Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts
§ 51-33-15. Water management district

Upon the exercise of any power under the provisions of Sections 51-33-1 through 51-33-9 or under the provisions of Sections 51-33-11 through 51-33-15, a drainage district shall be and become known as a "water management district."

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Mississippi Code

Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control

Chapter 33 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts and Swamp Land Districts

Article 1 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts

§ 51-33-1. Soil and water conservation and utilization

§ 51-33-3. Additional powers for conservation

§ 51-33-5. Petition for conservation powers

§ 51-33-7. Creation of district for conservation purposes

§ 51-33-9. Construction of conservation program

§ 51-33-11. Additional powers for beneficial use of water

§ 51-33-13. Cooperative agreements for conservation programs

§ 51-33-15. Water management district

§ 51-33-17. Borrowing funds from government agencies

§ 51-33-19. Funds for repairs and restoration

§ 51-33-21. Certificates of indebtedness for repairs

§ 51-33-23. Tax levy for repairs

§ 51-33-25. Hearing on indebtedness for repairs

§ 51-33-27. Authority for indebtedness for repairs

§ 51-33-29. Cooperative agreements with U.S. Corps of Engineers

§ 51-33-31. Borrowing from Farmers' Home Administration

§ 51-33-33. Irrigation of farm lands

§ 51-33-35. Contract for irrigation funds

§ 51-33-37. Bond issue to fund legal indebtedness

§ 51-33-39. Refunding bonds

§ 51-33-41. Payment of refunding bonds

§ 51-33-43. State sale of tax lands

§ 51-33-45. District may purchase tax lands

§ 51-33-47. Lands conveyed to drainage district liable for state and county taxes

§ 51-33-49. Sale or lease of tax lands

§ 51-33-51. Sale price of tax lands

§ 51-33-53. Terms of sale of tax lands

§ 51-33-55. Terms of lease of tax lands

§ 51-33-57. Seal required for conveyance of tax lands

§ 51-33-59. Release of land by lump sum payment

§ 51-33-61. Release of lands where indebtedness refinanced through Reconstruction Finance Corporation

§ 51-33-63. Procedure to release lands from Reconstruction Finance Corporation

§ 51-33-65. Release of lands by agreement with commissioners and bondholders

§ 51-33-67. Procedure to release lands from bondholders

§ 51-33-69. Release of lands in districts with more than fifty per cent of lands forfeited to state for taxes

§ 51-33-71. Procedure to release lands in districts with more than fifty percent tax-forfeited lands

§ 51-33-73. Payment for release

§ 51-33-75. Receivership for certain districts

§ 51-33-77. Proceedings for appointment of receiver

§ 51-33-79. Duties of receiver; oath; bond; records

§ 51-33-81. Audit of records

§ 51-33-83. Payment of assessments by landowners or sale of property

§ 51-33-85. Compromise of assessments between landowners and bondholders

§ 51-33-87. Disposition of funds and discharge of receiver

§ 51-33-89. Receivership as additional management method

§ 51-33-91. Dissolution of district without construction-time limitation for commencement of proceedings

§ 51-33-93. Dissolution of district without construction; petition; notice

§ 51-33-95. Dissolution of district without construction; proceedings; chancery court jurisdiction

§ 51-33-97. Dissolution of district without construction; claims

§ 51-33-99. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance

§ 51-33-101. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance; petition; notice

§ 51-33-103. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance; proceedings; chancery court jurisdiction

§ 51-33-105. Dissolution of district by cumulative method

§ 51-33-107. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition

§ 51-33-109. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; notice and summons

§ 51-33-111. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; claims

§ 51-33-113. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; sale of property; orders and decrees; appointment of masters

§ 51-33-115. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; claims; fees and commissions; contraction of debts

§ 51-33-117. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; surplus funds; effect of dissolution

§ 51-33-119. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; appeals

§ 51-33-121. Law as additional method of dissolution

§ 51-33-123. Saving statute

§ 51-33-125. Transfer of powers, duties and responsibilities of dissolved drainage districts with federally funded water impoundment structures to county soil and water conservation districts

§ 51-33-127. Procedures for transfer of drainage district attributes to county soil and water conservation district; dissolution of drainage district; continuation of maintenance and operation of existing structures