When twenty-five or more qualified electors residing within a proposed watershed conservation district, or, if less than fifty qualified electors are involved, a majority of the qualified electors, desire to form a watershed conservation district, they shall file a petition with the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district in which the proposed watershed conservation district is situated, asking that a watershed conservation district be organized to function in the area described in the petition. The petition must:

(1) set forth the proposed name of the watershed conservation district;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-11-40

  • Board of commissioners: means the governing body of the soil and water conservation district in which a watershed conservation district is situated or, if the watershed conservation district is situated in more than one soil and water conservation district, the joint governing bodies of the districts. See South Carolina Code 48-11-10
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Petition: means a petition filed under § 48-11-40 for the creation of a watershed conservation district. See South Carolina Code 48-11-10
  • Soil and water conservation district: means a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic organized in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 48 for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions in the chapter. See South Carolina Code 48-11-10
  • State: means South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 48-11-10
  • Watershed: means the drainage area contributing stormwater runoff to a single point. See South Carolina Code 48-11-10
  • Watershed conservation district: means a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic organized and functioning in accordance with this chapter for the purposes and with the powers and duties provided in this chapter and subject to its restrictions. See South Carolina Code 48-11-10

(2) state that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare for a watershed conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition;

(3) include a map of the proposed watershed conservation district;

(4) state the approximate number of acres in the proposed watershed conservation district;

(5) state the authority for taxes to be levied each fiscal year for the purposes of the watershed conservation district;

(6) include a request that the area described in the petition be established as a watershed conservation district.

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