HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 867

to time amend and repeal, rules and regulations not incon-
sistent with this Act, to carry into effect its purposes and
powers;

(11) As a condition to the extending of any benefits under
this act to, or the performance of work upon, any lands not
owned or controlled by this State or any of its agencies, the
supervisors may require contributions in money, services, ma-
terials, or otherwise to any operations conferring such bene-
fits, and may require land occupiers to enter into and perform
such agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such
lands as will tend to prevent or control erosion thereon;

(12) No provisions with respect to the acquisition, oper-
ation, or disposition of property by other public bodies shall
be applicable to a district organized hereunder unless the leg-
islature shall specifically so state.

23. ADOPTION OF LAND-USE REGULATIONS. The supervisors
of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations
governing the use of lands within the district in the interest
of conserving soil and soil resources and preventing and con-
trolling soil erosion. The supervisors may conduct such public
meetings and public hearings upon tentative regulations as
may be necessary to assist them in this work. The supervisors
shall not have authority to enact such land-use regulations
into law until after they shall have caused due notice to be
given of their intention to conduct a referendum for submission
of such regulations to the occupiers of lands lying within the
boundaries of the district for their indication of approval
or disapproval of such proposed regulations, and until after
the supervisors have considered the result of such referendum.
The proposed regulations shall be embodied in a proposed ordi-
nance. Copies of such proposed ordinance shall be available
for the inspection of all eligible voters during the period
between publication of such notice and the date of the referen-
dum. The notices of the referendum shall recite the contents
of such proposed ordinance, or shall state where copies of such
proposed ordinance may be examined. The supervisors shall
supervise such referendum, shall prescribe appropriate regula-
tions governing the conduct thereof, and shall publish the re-
sult thereof. All occupiers of lands within the district shall be
eligible to vote in such referendum. Only such land occupiers
shall be eligible to vote. No informalities in the conduct of
such referendum or in any matters relating thereto shall in-
validate said referendum or the result thereof if notice thereof
shall have been given substantially as herein provided and said
referendum shall have been fairly conducted.

The supervisors shall not have authority to enact such
proposed ordinance into law unless at least a majority of the