Watershed Improvements Districts
This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Watershed Improvements Districts.” It is part of Title 10.1, titled “Conservation.” It is part of Subtitle I, titled “Activities Administered By The Department Of Conservation And Recreation.” It is part of Chapter 6, titled “Flood Protection And Dam Safety.” It’s comprised of the following 22 sections.
- § 10.1-614
- Establishment within soil and water conservation district authorized
- § 10.1-615
- Petition for establishment; what to set forth
- § 10.1-616
- Notice and hearing on petition; determination of need for district and defining boundaries
- § 10.1-617
- Determination of whether operation of proposed district is feasible; referendum
- § 10.1-619
- Consideration of results of referendum; simple majority vote required
- § 10.1-620
- Declaration of organization of district; certification to Board
- § 10.1-621
- Establishment of watershed improvement district situated in more than one soil and water conservation district
- § 10.1-622
- Inclusion of additional territory
- § 10.1-623
- Governing body of district; trustees
- § 10.1-624
- Officers, agents and employees; surety bonds; annual audit
- § 10.1-625
- Status and general powers of district; power to levy tax or service charge; approval of landowners required
- § 10.1-626
- Levy of tax or service charge; when district in two or more counties or cities; landbooks certified to treasurers
- § 10.1-627
- Collection of tax or service charge; proceeds kept in special account; expenditures from such account
- § 10.1-628
- Fiscal powers of governing body; may poll landowners on question of incurring indebtedness or issuing bonds
- § 10.1-629
- Order authorizing governing body to incur indebtedness or issue bonds
- § 10.1-630
- Type of indebtedness incurred or bonds issued
- § 10.1-631
- Annual tax for payment of interest or to amortize indebtedness or bonds
- § 10.1-632
- Powers granted additional to powers of soil and water conservation district; soil and water conservation district to continue to exercise its powers
- § 10.1-633
- Power to incur debts and accept gifts, etc.; watershed improvement district to have same powers as soil and water conservation district
- § 10.1-634
- Question to be submitted to qualified voters; approval required
- § 10.1-634.1
- Conduct of referenda
- § 10.1-635
- Power of eminent domain