WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 738

Article 25 - County Commissioners

54.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AT THEIR FIRST MEETING AFTER RECEIVING A
PETITION AND REPORT, SHALL REJECT THEM IF THEY ARE NOT IN PROPER FORM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW; THEY SHALL BE REFERRED BACK TO THE
PETITIONERS TO BE CORRECTED AND RETURNED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. IF THE PETITION AND REPORT ARE IN PROPER FORM
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL APPOINT A
DAY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING UPON THE REPORT AND PETITION AND SHALL GIVE
NOT LESS THAN 10 DAYS' NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARING. THIS
NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OR NEWSPAPERS HAVING A
GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THE LANDS IN
THE DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION ARE LOCATED. DURING THIS TIME A COPY OF THE
REPORT SHALL BE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, AND SHALL BE OPEN TO INSPECTION BY ANY LANDOWNERS OR
OTHER INTERESTED PERSON, AND THE NOTICES SHALL SO STATE THIS RIGHT TO
INSPECT. A NOTICE OF THIS AND ALL SUBSEQUENT HEARINGS SHALL BE SENT TO
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE STATE SOIL CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE.

57.

AT THE HEARING, THE PETITIONERS, AND THE AFFECTED SOIL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS BEING REPRESENTED, ANY PERSON
INTERESTED IN THE MATTER MAY APPEAR IN PERSON OR BY COUNSEL AND MAKE
KNOWN HIS OBJECTION TO ANY PART OF THE REPORT. THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MAY, IN THEIR DISCRETION, DISAPPROVE THE PETITION AND
REPORT AND REFER THEM BACK TO THE PETITIONERS FOR AMENDMENT IN VIEW
OF THE OBJECTIONS PRESENTED, OR THEY MAY APPROVE THE PETITION AND
REPORT AS SUBMITTED OR AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED. UPON APPROVAL OF
THE PETITION AND REPORT, THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL DECLARE ESTABLISHED

AN ORGANIZATION, TO BE KNOWN AS___________PUBLIC DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION,

COMPOSED OF THE OWNERS OF ALL THE LANDS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
ASSOCIATION.

67.

(A) THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE PUBLIC DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION
SHALL PROCEED TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE WATERSHED OR SUBWATERSHED
AREA FOR AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE AND SOIL CONSERVATION TO PROMOTE
OPTIMAL CROP PRODUCTION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING WATERSHED
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CONDUCIVE TO PUBLIC HEALTH, CONVENIENCE, AND
WELFARE. IT SHALL ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED
PRIVATE ENGINEER OR MAY USE THE SERVICES OF PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS OF
LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.

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