Watershed District Act
Tennessee · Waters, Waterways, Drains And Levees · §§ 69-6-101 to 69-6-149 · 49 sections
Overview
The act provides for the formation and operation of watershed districts — local public corporations organized to study a watershed area and to carry out projects and improvements within it. It sets out the process for creating a district by petition, notice, and an election, followed by the issuance of a charter, and then governs the district's affairs: an elected board of directors and officers, open meetings, filing fees and organizational funding, boundary changes, mergers, and contributions or tax levies by participating counties, cities, and towns. For individual projects it establishes a benefit-assessment procedure in which a petition receives a public hearing with an opportunity to object and appeal, appointed commissioners report the benefits and costs to affected property, and a decree authorizes special assessments that are recorded, collected, and enforced against delinquencies, with revenue bonds available to finance the work.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-101Short title
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-102Chapter definitions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-103Organization of district — Petition — Copies — Certification — Filing
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-104Contents of petition
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-105[Reserved.]
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-106Determination of sufficiency — Notice to acting chair
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-107Organizational meeting — Establishing the district
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-108Conduct of election — Voting places — Judges and clerks
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-109Election notice
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-110Form of ballot — Qualifications of voters — Filing results
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-111Issuance of charter — Form — Recordation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-112Adverse vote on organization — Endorsement — New application
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-113Officers of district — Duties — Treasurer's bond
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-114Open board meetings
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-115Filing fees
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-116Funding of expenses — No election without sufficient funds
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-117Alternative method for establishment of district — Procedure
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-118Corporate nature of district — Powers
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-119Study of watershed area
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-120Change of boundaries — Election procedure
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-121Certification of results — Issuance of amended charter — Recordation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-122Board of directors of district
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-123Election of directors — Failure of board to perform duties — Election of new board
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-124Board meetings — Executive sessions prohibited
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-125Employment of counsel
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-126Contribution by county, city or town — Tax levy
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-127District by mutual agreement
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-128Merger of districts
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-129District projects or improvements — Petition — Bond
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-130Hearing on petition — Publication of notice — Objections
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-131Matters to be determined at hearing — Appeal
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-132Revenue bonds
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-133Appointment of commissioners
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-134Report of benefits and costs
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-135Hearing on report — Notice — Objections — Decree — Restriction on assessments
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-136Appeal
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-137Enforcement of assessments — Issuance of bonds
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-138Assessment book — Certification to trustees
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-139Collection of assessments — Quarterly settlement — Commission
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-140Delinquent assessments
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-141Treasurer's bond
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-142Annual financial review
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-143Letting of contracts
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-144Ad valorem tax by general assembly
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-145Collection of ad valorem taxes — Commission — Delinquent taxes
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-146Right of entry on private property
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-147Assessments for maintenance
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-148Dissolution of district
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-6-149Provisions supplemental
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