Effective: March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Upon acceptance of a petition requesting the construction of an improvement, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall begin to prepare a preliminary report regarding the proposed improvement. The board shall present the completed preliminary report at the hearing that is held on the proposed improvement.
(B) The board shall ensure that the preliminary report includes all of the following:
(1) A preliminary estimate of the cost of construction for the proposed improvement;
(2) Comments on the feasibility of the proposed improvement;
(3) A statement of the board's opinion as to whether the benefits from the proposed improvement are likely to exceed the estimated cost;
(4) A list of all factors identified by the board, both favorable and unfavorable to the proposed improvement, so that the petitioners may be informed concerning what is involved with the construction of the proposed improvement.
(C) In addition to preparing a preliminary report on the improvement as petitioned, the board may submit alternate proposals to accomplish the intent of the petition.
(D) The preliminary report and all alternate proposals shall be reviewed and receive concurrence from an engineer who is employed by the department of agriculture or by the natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture and who is responsible for providing technical assistance to the district or from any other registered professional engineer selected by the board of supervisors.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 940 | Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Section 940.02 | Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Powers and Duties.
Section 940.03 | County to Have District Coextensive With Its Geographic Area.
Section 940.04 | Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors.
Section 940.05 | Governing Body of District.
Section 940.06 | Supervisors of Soil and Water Conservation District; Additional Powers.
Section 940.07 | Defense of Tort Actions.
Section 940.09 | Donated Sick Leave Program; Procedure.
Section 940.10 | Sale of Unneeded Personal Property of District.
Section 940.11 | Policies for Soil and Water Conservation District Credit Card Accounts.
Section 940.111 | Acceptance of Payments by Financial Transaction Devices.
Section 940.12 | Levy of Tax Within Ten-Mill Limitation.
Section 940.13 | Prosecuting Attorney Is Legal Adviser.
Section 940.14 | Infringement of Rights.
Section 940.15 | Payments to Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Section 940.16 | Advance of Moneys From Soil and Water Conservation Fund; Repayment.
Section 940.17 | Sharing Costs of Improvement by Conservation District.
Section 940.19 | Petition to Supervisors for Construction of Conservation Improvement.
Section 940.20 | Notice of Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.21 | View of Site of Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.23 | Hearing on Petition; Objections by Affected Landowners.
Section 940.24 | Surveys, Plans and Maps, Construction Specifications, Cost Estimates.
Section 940.25 | Schedule of Damages.
Section 940.26 | Cost Estimate.
Section 940.27 | Schedule of Estimated Assessments.
Section 940.28 | Petition and Information to Be Submitted to County Commissioners.
Section 940.29 | Scheduling and Notice of Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.30 | County Commissioners Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.31 | Approval or Disapproval of Construction of Improvement.
Section 940.32 | Procedure for Assessments.
Section 940.33 | Tax Levy Resolution.
Section 940.34 | Joint Board of Supervisors.
Section 940.35 | Joint Board of County Commissioners.
Section 940.36 | Lead County Responsibilities.
Section 940.37 | Maintenance of Improvements.
Section 940.39 | Videoconferencing and Teleconferencing of Meetings.
Section 940.41 | Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program; Watershed Regions.