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In General
§ 51-7-1. Purpose of chapter - The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the...
§ 51-7-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter the following words and...
§ 51-7-7. Enlargement or reduction of district - A master water management district may be enlarged in the...
§ 51-7-9. Content of petition - A petition for creation of a master water management district...
§ 51-7-11. Notice and hearing for creation of district - Upon the filing of a petition for creation of a...
§ 51-7-13. Board of commissioners - If the chancery court determines that any objections filed are...
§ 51-7-15. Development of plans - After appointment and organization proceedings as hereinbefore provided, the commissioners...
§ 51-7-17. Approval of plans - As soon as said plans have been developed as hereinbefore...
§ 51-7-19. Organization of district completed - At the time named in said notice, or on a...
§ 51-7-21. Subsequent projects - If the original plan was made only as to a...
§ 51-7-23. Appeals - Any order of the chancery court in connection with a...
§ 51-7-25. Powers of commissioners - In addition to other powers provided in this chapter, the...
§ 51-7-27. Authority to borrow money and issue bonds - For the purposes of carrying out the projects and responsibilities...
§ 51-7-29. Assessments - For the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited...
§ 51-7-30. Assessment of benefited lands outside of district - If the commissioners at any time either before or after...
§ 51-7-31. Damages - In like manner of making assessments and at the same...
§ 51-7-33. Acquisition of easements and rights of way - The commissioners may, at any time after the organization of...
§ 51-7-39. Liability of commissioners - No member of any board of commissioners of any master...
§ 51-7-41. Requirements for dissolution - Any master water management district which has no unmatured bonded...
§ 51-7-43. Dissolution procedure - Whenever, after the expiration of the said period of three...
§ 51-7-45. Dissolution hearing and order - On hearing, the chancery court shall hear the cause in...
§ 51-7-47. Outstanding claims - Upon dissolution all powers of the district and its commissioners...
§ 51-7-49. Transfer of surplus funds of drainage districts - Any drainage district organized under any laws of the State...
Apportionment and Distribution of Taxes
§ 51-7-71. Contracts between districts as to apportionment and distribution of taxes collected in counties lying in two or more districts - The governing bodies of the several water management districts and...