Chapter 298
Drainage and Water Control

Sections

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

Current through Fall 2025

Chap. 298. Drainage & Water Control's source at flsenate​.gov