Article 1. Water Management Districts.

§ 9-9-1. Short title.

§ 9-9-2. Definitions.

§ 9-9-3. Declaration of benefits of drainage, etc.; duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee.

§ 9-9-4. Who may sign petitions.

§ 9-9-5. Establishment of district - Jurisdiction generally; purposes.

§ 9-9-6. Establishment of district - Maintenance of record of proceedings in probate court; district record book.

§ 9-9-7. Establishment of district - Filing of petition for organization of district; appointment, etc., of engineer; report of engineer.

§ 9-9-8. Establishment of district - Jurisdiction of probate court in which petition filed.

§ 9-9-9. Establishment of district - Notice of filing of petition and of hearing.

§ 9-9-10. Establishment of district - Presentation of opinion by representative of state committee.

§ 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.

§ 9-9-12. Establishment of district - Appeal as to inclusion in or exclusion from district of property.

§ 9-9-13. Establishment of district - Effect of order establishing district.

§ 9-9-15. Board of water management commissioners - Powers and duties generally.

§ 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.

§ 9-9-16. Board of water management commissioners - Election of district treasurer.

§ 9-9-17. Board of water management commissioners - Appointment, etc., of fiscal agent.

§ 9-9-18. Board of water management commissioners - Auditing of district accounts; annual report; notice of reports and annual meeting.

§ 9-9-19. Compensation of district officers and employees.

§ 9-9-20. Removal of commissioners, viewers or other district officers.

§ 9-9-21. Right of condemnation.

§ 9-9-22. Right of commissioners, etc., to enter lands to make surveys, etc.; liability for damages; obstruction of entrance.

§ 9-9-23. Appointment of district engineer, etc.; preparation, adoption, etc., of report and water management plan for improvements in district.

§ 9-9-24. Procedure as to proposed improvement crossing railroad right-of-way.

§ 9-9-25. Correction of errors in or amendments to water management plan.

§ 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.

§ 9-9-27. Viewing and assessment of lands by board of viewers; report of findings.

§ 9-9-28. Notice of hearing on report of board of viewers.

§ 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.

§ 9-9-30. Appeal from confirmation of board of viewers' report.

§ 9-9-31. Tax levy to defray expenses of proposed works and improvements generally; water management tax record; additional taxes.

§ 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.

§ 9-9-33. Collection of taxes on property divided, sold or transferred.

§ 9-9-34. Compensation of tax collector; failure of collector to make prompt payment of tax to treasurer.

§ 9-9-35. Payment of tax to district treasurer - Required; records.

§ 9-9-36. Payment of tax to district treasurer - Failure deemed consent to issuance of bonds and waiver of defenses.

§ 9-9-37. Bonds - Issuance.

§ 9-9-38. Bonds - Sale; disposition of proceeds, etc.

§ 9-9-39. Bonds - Payment of principal and interest.

§ 9-9-40. Bonds - Remedies and proceedings upon default.

§ 9-9-41. Bonds of district employees, etc.

§ 9-9-42. Construction of improvements under water management plan - Authority and procedure for letting contracts.

§ 9-9-43. Construction of improvements under water management plan - Duties of water management engineer; payment of contractor.

§ 9-9-44. Construction of improvements under water management plan - Default of contractor.

§ 9-9-45. Construction of improvements under water management plan - Contractor's right of entry upon lands, etc.

§ 9-9-46. Cost of construction, etc., of bridges and culverts when public ditch, drain or watercourse crosses public highway.

§ 9-9-47. Construction of improvements crossing railroad right-of-way.

§ 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.

§ 9-9-49. Rights of landowners as to use of drains, watercourses, etc., as outlets for lateral drains from lands.

§ 9-9-50. Annexation of land to district.

§ 9-9-51. Organization of district over lands of watershed conservancy district.

§ 9-9-52. Organization of district not to preclude inclusion of lands in another district, etc.

§ 9-9-53. Joint works of improvement with adjoining states.

§ 9-9-54. Procedure as to warrants not paid because of lack of funds.

§ 9-9-55. Correction of errors in court proceedings, etc.

§ 9-9-56. Drainage districts to continue and be known as water management districts; petition requesting additional powers; notice to landowners and proceedings.

§ 9-9-57. Dissolution.

§ 9-9-58. Construction of article; effect of defect in proceedings upon collection of assessment; remedies provided in article exclusive.

Article 2. Drainage Subdistricts.

§ 9-9-70. Definitions.

§ 9-9-71. Declaration of benefits of drainage, etc.; declaration of public policy.

§ 9-9-72. Counties declared drainage districts; county commission to act as and exercise powers of drainage or water management commissioners.

§ 9-9-73. Powers and duties of commission and officers or directors of subdistricts generally.

§ 9-9-74. Establishment of subdistricts - Jurisdiction, authority, etc.; purposes.

§ 9-9-75. Establishment of subdistricts - Procedure.

§ 9-9-76. Entry, approval, etc., of assessments against lands for improvements; proceedings as to delinquencies.

§ 9-9-77. Objections to establishment of subdistrict or to assessments against lands; appeals from orders of commission.

§ 9-9-78. Right of condemnation.

§ 9-9-79. Costs and expenses of organization, operation, etc., of subdistricts.

§ 9-9-80. Construction of article; effect of defect in proceedings upon collection of assessments or functioning of subdistrict; remedies provided in article exclusive.