Section 9-8-61 – Board of Directors – Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 9-8-61 Board of directors – Powers and duties generally. Subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed conservancy district shall have power to: (1) Acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or devise, or through condemnation proceedings held in the manner provided by Chapter 1 of Title […]
Section 9-8-29 – Cooperation Between Districts.
Section 9-8-29 Cooperation between districts. The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this article may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this article. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, §11; Code 1940, T. 2, §667.)
Section 9-8-62 – Issuance of Bonds.
Section 9-8-62 Issuance of bonds. (a) Bonds authorized by Section 9-8-61 shall not be issued until proposed by order or resolution of the board of directors specifying the purpose for which the funds are to be used and the proposed undertaking, the amount of bonds to be issued and the rate of interest they are […]
Section 9-8-30 – Cooperation, etc., of State Agencies, Etc.
Section 9-8-30 Cooperation, etc., of state agencies, etc. Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over or be charged with the administration of any state-owned lands and of any county or other governmental subdivision of the state which shall have jurisdiction over or be charged with the administration of any county-owned or other publicly […]
Section 9-8-63 – Addition of Lands to Districts.
Section 9-8-63 Addition of lands to districts. (a) Any one or more owners of land may petition the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed conservancy district. Such petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres of land involved and other information pertinent […]
Section 9-8-31 – Discontinuance.
Section 9-8-31 Discontinuance. (a) At any time after three years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this article, any 25 owners of land lying within the boundaries of such district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee praying that the operations of the district be terminated […]
Section 9-8-64 – Detachment of Lands From Districts.
Section 9-8-64 Detachment of lands from districts. The owner or owners of lands which have not been, are not and cannot be benefited by their inclusion in the watershed conservancy district may petition the board of supervisors to have such lands detached. The petition shall describe such lands and state the reasons why they should […]
Section 9-8-32 – Payment of Expenses.
Section 9-8-32 Payment of expenses. To meet the administrative and other expenses of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the soil and water conservation districts which may be organized under the provisions of this article, the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, as provided by law, […]
Section 9-8-65 – Discontinuance.
Section 9-8-65 Discontinuance. (a) At any time after five years from the organization of a watershed conservancy district, 25 or more landowners within a district or, if less than 50 landowners are involved, a majority of the landowners in such district may file a petition with the board of supervisors praying that the existence of […]
Section 9-8-50 – Definitions.
Section 9-8-50 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT or WATERSHED DISTRICT. A subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district which constitutes a governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, […]