298.76 – Special or Local Legislation; Effect.
298.76 Special or local legislation; effect.— (1) This chapter is amended to provide that, pursuant to the authority granted the Legislature in s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, there shall be no special law or general law of local application granting additional authority, powers, rights, or privileges to any water control district formed pursuant to […]
298.77 – Readjustment of Assessments; Procedure, Notice, Hearings.
298.77 Readjustment of assessments; procedure, notice, hearings.— (1) Whenever the owners of 25 percent or more of the acreage of the land of any district situated wholly in a single county existing under the general drainage laws of this state, now this chapter, joined by the holders of not less than 95 percent of the indebtedness outstanding […]
298.78 – Lien; Release.
298.78 Lien; release.—Any landowner shall have right at any time within 90 days after the date of said decree, or at any time thereafter with consent of holders of not less than 95 percent of bonds, to obtain a full release of his or her lands from the lien and liability of the assessment by the […]
298.59 – Supervisors Authorized to Obtain Consent of United States.
298.59 Supervisors authorized to obtain consent of United States.—In case the water control plan of any district organized and incorporated under this chapter and the improvement provided thereunder be of such nature as requires the permission or consent of the Government of the United States, or any department or officer of the Government of the United […]
298.60 – Unpaid Warrants Issued by District to Draw Interest.
298.60 Unpaid warrants issued by district to draw interest.—Any warrant issued under this chapter that is not paid when presented to the treasurer of the district because of lack of funds in the treasury, such fact shall be endorsed on the back of such warrant; and such warrant shall draw interest thereafter at the rate of […]
298.61 – Sureties on Bonds; Penalties Payable to District; Bonds Cover Defaults of Specified Persons.
298.61 Sureties on bonds; penalties payable to district; bonds cover defaults of specified persons.—The sureties required on any or all bonds required to be given by this chapter may be a surety or bonding company approved by the board of supervisors and shall be made payable to the district by its corporate name, in which name […]
298.62 – Lands May Be Acquired for Rights-of-Way and Other Purposes.
298.62 Lands may be acquired for rights-of-way and other purposes.—Any and all districts and subdistricts created or organized under the laws of the state may acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, donation or condemnation, any lands within or without the said district for canal rights-of-way, or for other general purposes of the said district, and if acquired […]
298.63 – Bonds to Secure Loans From Secretary of Interior.
298.63 Bonds to secure loans from Secretary of Interior.— (1) All districts in this state, whether existing under authority of general law or special enactment, may issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness with or without interest in an amount not exceeding the total indebtedness of district issuing such bonds at the time of the issue authorized […]
298.66 – Obstruction of Public Drainage Canals, etc., Prohibited; Damages; Penalties.
298.66 Obstruction of public drainage canals, etc., prohibited; damages; penalties.— (1) A person may not willfully, or otherwise, obstruct any public canal, drain, ditch or watercourse or damage or destroy any public drainage works constructed in or maintained by any district. (2) Any person who willfully obstructs any public canal, drain, ditch, or watercourse or damages or destroys […]
298.70 – Department of Environmental Protection Authorized to Borrow Money.
298.70 Department of Environmental Protection authorized to borrow money.—The Department of Environmental Protection may borrow money and incur obligations, from time to time, on such terms and at such rates of interest as it may deem proper for the purpose of raising funds to continue and prosecute to final completion canals, drains, dikes, locks and reservoirs […]