Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
TITLE XXI. DRAINAGE |
CHAPTER 298. DRAINAGE AND WATER CONTROL |
SECTION 298.001. Districts designated as “water control” districts. |
SECTION 298.005. Definitions. |
SECTION 298.01. Formation of water control district. |
SECTION 298.11. Landowners’ meetings; election of board of supervisors; duties of Department of Environmental Protection. |
SECTION 298.12. Annual election of supervisors; term of office; vacancy. |
SECTION 298.13. Supervisor’s oath of office. |
SECTION 298.14. Organization of board; annual reports to landowners; compensation of members of board. |
SECTION 298.15. Record of proceedings. |
SECTION 298.16. Appointment of district engineer; engineer’s duties. |
SECTION 298.17. Appointment and duties of treasurer of district; appointment of deputies; bond of treasurer; audit of books; disbursements by warrant; form of warrant. |
SECTION 298.18. Supervisors to employ attorney for district; duty of attorney. |
SECTION 298.19. Appointment and duties of superintendent of plant and operations and overseers. |
SECTION 298.20. Supervisors to fix compensation for work and employees. |
SECTION 298.21. Supervisors may remove officers and employees. |
SECTION 298.22. Powers of supervisors. |
SECTION 298.225. Water control plan; plan development and amendment. |
SECTION 298.23. Supervisors authorized to take land for rights-of-way, etc.; payment. |
SECTION 298.24. Bridge construction. |
SECTION 298.25. Type of bridges over drains in large counties. |
SECTION 298.26. District engineer to make annual reports to supervisors; approval of reports; water control plan. |
SECTION 298.28. Watercourses to be connected with drainage of district; connecting drains after completion of plan of drainage. |
SECTION 298.301. District water control plan adoption; district boundary modification; plan amendment; notice forms; objections; hearings; assessments. |
SECTION 298.305. Assessing land for development; apportionment of assessment. |
SECTION 298.329. When works insufficient, supervisors have power to make a new or amended plan; additional levy; issuance of bonds; procedure. |
SECTION 298.333. Assessments and costs; a lien on land against which levied. |
SECTION 298.341. When unpaid assessments delinquent; penalty. |
SECTION 298.345. Enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments. |
SECTION 298.349. Uniform initial acreage assessment for payment of expenses. |
SECTION 298.353. Unit development; powers of board of supervisors to designate units of district; financing assessments for each unit. |
SECTION 298.36. Lands belonging to state assessed; drainage tax record. |
SECTION 298.365. Collection of annual installment tax; lien. |
SECTION 298.366. Delinquent taxes; penalties. |
SECTION 298.401. Property appraisers and tax collectors; compensation; characterization of services. |
SECTION 298.41. Taxes and costs a lien on land against which taxes levied; subdistricts. |
SECTION 298.465. District taxes; delinquent; discounts. |
SECTION 298.47. Supervisors may issue bonds. |
SECTION 298.48. Sale of bonds and disposition of proceeds. |
SECTION 298.49. Interest upon matured bonds. |
SECTION 298.50. Levy of tax to pay bonds, sinking fund. |
SECTION 298.51. Defaults, receivership for district. |
SECTION 298.52. Refunding and extending bonds. |
SECTION 298.54. Maintenance tax. |
SECTION 298.56. Bonds issued secured by lien on lands benefited; assessment and collection of taxes may be enforced. |
SECTION 298.57. Landowner in district may construct drains across land of intervening landowner; proceedings. |
SECTION 298.59. Supervisors authorized to obtain consent of United States. |
SECTION 298.60. Unpaid warrants issued by district to draw interest. |
SECTION 298.61. Sureties on bonds; penalties payable to district; bonds cover defaults of specified persons. |
SECTION 298.62. Lands may be acquired for rights-of-way and other purposes. |
SECTION 298.63. Bonds to secure loans from Secretary of Interior. |
SECTION 298.66. Obstruction of public drainage canals, etc., prohibited; damages; penalties. |
SECTION 298.70. Department of Environmental Protection authorized to borrow money. |
SECTION 298.71. Department may issue notes; suit by holder; judgment. |
SECTION 298.72. Department may use proceeds of drainage tax to pay loans. |
SECTION 298.73. Matured written obligations receivable in payment of taxes. |
SECTION 298.74. Drainage of lakes. |
SECTION 298.76. Special or local legislation; effect. |
SECTION 298.77. Readjustment of assessments; procedure, notice, hearings. |
SECTION 298.78. Lien; release. |