Section 280.561 – Tentative Percentage of Cost for Assessment; Apportionment.
280.561 Tentative percentage of cost for assessment; apportionment. Sec. 561. After adoption of the official plans, the commission shall proceed to tentatively establish the percentage of cost of the project to be assessed against public corporations within each county within the district, and against the state and counties on account of drainage and prevention of […]
Section 280.577 – Venue of Actions; Appointment of Circuit Judge.
280.577 Venue of actions; appointment of circuit judge. Sec. 577. Any action arising from the provisions of this chapter except such actions as may be brought directly in the supreme court may be brought in the circuit court of any county in which any part of the project involved is located: Provided, That on request […]
Section 280.562 – Hearing of Objections to Tentative Apportionments of Costs; Notice of Hearing; Report; Confirmation or Readjustment of Apportionment.
280.562 Hearing of objections to tentative apportionments of costs; notice of hearing; report; confirmation or readjustment of apportionment. Sec. 562. After the tentative apportionments of costs have been made, the board shall set a time, date, and place it will meet and hear objections to the apportionments. Notice of the hearing shall be published twice […]
Section 280.578 – Deputy for Director of Agriculture; Powers.
280.578 Deputy for director of agriculture; powers. Sec. 578. The director of agriculture may designate a deputy to act in his stead in respect to the performance of his duties under this chapter. Where any deputy so acts, it shall be conclusively presumed that he was properly designated by the director of agriculture. Any official […]
Section 280.563 – Water Management Commission; Review of Board’s Apportionment; Final Order of Apportionment; Annual Meeting; Work Plan, Advisory Committees.
280.563 Water management commission; review of board’s apportionment; final order of apportionment; annual meeting; work plan, advisory committees. Sec. 563. The commission shall meet for the purpose of considering the apportionments and report made by the board. The commission may readjust the apportionments: Provided, That before any readjusted apportionments shall be confirmed, the commission shall […]
Section 280.564 – Lands and Rights of Way; Condemnation, Procedure, Federal Governmental Participation; Costs.
280.564 Lands and rights of way; condemnation, procedure, federal governmental participation; costs. Sec. 564. The board shall then proceed to secure the necessary lands and/or rights of way for the proposed project. If the same cannot be secured by negotiation, then the board may proceed under the provisions of Act No. 149 of the Public […]
Section 280.565 – Contracts With Federal Government or Corporations; Bids.
280.565 Contracts with federal government or corporations; bids. Sec. 565. The board may contract with the federal government (which term as used in this section shall include any agency thereof) whereby the federal government will pay the whole or any part of the cost of the project and/or will perform the whole or any part […]
Section 280.549 – Assessments Against Townships and Villages.
280.549 Assessments against townships and villages. Sec. 549. Unless otherwise provided by the drainage board or the appropriate drain commissioner, assessments against a township shall be against the township as a whole, including any incorporated village, but the drainage board or the appropriate drain commissioner may determine to assess separately or exclude a village, in […]
Section 280.551 – Water Management; Definitions.
280.551 Water management; definitions. Sec. 551. Whenever used in this chapter, except when otherwise indicated by the context: (a) The term “state” shall be deemed to mean the state of Michigan. (b) The term “public corporation” shall be deemed to include the state of Michigan, counties, cities, villages, townships, metropolitan districts and authorities created by […]
Section 280.552 – Water Management; Petition for Flood Control or Drainage Project, Filing, Signatures, Contents, Map.
280.552 Water management; petition for flood control or drainage project, filing, signatures, contents, map. Sec. 552. Whenever it shall be necessary for the public health, safety or welfare to establish a water management district to undertake a project in all or part of 3 or more contiguous counties in this state for purposes of flood […]