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Florida Statutes > Title XI > Chapter 157 - Drainage By Counties


Current as of: 2011
§ 157.01Public ditch, drain or canal
§ 157.02Action on petition by county commissioners
§ 157.03Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains
§ 157.04Bond required before letting contract
§ 157.05Work done under supervision of committee; when completed, report to commissioners; payments
§ 157.06Committee to view land before letting contract; assessment; hearing complaints; collection of tax
§ 157.07Where cost of construction exceeds estimated cost commissioners to assess difference
§ 157.08Assessments; validation
§ 157.09Compensation of committee
§ 157.10Application to lateral ditches
§ 157.11Lateral drains may be established; commissioners may enlarge district or widen any drain; cost; proviso
§ 157.12Duty of bond trustees to borrow money to pay interest on bonds until collection of first assessment; may issue notes; notes and bonds lien against lands; committee may issue notes
§ 157.13Use of surplus of bond proceeds
§ 157.14Owner may pay whole tax in one sum; county commissioners may make new assessments where former assessments found illegal; time in which assessments may be questioned in collateral proceedings
§ 157.15County commissioners may issue bonds to pay scrip; decrease of assessment
§ 157.16Enlarging drains and assessing cost
§ 157.17Assessment to maintain drains
§ 157.18Awarding contract for enlarging or repairing drains
§ 157.19Where actual cost exceeds estimated cost; additional work; assessment for same
§ 157.20Appointment of committee to view work and make assessments; report to commissioners; form of assessment
§ 157.21Enlargement of drains; appointment of committee; report to commissioners; letting contract; contractor’s bond; payments; assessment
§ 157.22Repairing drains; appointment of committee; report to commissioners; contract; bond; assessment
§ 157.23Objections to report of committee fixing assessments; notice; hearing; equalization; assessments; collection by tax collector
§ 157.24Commissioners may issue interest-bearing scrip against land to borrow money or pay for work; lien on land assessed
§ 157.25Compensation of committee; irregular assessment corrected
§ 157.26Repair and maintenance of drains under supervision of county commissioners
§ 157.27Proceedings for making repair to drains, etc
§ 157.28Awarding contracts for repair; approval
§ 157.29Levy of tax for maintaining and repairing drains; assessment and collection of tax; sale of land for unpaid taxes
§ 157.30Reassessment of lands where attempt to establish ditch or canal irregular
§ 157.31Notice of reassessment for drainage
§ 157.32Reviewing complaints and making assessment against property benefited
§ 157.33Issuance of scrip to take up former scrip or bonds
§ 157.34Reassessments to have effect as original assessment
§ 157.35Assessments conclusive after lapse of 6 months
§ 157.36Adjustment of drainage tax liens

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U.S. Code Provisions: Water

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U.S. Code Title 43 > Chapter 40 > Subchapter II - Drought Contingency Planning
U.S. Code > Title 43 > Chapter 42 - Rural Water Supply
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 3C - Water Conservation
U.S. Code Title 16 > Chapter 12 > Subchapter IV - State And Municipal Water Conservation Facilities
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 18 - Watershed Protection And Flood Prevention
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 18A - Cooperative Watershed Management Program
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 29 - Water Bank Program For Wetlands Preservation
U.S. Code Title 16 > Chapter 58 > Subchapter III - Wetland Conservation
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 59 - Wetlands Resources
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 59A - Wetlands
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 64 - North American Wetlands Conservation
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 15 - Flood Control
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 35 - Artificial Reefs
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 36 - Water Resources Development
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 42 - Estuary Restoration
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 46 - National Levee Safety Program
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 47 - Ocean Exploration
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 48 - Ocean And Coastal Mapping Integration
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 49 - Integrated Coastal And Ocean Observation System
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 50 - Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter XII - Safety Of Public Water Systems
U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 19B - Water Resources Planning
U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 109 - Water Resources Research

Federal Regulations: Water

U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 86 - Water Quality Research, Education, And Coordination
U.S. Code Title 43 > Chapter 40 > Subchapter I - Drought Program
U.S. Code Title 43 > Chapter 40 > Subchapter II - Drought Contingency Planning
U.S. Code > Title 43 > Chapter 42 - Rural Water Supply
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 3C - Water Conservation
U.S. Code Title 16 > Chapter 12 > Subchapter IV - State And Municipal Water Conservation Facilities
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 18 - Watershed Protection And Flood Prevention
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 18A - Cooperative Watershed Management Program
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 29 - Water Bank Program For Wetlands Preservation
U.S. Code Title 16 > Chapter 58 > Subchapter III - Wetland Conservation
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 59 - Wetlands Resources
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 59A - Wetlands
U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 64 - North American Wetlands Conservation
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 15 - Flood Control
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 35 - Artificial Reefs
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 36 - Water Resources Development
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 42 - Estuary Restoration
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 46 - National Levee Safety Program
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 47 - Ocean Exploration
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 48 - Ocean And Coastal Mapping Integration
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 49 - Integrated Coastal And Ocean Observation System
U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 50 - Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter XII - Safety Of Public Water Systems
U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 19B - Water Resources Planning
U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 109 - Water Resources Research

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