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Relating to the management of drainage or levee districts, by providing for making repairs or constructing improvements within a district
Topics:Environment & natural resources
Same legislation: SF 2352
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 20, 2020
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2352
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2352 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2352 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill amends Code chapter 468 by providing for repairs made and improvements constructed to a drainage or levee district (district) as ordered by a board managing the district (board). The bill provides that before ordering a report from a civil or drainage engineer or soil and water conservation district conservationist regarding a proposed repair or ordering a report from an engineer regarding a proposed improvement, the board must make a determination regarding its estimated cost. The board is required to order a report, is provided discretion to order a report, or is prohibited from ordering a report, based on that estimate.
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The board’s estimate is also used to determine whether to conduct a hearing of landowners regarding the matter. BACKGROUND. Generally, there are two types of projects authorized under Code chapter 468, a repair which refers to restoring a facility to its original design or efficiency and an improvement which enhances or enlarges the district’s facility. A board determines whether to conduct a hearing of landowners regarding a repair or improvement based on the project’s estimated cost as provided in the report. A hearing is required if the estimated cost of the repair or improvement exceeds $50,000. In that case, the report is presented at the hearing. There are several types of boards that may have jurisdiction to decide whether or not to order a repair or improvement, including a board of supervisors, a joint board of supervisors, or an elected board of trustees.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 11, 2020. On February 13, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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