CHAPTER 268. DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1918  


010. Definitions.
015. Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
020. County may establish district.
030. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
040. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
050. Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]
060. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
070. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
080. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
090. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
100. Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]
110. Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]
120. Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]
130. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
140. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
150. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
160. Election of board -- Qualifications -- Bond -- Officers -- Powers.
170. Office and meetings of the board -- Records -- Reports -- Expenses.
180. Board levies preliminary tax -- Purpose -- Collection -- Surplus to district fund.
190. Attorney for board -- Duties -- Assistants.
200. Superintendent of drainage -- Assistants -- Duties -- Bond -- Expenses.
210. Compensation of officers and employees -- Selection of treasurer.
220. Treasurer acts for all boards in county -- Bond -- Audit of books -- Statement of accounts -- Issue and form of warrant -- Interest on unpaid warrants.
230. Record of proceedings of the board.
240. Board to keep account of time and expenses -- Apportionment -- Annual report of officers.
250. Chief engineer -- Powers and duties -- Report -- Compensation of engineers.
260. Plan for reclamation -- Board appoints appraisers -- Duties -- Oath -- Election of chairman.
270. Appraisers' work and report on benefits and damages -- Cost of improvement.
280. Notice of hearing on appraisers' report -- Form.
290. Determination of correctness of appraisers' report -- Proceeding to abandon improvement -- Action of board -- Appeal.
300. Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]
310. Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]
320. Benefits assessed to certain property -- Passage of title to district.
330. Board may borrow money.
340. Computation of minimum district assessment -- District interest assessment -- Maximum district assessment.
350. Drainage assessment record form -- District assessment table.
360. Copies of assessment record filed with clerk -- Clerk's notice -- Determination of objection -- Final order.
370. Board may issue bonds -- Terms -- Use of proceeds -- Duties of treasurer -- Bond -- Duties of county clerk -- Warrants for payment.
380. Cost of improvements not to include interest charges -- Assessed enhanced value conclusive as to benefits.
390. Seal of board on assessment record -- Notice and payment of assessments -- Determination as to bond issue.
400. District assessment register -- Preparation by secretary -- Sheriff receipts register -- Copies to counties in district.
410. Board certifies to sheriff amount of installment due -- Form of certificate -- Collector's drainage assessment book.
420. Collection of assessments by sheriff -- Fee -- Returns to treasurer -- Delinquency penalty -- Sale of assessment lien claims.
430. Treasurer may receive payment of assessments -- Certification of unpaid assessments -- Collection not defeated by irregularity.
440. Payment in advance of full assessment levied.
450. Board may defer payment of assessment -- Interest installments to cover cost of bonds.
460. Board may abate change in date of collecting assessment.
470. Board may levy maintenance assessment -- Terms -- Purpose -- How recorded -- Collection.
480. Owners may maintain improvements -- Credit slip for work done -- Terms -- Use.
490. Lien for assessments -- Rank.
500. Subsequent owner's privity -- Apportionment of assessment.
510. Board may make improvements, control water power -- Condemn property.
515. Power of condemnation.
520. Board may construct or let contract for improvement -- Bond -- Supervision by chief engineer.
530. Board to build bridges and culverts -- May charge cost to corporation acting under franchise or cause corporation to construct.
540. Construction -- Payment of cost and maintenance of bridge over drain crossing right-of-way of railroad or other franchise corporation.
550. Drain crossing public highway -- When county constructs bridge or culvert.
560. Natural drain into which public drain empties to be under board -- Removal of obstructions in public drain.
570. Owner may use drain as outlet -- May condemn intervening land.
580. Owner to pay for damage to improvement caused by him -- No person to obstruct improvement.
590. Board may amend plan for reclamation so as to provide for additional improvements -- May levy additional assessments.
600. Court, upon petition, may extend district -- Amend plan for reclamation -- Appoint appraisers -- Notice.
610. Hearing on petition to amend plan -- Duties of clerk after judgment -- Compensation -- Order of appraisal -- Costs.
620. Use of other improvements or property in plan to prevent overflow.
630. Improvements of other authorities not affected -- Joint use -- Appropriations by county or city to aid district.
640. Distribution of funds on dissolution of district.
650. Discontinuance of improvement.
990. Penalties.