15-1977 – Articles of Association; Recording and Filing.
§ 15-1977. Articles of association; recording and filing. 1. The articles of association shall be signed by all owners as listed therein and shall be acknowledged in the form now or hereafter required for the recording of a deed of real property. If there be more than one owner of a separate parcel of drainable […]
15-1979 – First Annual Meeting; Members; Officers; By-Laws.
§ 15-1979. First annual meeting; members; officers; by-laws. 1. Upon filing and recording, the articles of association shall be deemed to be in effect and the drainage section association created thereby shall have the power and authority and shall assume the liabilities conferred and imposed by title 19 of this article. The temporary secretary shall […]
15-1981 – Powers of Association; Limitations; Voluntary Dissolution.
§ 15-1981. Powers of association; limitations; voluntary dissolution. 1. The association shall have: a. Power to construct, maintain and keep in repair the drainage project described in the articles of association; b. Power to sue and be sued and to enter into contracts to carry out its purposes; c. Power to make application, pursuant to […]
15-1983 – Drainage of Agricultural Lands; Procedure.
§ 15-1983. Drainage of agricultural lands; procedure. 1. Any person or persons owning any swamp, bog, pond, meadow or other low or wet agricultural lands within this state, or a drainage section association organized pursuant to sections 15-1973 to 15-1981, who or which shall desire to drain the same in order to increase their productivity […]
15-1961 – Drainage District With Federal Aid.
§ 15-1961. Drainage district with federal aid. 1. In the event that any agency of the government of the United States shall be willing to perform, direct or finance any work for the drainage and reclamation of any swamp, bog, pond, meadow or other low or wet lands in the state in such manner that […]
15-1963 – Formation of District With Federal Aid.
§ 15-1963. Formation of district with federal aid. 1. The department may proceed of its own motion to form such district and to authorize the proposed work as though petitions therefor had been filed as provided in sections 15-1911 and 15-1913 or 15-1931. It may negotiate with the federal government, investigate the proposed district, study […]
15-1965 – Construction Project.
§ 15-1965. Construction project. As soon as the formation of the district becomes effective, the department shall have full power to enter into agreements with the proper officials of the federal government or of other agencies of the state, to acquire or appropriate lands and rights in lands, including sites for camps and appurtenant facilities, […]
15-1967 – Changes in Project.
§ 15-1967. Changes in project. After such district is formed and the original federal project authorized, major changes in such project, additional federal projects or changes in district boundaries necessitated by such federal projects may be authorized or made by following the pertinent portions of the procedure in sections 15-1963 and 15-1965.
15-1969 – Continuation of District.
§ 15-1969. Continuation of district. Except for such projects as may be carried out by the federal government, any district formed under the provisions of section 15-1963 shall thereafter continue as a drainage improvement district, as though formed under the provisions of section 15-1915.
15-1971 – Transfer of Property and Discontinuance of District.
§ 15-1971. Transfer of property and discontinuance of district. Whenever a drainage improvement district created pursuant to this article and lying wholly within a county small watershed protection district established pursuant to article 5-D of the County Law has no outstanding debts, liabilities and obligations, the department as the governing body of such drainage improvement […]