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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees » Chapter 6 - Watershed Districts » § 69-6-117. Alternative Method for Establishment of District — Procedure
  1. As an alternative method for the establishment of a watershed district, any such district may be organized and established in the same manner as a levee and drainage district by the procedure set forth in chapter 5 of this title.
  2. In event this alternative procedure is followed, it will not be necessary to file a petition with the state soil conservation committee, and chapter 5 of this title shall apply to the organization of the district.
  3. Any watershed district that is organized by following the procedure prescribed by chapter 5 of this title has the same objectives and purposes and possesses the same powers as provided for in this chapter.