Water Management Districts.

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  2. Code of Alabama
  3. Conservation and Natural Resources.
  4. Water Management and Drainage.
  5. Water Management Districts.

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Section
9-9-1

Short Title.

Section
9-9-2

Definitions.

Section
9-9-3

Declaration of Benefits of Drainage, etc.; Duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee.

Section
9-9-4

Who May Sign Petitions.

Section
9-9-5

Establishment of District - Jurisdiction Generally; Purposes.

Section
9-9-6

Establishment of District - Maintenance of Record of Proceedings in Probate Court; District Record Book.

Section
9-9-7

Establishment of District - Filing of Petition for Organization of District; Appointment, etc., of Engineer; Report of Engineer.

Section
9-9-8

Establishment of District - Jurisdiction of Probate Court in Which Petition Filed.

Section
9-9-9

Establishment of District - Notice of Filing of Petition and of Hearing.

Section
9-9-10

Establishment of District - Presentation of Opinion by Representative of State Committee.

Section
9-9-11

Establishment of District - Filing of Objections to Organization of District; Hearing and Proceedings Upon Petition and Objections; Issuance of Order Declaring Organization of District; Dismissal of Petition and Issuance of Itemized Bill of Costs and Expenses.

Section
9-9-12

Establishment of District - Appeal as to Inclusion in or Exclusion From District of Property.

Section
9-9-13

Establishment of District - Effect of Order Establishing District.

Section
9-9-14

Board of Water Management Commissioners - Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Terms of Office, Oath and Bond of Commissioners; Seal; Officers and Employees Generally; Meetings; Vacancies; Quorum.

Section
9-9-15

Board of Water Management Commissioners - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section
9-9-16

Board of Water Management Commissioners - Election of District Treasurer.

Section
9-9-17

Board of Water Management Commissioners - Appointment, etc., of Fiscal Agent.

Section
9-9-18

Board of Water Management Commissioners - Auditing of District Accounts; Annual Report; Notice of Reports and Annual Meeting.

Section
9-9-19

Compensation of District Officers and Employees.

Section
9-9-20

Removal of Commissioners, Viewers or Other District Officers.

Section
9-9-21

Right of Condemnation.

Section
9-9-22

Right of Commissioners, etc., to Enter Lands to Make Surveys, etc.; Liability for Damages; Obstruction of Entrance.

Section
9-9-23

Appointment of District Engineer, etc.; Preparation, Adoption, etc., of Report and Water Management Plan for Improvements in District.

Section
9-9-24

Procedure as to Proposed Improvement Crossing Railroad Right-of-Way.

Section
9-9-25

Correction of Errors in or Amendments to Water Management Plan.

Section
9-9-26

Transmittal of Certified Copy of Water Management Plan to Probate Court; Petition for Appointment of Viewers; Composition, etc., of Board of Viewers; Qualifications and Appointment of Members.

Section
9-9-27

Viewing and Assessment of Lands by Board of Viewers; Report of Findings.

Section
9-9-28

Notice of Hearing on Report of Board of Viewers.

Section
9-9-29

Filing of Exceptions to Report; Hearing Upon Exceptions and Report; Approval and Confirmation of Report; Dismissal of Proceedings and Dissolution of District; Transmittance of Copies of Court Decree and Report of Viewers; Filing Fee.

Section
9-9-30

Appeal From Confirmation of Board of Viewers' Report.

Section
9-9-31

Tax Levy to Defray Expenses of Proposed Works and Improvements Generally; Water Management Tax Record; Additional Taxes.

Section
9-9-32

Levy of Annual Installment of Tax; Form of Certificate and Order Directing Collection of Tax; Preparation of Tax Record; Proceedings as to Delinquencies.

Section
9-9-33

Collection of Taxes on Property Divided, Sold or Transferred.

Section
9-9-34

Compensation of Tax Collector; Failure of Collector to Make Prompt Payment of Tax to Treasurer.

Section
9-9-35

Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Required; Records.

Section
9-9-36

Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Failure Deemed Consent to Issuance of Bonds and Waiver of Defenses.

Section
9-9-37

Bonds - Issuance.

Section
9-9-38

Bonds - Sale; Disposition of Proceeds, Etc.

Section
9-9-39

Bonds - Payment of Principal and Interest.

Section
9-9-40

Bonds - Remedies and Proceedings Upon Default.

Section
9-9-41

Bonds of District Employees, Etc.

Section
9-9-42

Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Authority and Procedure for Letting Contracts.

Section
9-9-43

Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Duties of Water Management Engineer; Payment of Contractor.

Section
9-9-44

Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Default of Contractor.

Section
9-9-45

Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Contractor's Right of Entry Upon Lands, Etc.

Section
9-9-46

Cost of Construction, etc., of Bridges and Culverts When Public Ditch, Drain or Watercourse Crosses Public Highway.

Section
9-9-47

Construction of Improvements Crossing Railroad Right-of-Way.

Section
9-9-48

Control and Supervision of Completed Improvements; Annual Tax for Repairs and Maintenance; Payment of Costs of Repairs and Maintenance; Injury, Damage or Obstruction of Improvements.

Section
9-9-49

Rights of Landowners as to Use of Drains, Watercourses, etc., as Outlets for Lateral Drains From Lands.

Section
9-9-50

Annexation of Land to District.

Section
9-9-51

Organization of District Over Lands of Watershed Conservancy District.

Section
9-9-52

Organization of District Not to Preclude Inclusion of Lands in Another District, Etc.

Section
9-9-53

Joint Works of Improvement With Adjoining States.

Section
9-9-54

Procedure as to Warrants Not Paid Because of Lack of Funds.

Section
9-9-55

Correction of Errors in Court Proceedings, Etc.

Section
9-9-56

Drainage Districts to Continue and Be Known as Water Management Districts; Petition Requesting Additional Powers; Notice to Landowners and Proceedings.

Section
9-9-57

Dissolution.

Section
9-9-58

Construction of Article; Effect of Defect in Proceedings Upon Collection of Assessment; Remedies Provided in Article Exclusive.