Michigan Compiled Laws
40-1956-21. - Chapter 21. Intercounty Drains; Public Corporations. (280.511...280.549)
Section 280.544 - River, Creek, or Watercourse; Final Order of Determination; Recording Effect on Private Rights.

Sec. 544.
The recording of the description does not appropriate, terminate or lessen any private rights in property, real or personal, except such as shall be voluntarily released by written agreement or conveyance or as shall be condemned as provided in this chapter, or pursuant to applicable law. The recording of the description constitutes a regulation and limitation, for reasons of public health, of the use of the public and private property therein described to remove or lessen the danger of flooding, pollution, desecration or obstruction of the river, creek or watercourse, or parts thereof, involved.
History: Add. 1965, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965 Popular Name: Act 40

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 280 - Drain Code of 1956

Act 40 of 1956 - The Drain Code of 1956 (280.1 - 280.630)

40-1956-21. - Chapter 21. Intercounty Drains; Public Corporations. (280.511...280.549)

Section 280.511 - Definitions.

Section 280.512 - Public Health; Assessment Against Public Corporations.

Section 280.513 - Petition to Locate, Establish, and Construct Intercounty Drain; Determination; Filing and Contents of Petition; Notice; Certified Copy of Resolution; Authorizing Execution; Order of Determination.

Section 280.514 - Drainage Board; Membership; Chairperson; Appointee; Exception.

Section 280.515 - Augmented Drainage Board; Members, Compensation; Expenses.

Section 280.516 - Minutes of Meetings; Secretary's Duties, Records, Filing.

Section 280.517 - Preliminary Finding; First Meeting of Boards, Time and Place, Notice, Selection of Secretary.

Section 280.518 - Meetings of Drainage Board or Augmented Drainage Board; Notice; Quorum; Action by Board; Signing of Orders.

Section 280.519 - Augmented Drainage Board; Tentative Determinations; Naming Drain and Drainage District; Composition of District; Resolution; New Meeting; Objections; Notice of Hearing; Final Order of Determination; Eliminating or Adding Public Corp...

Section 280.520 - Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Cost; Approval, Adoption, and Filing; Route of Drain; Apportionment of Costs; Designation of Area to Be Served; Assumption of Additional Cost; Altering or Supplementing Proceedings.

Section 280.521 - Objections to Apportionments; Notice of Hearing; Confirmation or Readjustment of Apportionments; Notice of Rehearing; Final Order of Apportionment.

Section 280.522 - Lands and Rights of Way; Condemnation; Procedure, Federal Government Participation; Prior Agreement as to Highways; Costs.

Section 280.523 - Contracts With Federal Government or Corporations; Bids.

Section 280.524 - Designation of a County Treasurer; Deputies, Bonds; Expenditures.

Section 280.525 - Special Assessment Roll; Preparation; Estimated or Actual Costs; Annual Installments; Interest; Advance Payment; Spreading Levy on County Tax Roll; Altering or Supplementing Proceedings.

Section 280.526 - Special Assessment Roll; Contents; Approval; Statement; Certification to Assessed Public Corporation; Installments and Interest; Advances From County Funds; Notice; Deduction; Reimbursement; Assessments Against State; Sufficiency of...

Section 280.527 - Statutory or Charter Tax Limitation Inapplicable; Rate or Amount of Taxes.

Section 280.528 - Bonds; Issuance; Maturity; Mandatory Redemption; Signatures; Collection of Assessments.

Section 280.529 - Additional Assessment; Apportionment.

Section 280.530 - Drainage Board; Continuation; Responsibility; Expenses; Relinquishment; Moneys, Disposition; Consent.

Section 280.531 - Advances by Corporations; Reimbursement.

Section 280.532 - Venue of Actions; Appointment of Circuit Judge.

Section 280.533 - Costs; Items.

Section 280.534 - Deputy for Director of Agriculture; Powers.

Section 280.535 - Improvements or Additions to Drains for Public Health.

Section 280.536 - Certiorari; Time; Legal Establishment of Drain.

Section 280.537 - Procedures; Incorporation of Other Chapters in Drainage Board Orders.

Section 280.538 - New Cities; Service of Notice on Township Clerk or De Facto City Officer.

Section 280.538a - Land Especially Benefited by Drain Project; Duties of Legislative Body; Affidavit as Conclusive Proof of Notice; Meeting; Powers of Legislative Body; Reimbursement for Pro Rata Share of Costs.

Section 280.539 - Land Especially Benefited by Drain Projects; Special Assessment; Resolution; Preparation of Special Assessment Roll; Conduct of Proceedings; Objections; Hearing in Lieu of Meeting; Use of Special Assessment Collections; Reduction of...

Section 280.540 - Relief Drains.

Section 280.541 - River, Creek, or Watercourse; Petition to Inclusion in Jurisdiction.

Section 280.542 - River, Creek, or Watercourse; Petition; Content, Deposit to Pay Costs, Filing; Drainage Board, Hearing and Notice.

Section 280.543 - River, Creek, or Watercourse; Board Determination, Final Order, Contents, Recording, Effect.

Section 280.544 - River, Creek, or Watercourse; Final Order of Determination; Recording Effect on Private Rights.

Section 280.545 - River, Creek, or Watercourse; Assessment of Costs, Hearing; Powers.

Section 280.546 - Drainage Board Funds; Investment of Surplus, Interest.

Section 280.547 - Surplus Construction Funds; Use; Transfer; Provisions of Contract With Public Corporation; Return of Funds; Applicability of MCL 280.547a; Definition.

Section 280.547a - Surplus Construction Funds; Disposition; Use.

Section 280.548 - Pollution in Intercounty Drain; Abatement; Petition.

Section 280.549 - Assessments Against Townships and Villages.