eLaws of Florida

 

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.