Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 278 - Soil Conservation
Section 278.257 - Consolidation of two or more subdistricts, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969
278.257. Consolidation of two or more subdistricts, procedure. — 1. Petitions for consolidating two or more watershed subdistricts may be filed with the supervisors of the soil and water conservation district. In such cases the provisions of sections 278.170 to 278.190 in respect to the creation of a watershed subdistrict shall be observed.
2. If sixty-five percent of all landowners in each of the areas proposed to be consolidated voting in the referendum do vote in favor of the consolidation, the soil and water district supervisors shall declare the areas consolidated and the action recorded in the official minutes, except that if any subdistrict shall have issued bonds which are outstanding at the time of the consolidation, the taxes levied to pay such bonds and the interest thereon shall be an obligation of only the property within such component subdistrict.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 184 § 3)

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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals

Chapter 278 - Soil Conservation

Section 278.060 - Title of law.

Section 278.070 - Definitions.

Section 278.080 - Establishing commission — members — powers and duties — rulemaking — variances to rules permitted, procedure.

Section 278.090 - Referendum — how conducted.

Section 278.100 - Establishment of soil and water conservation districts.

Section 278.110 - Establishment of board of soil and water district supervisors — members, terms, duties, bonds.

Section 278.120 - District shall be body corporate — duties.

Section 278.130 - Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers.

Section 278.135 - Districts engaging in soil conservation products business, approval of state soil and water commission required — complaint procedures — rulemaking authority.

Section 278.140 - Two or more districts may cooperate.

Section 278.145 - Counties and cities may cooperate and contribute.

Section 278.150 - Disestablishment of soil and water districts — referendum — procedure.

Section 278.155 - Application to existing districts.

Section 278.157 - Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees' retirement system.

Section 278.160 - Subdistricts authorized.

Section 278.170 - Subdistrict, petition to form, requirements.

Section 278.180 - Hearing — notice.

Section 278.190 - Publication of notice.

Section 278.200 - Feasibility determination — election.

Section 278.210 - Regulations, how approved.

Section 278.220 - Watershed district located in more than one district, procedure — certificate recorded, where.

Section 278.240 - District board of supervisors to govern watershed district, combined boards to govern, when — trustees of watershed district, how elected, terms — powers of directors — mileage reimbursement authorized.

Section 278.245 - Condemnation authorized, when — other powers of governing body or trustees — taxation authorized.

Section 278.250 - Organization tax — annual tax for watershed district — limitation — levy — collection — lien enforcement — rate of tax — property tax (section 137.073) rate if no levy imposed for year.

Section 278.257 - Consolidation of two or more subdistricts, procedure.

Section 278.258 - Detachment from watershed subdistrict, procedure — certification by trustees.

Section 278.259 - Expansion of subdistrict, procedure.

Section 278.260 - Cooperation with federal programs authorized.

Section 278.280 - Projects, how financed — special assessment appraisers, duties, compensation — assessment resolution, hearings — election — bonds — special levy.

Section 278.290 - Disestablishment of watershed district, procedure.

Section 278.300 - State soil and water districts commission to control watershed district formerly under a disestablished soil and water conservation district.