§ 69-6-146. Right of Entry on Private Property
The board of directors, its representatives and employees, including engineers and contractors and their employees, have the right and authority to enter upon private lands within or without the boundaries of the district for the purpose of conducting tests, surveys and other work incidental to the preparation of plans, maps, profiles and reports in connection […]
§ 69-6-147. Assessments for Maintenance
It is the duty of the board of directors to properly maintain any project constructed and operated within the district. The board, or landowners owning five percent (5%) of the acreage affected by any project, may petition the court in which such plan or project was approved to levy additional assessments for the proper maintenance […]
§ 69-6-148. Dissolution of District
A watershed district may be dissolved in the same way and manner as provided for general welfare and nonprofit corporations as set out in title 48, Chapters 51 68. The watershed district shall file a true and correct copy of the dissolution with the state soil conservation committee. In addition, the watershed district shall be […]
§ 69-6-149. Provisions Supplemental
This chapter is deemed to be supplemental to existing laws relating to drainage districts, flood control, irrigation, soil conservation, and related matters.
§ 69-6-139. Collection of Assessments — Quarterly Settlement — Commission
The trustee of each county in which lands so assessed are located shall collect such assessments upon the dates designated by the court and shall make settlement quarterly with the treasurer of the district for such collections. The trustee shall be entitled to a commission of one percent (1%) of such collections for such trustee’s […]
§ 69-6-140. Delinquent Assessments
In the event assessments become delinquent, §§ 69-5-817 — 69-5-829 shall be applied, and the same are incorporated in this section by reference as fully and completely as if copied.
§ 69-6-141. Treasurer’s Bond
In the event of special assessments, the treasurer of the district shall be bonded at the expense of the district by a reputable and responsible corporate surety in an amount determined by the court, or as otherwise provided by law.
§ 69-6-142. Annual Financial Review
The board of directors of each district shall cause an annual financial review of the district’s receipts, disbursements, and balances to be made of the books and records of the district. The department of agriculture shall be responsible for determining that the annual financial reviews are made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the department […]
§ 69-6-143. Letting of Contracts
A written contract shall be entered into between the board of directors of the district and the successful bidder, after due advertisement for bids as is required in case of contracts for public improvements, in connection with each work plan or project of the district, the cost of which other than rights-of-way and maintenance is […]
§ 69-6-144. Ad Valorem Tax by General Assembly
In addition to the methods of financing authorized in this chapter, administrative costs of the district as well as the cost of any general plan, improvement, project, program or work benefiting all lands in the district generally may be financed by an ad valorem tax levied by special or private acts of the general assembly […]