgment as warranted.
(2) A district court may apportion costs among the parties as the court determines appropriate.
(3) A district court judgment adjudicating matters raised by a validation petition:
(a) is binding and conclusive as to the special district and all other parties to the validation proceedings; and
(b) constitutes a permanent injunction against any action or proceeding to contest any matter adjudicated in the validation proceedings.
(4)
(a) Each appeal of a final judgment in validation proceedings shall be filed with the Supreme Court.
(b) An appeal of a final judgment in validation proceedings may be filed only by a party to the validation proceedings.
(c) The appellate court hearing an appeal under this section shall expedite the hearing of the appeal.