Section 41-9-101 – Petition for Organization; When Filed; Contents; Service of Notice or Petitions Generally.
41-9-101. Petition for organization; when filed; contents; service of notice or petitions generally. (a) Whenever a majority of the adult owners of lands within any district of land, who shall represent one-third in area of the lands within said district to be reclaimed or benefited, or whenever the adult owners of more than one-half of […]
Section 41-8-119 – Appeal From Approval of Project or Determination of Benefits or Assessments.
41-8-119. Appeal from approval of project or determination of benefits or assessments. (a) Any owner of land or person having an interest therein upon which an assessment is proposed to be levied may, within thirty (30) days from such order or resolution of the board of directors accepting the report of the appraisers, file with […]
Section 41-8-120 – Assessment of Benefits Against Land of State and Its Subdivisions.
41-8-120. Assessment of benefits against land of state and its subdivisions. In case land belonging to the state, or a county, school district, or other public corporation is benefited by any improvement or project constructed under the provisions of this act, all of such benefits shall be assessed against such land and the assessments shall […]
Section 41-8-121 – Assessments Generally.
41-8-121. Assessments generally. (a) The board of directors shall, on or before the third Monday in July of each year, certify to the board of county commissioners of the county within the watershed improvement district in which assessed land is located the amount of the annual installments of assessments against the land, together with a […]
Section 41-8-122 – Levy, Collection and Disposition of Taxes and Special Assessments; Expenditure of Funds.
41-8-122. Levy, collection and disposition of taxes and special assessments; expenditure of funds. It shall be the duty of the officer or body having authority to levy taxes within each county, to levy the taxes and special assessments as provided in this act and it shall be the duty of all county officials, charged with […]
Section 41-8-123 – Lien of Assessment; Collection of Delinquent Assessments.
41-8-123. Lien of assessment; collection of delinquent assessments. All taxes and assessments levied against any land under this act together with all interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same, shall, until paid, constitute a perpetual lien upon such land on a parity with the tax lien […]
Section 41-8-118 – Hearing on Report of Appraisers.
41-8-118. Hearing on report of appraisers. Upon receiving the report of the appraisers the board of directors shall fix a time and place within the watershed improvement district for hearing any complaint that may be made regarding the benefits appraised to any tract of land or the assessment proposed to be levied against any tract […]
Section 41-8-115 – Board of Directors; per Diem and Mileage.
41-8-115. Board of directors; per diem and mileage. Members of the board of directors shall receive no salaries, but such members may be entitled to expenses for meetings and travel in the performance of their duties as approved by the board of supervisors.
Section 41-8-116 – Hearing on Proposed Projects.
41-8-116. Hearing on proposed projects. (a) Before any contract shall be let or work begun upon any improvement or project within the watershed improvement district, the cost of which cannot be exclusively financed by funds on hand, grants in aid, or financial assistance or gifts to the district, or before any contract may be entered […]
Section 41-8-117 – Appointment of Appraisers and Appraisal of Benefited Property.
41-8-117. Appointment of appraisers and appraisal of benefited property. If the board of directors determines that the proposed improvement or project should be constructed and that the costs thereof should be paid by special assessment against the land benefited by such improvement or project, it shall appoint three (3) qualified and disinterested residents of the […]