A watershed management authority may perform all of the following duties:
- 1. Assess the flood risks in the watershed.
- 2. Assess the water quality in the watershed.
- 3. Assess options for reducing flood risk and improving water quality in the watershed.
- 4. Monitor federal flood risk planning and activities.
- 5. Educate residents of the watershed area regarding water quality and flood risks.
- 6. Allocate moneys made available to the authority for purposes of water quality and flood mitigation.
- 7. Make and enter into contracts and agreements and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties of the authority. A watershed management authority shall not acquire property by eminent domain.
2010 Acts, ch 1116, §5