West Virginia Code 19-21B-3 – Petition for establishment
Any twenty-five owners of land lying within the limits of a proposed watershed improvement district, or a majority of such owners if their number be less than fifty, or any municipality or county any part of which lies within the proposed watershed improvement district, may file a petition with the supervisors of the soil conservation district or districts in which the proposed watershed improvement district will be situated asking that a watershed improvement district be organized for the territory described in the petition. The petition shall set forth:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-21B-3
- owners of land: as used in this article includes any person, firm or corporation, other than a public body corporate, who shall hold title to any lot or tract of land lying within a district organized or to be organized under the provisions of this article, whether or not such land lies within the corporate limits of any town or city. See West Virginia Code 19-21B-1
(1) The proposed name of the watershed improvement district;
(2) That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare, for a watershed improvement district for the territory described in the petition;
(3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a watershed improvement district, which description shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate;
(4) That the territory described in the petition is contiguous and is in the same watershed;
(5) A request that the territory described in the petition be organized as a watershed improvement district.
Land lying within the limits of one watershed improvement district shall not be included in another watershed improvement district.