If the supervisors shall determine that operation of the proposed watershed improvement district is administratively practicable and feasible, they shall so notify the state soil conservation committee which may declare the watershed improvement district to be duly organized and shall record such fact in its official minutes. Following such entry in its official minutes, the committee shall certify the fact of the organization of the watershed improvement district to the Secretary of State, and shall furnish a copy of such certification for recordation to the clerk of the county court in each county in which any portion of the watershed improvement district is situated; and the watershed improvement district shall thereupon constitute a governmental division of this state and a public body corporate.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 21B. Watershed Improvement Districts
§19-21B-2. Establishment of Watershed Improvement Districts
§19-21B-3. Petition for Establishment
§19-21B-4. Public Hearing on Petition; Determination of Need for District; Defining Boundaries
§19-21B-5. Determination of Whether Operation of Proposed District Is Feasible
§19-21B-6. Declaration of Organization of District; Certification
§19-21B-8. Inclusion of Additional Territory Within Existing District
§19-21B-9. Governing Body of District; Trustees
§19-21B-10. Officers, Agents and Employees; Surety Bonds; Annual Audit
§19-21B-11. Status and Powers of District; Powers of Trustees
§19-21B-12. Powers Granted to Be Additional to Powers of Soil Conservation District
§19-21B-13. Discontinuance of Watershed Improvement Districts