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Chapter 298

Fla. Stat. ch. 298

Drainage and Water Control

298.001Districts designated as "water control" districts 298.005Definitions 298.01Formation of water control district 298.11Landowners' meetings; election of board of supervisors; duties of Department of Environmental Protection and Governor 298.12Annual election of supervisors; term of office; vacancy 298.13Supervisor's oath of office 298.14Organization of board; annual reports to landowners; compensation of members of board 298.15Record of proceedings 298.16Appointment of chief engineer; engineer's bond and duties 298.17Appointment and duties of treasurer of district; appointment of deputies; bond of treasurer; audit of books; disbursements by warrant; form of warrant 298.18Supervisors to employ attorney for district; duty of attorney 298.19Appointment and duties of superintendent of plant and operations and overseers 298.20Supervisors to fix compensation for work and employees 298.21Supervisors may remove officers and employees 298.22Powers of supervisors 298.225Water control plan; plan development and amendment 298.23Supervisors authorized to take land for rights-of-way, etc.; payment 298.24Bridge construction 298.25Type of bridges over drains in large counties 298.26Chief engineer to make annual reports to supervisors; approval of reports; water control plan 298.28Watercourses to be connected with drainage of district; connecting drains after completion of plan of drainage 298.301District water control plan adoption; plan amendment; notice forms; objections; hearings; assessments 298.305Assessing land for development; apportionment of assessment 298.329When works insufficient, supervisors have power to make a new or amended plan; additional levy; issuance of bonds; procedure 298.333Assessments and costs; a lien on land against which levied 298.337Levies of assessments on land less than 1 acre 298.341When unpaid assessments delinquent; penalty 298.345Enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments 298.349Uniform initial acreage assessment for payment of expenses 298.353Unit development; powers of board of supervisors to designate units of district; financing assessments for each unit 298.36Lands belonging to state assessed; drainage tax record 298.365Collection of annual installment tax; lien 298.366Delinquent taxes; penalties 298.401Property appraisers and tax collectors; compensation; characterization of services 298.41Taxes and costs a lien on land against which taxes levied; subdistricts 298.465District taxes; delinquent; discounts 298.47Supervisors may issue bonds 298.48Sale of bonds and disposition of proceeds 298.49Interest upon matured bonds 298.50Levy of tax to pay bonds, sinking fund 298.51Defaults, receivership for district 298.52Refunding and extending bonds 298.54Maintenance tax 298.56Bonds issued secured by lien on lands benefited; assessment and collection of taxes may be enforced 298.57Landowner in district may construct drains across land of intervening landowner; proceedings 298.59Supervisors authorized to obtain consent of United States 298.60Unpaid warrants issued by district to draw interest 298.61Sureties on bonds; penalties payable to district; bonds cover defaults of specified persons 298.62Lands may be acquired for rights-of-way and other purposes 298.63Bonds to secure loans from Secretary of Interior 298.65Auditing of district records by Auditor General, powers; penalties 298.66Obstruction of drainage canals, etc., prohibited; damages; penalties 298.70Department of Environmental Protection authorized to borrow money 298.71Department may issue notes; suit by holder; judgment 298.72Department may use proceeds of drainage tax to pay loans 298.73Matured written obligations receivable in payment of taxes 298.74Drainage of lakes 298.76Special or local legislation; effect 298.77Readjustment of assessments; procedure, notice, hearings 298.78Lien; release