MCL - Index of Act 40 of 1956
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Act 40 of 1956 | THE DRAIN CODE OF 1956 (280.1 - 280.630) |
| 40-1956-1. | CHAPTER 1. DRAINS. (280.1...280.12) |
| Section 280.1 | Drain code of 1956; short title. |
| Section 280.2 | Drains; location, establishment, construction, maintenance, and improvements; petition. |
| Section 280.3 | Drain; definition. |
| Section 280.4 | “Commissioner,”“drain commissioner,” or “county drain commissioner” defined. |
| Section 280.5 | Drainage district; body corporate; powers. |
| Section 280.6 | Drains; public easements and rights of way; use; release, notice, protest. |
| Section 280.8 | Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public. |
| Section 280.10 | Drains; location; meetings; jurisdiction of commissioner; exception; payment of bonds or drain orders; deficiency. |
| Section 280.11 | Easement; right of way; release of damages; recording. |
| Section 280.12 | Specification of time; directory or mandatory. |
| 40-1956-2. | CHAPTER 2. COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER. (280.21...280.33) |
| Section 280.21 | County drain commissioner; election; term; temporary replacement; vacancy; bond; abolishment of office in certain counties; transfer of power and duties; effect of establishing department of public works or public improvement agency; election of public works commissioner; public hearing; abolishing office of public works commissioner; referring to office as drain commissioner; county governed by MCL 280.21a; change of name to office of water resources commissioner; criteria. |
| Section 280.21a | Powers and duties of drain commissioner performed by designated persons in certain counties. |
| Section 280.22 | Drain commissioner; establishment of office. |
| Section 280.23 | Drain commissioner; jurisdiction; drains in more than one county; outlet only in another county. |
| Section 280.24 | Deputy commissioners; appointment; revocation; bond; powers and duties. |
| Section 280.25 | Deputy drain commissioner; liability of commissioner and bondsmen; liability of drainage district; public liability or other insurance. |
| Section 280.26 | Deputy drain commissioner; salary, expenses, reports to drain commissioner. |
| Section 280.27 | Supplies; blank applications, office, location, hours. |
| Section 280.28 | County drain commissioner; salary and expenses; itemized and verified expense account. |
| Section 280.29 | Surveys; use of books, equipment, field notes, profiles, blueprints, specifications, estimates, engineers. |
| Section 280.30 | Drainage district; financial statement, records, prerequisites to tax spread. |
| Section 280.31 | List of drainage districts assessed for maintenance work; annual report and financial statement to county board of commissioners; reports and information required by director of department; liability on bond. |
| Section 280.32 | Drain commissioner; social security; agreement for coverage; appropriation. |
| Section 280.33 | Salary of commissioner, deputy commissioners, clerks, and employees; payment from general fund; drain maintenance employees; hiring, status, and compensation; reimbursement of county general fund by drain districts; waiver. |
| 40-1956-3. | CHAPTER 3. COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS. (280.51...280.54) |
| Section 280.51 | County drainage districts; application, signers, eligibility, sufficiency; deposit for costs. |
| Section 280.52 | County drainage districts; practicability of drainage; survey, determination; tax delinquency. |
| Section 280.53 | County drains; surveyor, duties; route. |
| Section 280.54 | Order designating county drainage district; contents; notice of filing; amendment of name or number of drain; procedure. |
| 40-1956-4. | CHAPTER 4. COUNTY DRAINS. (280.71...280.88) |
| Section 280.71 | Petition to establish drain districts; filing, signers, certificate of county treasurer; municipality-signed petition. |
| Section 280.72 | Board of determination; appointment, qualifications, and compensation of members; location of meeting; failure or refusal to serve; informing legislator of persons appointed; notice of meeting; publication; affidavit of mailing; effect of failure to receive notice; expenses of notice; election of chairperson and secretary; determination of necessity of proposed drain; statement; orders of board; notice; duties of commissioner. |
| Section 280.72a | Judicial determination of necessity; filing of action. |
| Section 280.73 | Proposed drain; plans, specifications and cost estimates; route, approval; easements on rights of way. |
| Section 280.74 | Release of right of way; acknowledgments, oaths, form, area, signature of wife, resolution covering street or public place; open drain. |
| Section 280.75 | Condemnation proceedings; obtaining right-of-way, easement, or other property interest. |
| Section 280.76 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.77 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.78 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.79 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.80 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.81 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.82 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.83 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.84 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.85 | Owner's use of land of right of way. |
| Section 280.86 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.87 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.88 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| 40-1956-5. | CHAPTER 5. INTERCOUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS. (280.101...280.106) |
| Section 280.101 | Intercounty drainage districts; application; filing; signatures; eligibility. |
| Section 280.102 | Intercounty drainage districts; copies; joint drainage board, meeting, time, location, notice. |
| Section 280.103 | Chairperson of drainage board; disqualification of member; determination of practicability; survey. |
| Section 280.104 | Surveyor; duties as to intercounty drain, delivery of papers to board; route. |
| Section 280.105 | Order designating intercounty drainage district; contents, notice of filing, copies furnished commissioners; amendment of name or number of drain; costs. |
| Section 280.106 | Review of apportionment by arbitration board; claim for review; nomination and selection of board members; meeting; notice; election of chairperson and secretary; adjournment; findings. |
| 40-1956-6. | CHAPTER 6. INTERCOUNTY DRAINS. (280.121...280.135) |
| Section 280.121 | Intercounty drains; petition to establish; filing, signatures; certificate of county treasurer; eligibility of signers; "municipality" defined. |
| Section 280.122 | Drainage board; duties generally; voting; notice of meeting; affidavit of mailing; failure to receive notice; expense of notification; drainage board as board of determination; determination of necessity, order; liability for percentage of costs. |
| Section 280.122a | Judicial determination of drain necessity; filing of action. |
| Section 280.123 | Apportionment of benefits; assessment, correction, appeal. |
| Section 280.124 | Meetings of drainage board to receive bids and review apportionment of benefits; notice. |
| Section 280.125 | Meetings of drainage board; review, appeal, computation of costs. |
| Section 280.126 | Construction of drain; receipt of bids and letting of contracts; abandonment of petition; order; notice. |
| Section 280.127 | Releases of right of way and damages. |
| Section 280.128 | Condemnation proceedings; obtaining right-of-way, easement, or other property interest. |
| Section 280.129 | Repealed. 2013, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013. |
| Section 280.130 | Computation of construction cost; certification of special assessment rolls, filing; levy and collection of taxes. |
| Section 280.131 | Drain record; certified copies furnished other commissioners, filing. |
| Section 280.132 | Drainage bonds; issuance; terms; deposit of money; disposition. |
| Section 280.133 | Interstate drain; application and petition, drainage district, proceedings; release of right of way, obstruction agreement. |
| Section 280.134 | Intercounty drain; venue of actions; appointment of outside circuit judge. |
| Section 280.135 | County or intercounty drain; extension into county not in original drainage district; adding to or removing lands from district; procedure; apportionment of cost; order. |
| 40-1956-7. | CHAPTER 7. APPORTIONMENT AND REVIEW. (280.151...280.162) |
| Section 280.151 | Final order of determination; filing; contracts for sections or whole; apportionment of costs, benefits; review, appeal. |
| Section 280.152 | Apportionment of benefits; description of lands. |
| Section 280.153 | Order to contain description of special assessment district; designation. |
| Section 280.154 | Advertisement for receipt of bids and review of apportionment of benefits; publication and mailing of notice; affidavit of mailing; failure to receive notice; contents of notice; posting on internet; computation of cost; adjournment; review; appearances; duty of county drain commissioner; apportionment of benefits against state trunk line highway; notices; review; finality. |
| Section 280.155 | Bids; appeal; application for board of review, bond. |
| Section 280.156 | Bids; board of review, appointment, meeting, time, notice, duties. |
| Section 280.157 | Board of review; duties generally; changes in apportionment; added lands; adjournment; notice; action and decision. |
| Section 280.158 | Appeal cost and expenses; liability on bond. |
| Section 280.159 | Board of review; vacancies, adjournment. |
| Section 280.160 | Liability for costs; only one board of review, adjournment. |
| Section 280.161 | Certiorari to review drain proceedings and taxes; issues of fact, costs, postponement of proceedings. |
| Section 280.162 | Village or city; incorporation or annexation; reapportionment of cost of drain. |
| 40-1956-8. | CHAPTER 8. CLEANING, WIDENING, DEEPENING, STRAIGHTENING AND EXTENDING DRAINS. (280.191...280.201) |
| Section 280.191 | County drains; maintenance and improvements; petition; determination of necessity; apportionment. |
| Section 280.192 | Intercounty drain; cleaning out; petition; drainage board; procedure. |
| Section 280.193 | Drains; apportionment for cleaning, widening, deepening, straightening, and extending; review; notice; consolidated districts. |
| Section 280.194 | Petitions and proceedings; description of drain, relief drains. |
| Section 280.195 | Further right of way; damages. |
| Section 280.196 | Inspection of county and intercounty drains; deposits in drain fund; expenditures for inspection, repair, and maintenance of drain; assessment; resolution approving expenditure of additional amounts; reassessment; notice; affidavit of mailing; failure to receive notice; assessment according to benefits received; determination of maximum assessment; emergency condition; excess expenditures upon request of public corporation; costs and bids where work performed by federal agency or public corporation; salaries, expenses, and benefits of certain employees. |
| Section 280.196a | Drain not established under act; removal of debris from watercourse; conditions; permission from property owner; costs. |
| Section 280.197 | Surveying drain and reviewing district boundaries, laying out revised district, or making profiles, plans, or estimates of work; retaining services of surveyor or engineer; filing data; revision of boundaries of drainage district; adding or removing lands; meeting of drainage board; order; findings; notice for review; contents; mailing; affidavit; publication; action by landowner. |
| Section 280.198 | Drain taxes; subsequent assessment. |
| Section 280.199 | Cleaning out drain; apportionment of cost; use of surplus in drain fund. |
| Section 280.200 | Cleaning out drain; cost of maintenance and repair; public contracts. |
| Section 280.201 | Entering property for excavation or tree removal; notice; exception. |
| 40-1956-9. | CHAPTER 9. LETTING OF CONTRACTS. (280.221...280.223) |
| Section 280.221 | Construction of drain; advertisement and receipt of bids; sealed bids; contracts; bonds; abandonment of petition; order; notice; affidavit; board of county road commissioners authorized to bid. |
| Section 280.222 | Letting contracts; rejection of bids; adjournment. |
| Section 280.223 | Deposit with bid; purpose; retention of deposit; damages for nonexecuted contract; return of deposit; disposition of forfeited money; security; conditions and limitations of personal surety; failure to complete contract; bond or indemnity insurance; contracts to which section applicable; additional kinds of security. |
| 40-1956-10. | CHAPTER 10. INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION AND PAYMENT FOR THE DRAIN. (280.241...280.248) |
| Section 280.241 | Inspection of drain; order of approval, payments on contract. |
| Section 280.242 | Extension of time on contract; forfeiture; reletting unfinished portion; recovery of excess cost. |
| Section 280.243 | Deficiency; assessment, collection, review, appeal; embezzlement; payment from county general fund, conditions. |
| Section 280.244 | Drain orders; drawing and payment, restrictions; payment from county general fund, reimbursement. |
| Section 280.245 | Drain orders; contents, recording; payment; insufficient funds, interest; drain order redemption fund; payment of drainage taxes; reports to commissioner by county treasurer. |
| Section 280.246 | Advertising rates; fees of judge of probate and other officers. |
| Section 280.247 | Attorney; employment; expenses and costs, payment from drain fund; prosecuting attorney; "attendant expenses and costs" defined . |
| Section 280.248 | Expenses of state director of agriculture or deputy; payment. |
| 40-1956-11. | CHAPTER 11. LEVY AND COLLECTION OF DRAIN TAXES. (280.261...280.283) |
| Section 280.261 | Computation of cost; items included; contingent expenses. |
| Section 280.262 | Special assessment roll and tax assessment roll; contents; installment payments. |
| Section 280.263 | Spread of drain taxes on rolls; time. |
| Section 280.264 | Statement of assessments upon township at large furnished township treasurer. |
| Section 280.265 | Drain taxes; general tax law applicable, payment under protest, action, lien, personal claim. |
| Section 280.266 | Return of delinquent drain taxes; general tax law applicable. |
| Section 280.267 | Injunction after assessment. |
| Section 280.268 | Perpetual injunction not allowed for informalities; plaintiff may show injury. |
| Section 280.269 | Invalidation proceedings; proofs, correction of damages or assessment, order, costs. |
| Section 280.270 | Tax lien; proceeding to compel spread of tax; established drains. |
| Section 280.271 | Tax collection suits; tax reassessment. |
| Section 280.272 | Tax collection suits; assumpsit; prima facie evidence, judgment based on benefits; authority to sue. |
| Section 280.273 | New proceedings when tax set aside; report of defects to supervisors, reassessment. |
| Section 280.274 | Invalidation proceedings; commissioner as party. |
| Section 280.275 | Drainage district bonds; issuance; terms; sale subject to revised municipal finance act; premium; limitation on payment from county general fund. |
| Section 280.276 | County drainage district bonds or notes; intracounty drains; faith and credit; advancement by county, reassessment. |
| Section 280.277 | Drainage district bonds; delinquent assessments, advance by cities, villages, or townships; reimbursement; reassessment; validation of drain orders or bonds. |
| Section 280.278 | Interest on installments of drain taxes; payment of interest; disposition and use of installments and interest; bank deposits; interest on bonds or notes. |
| Section 280.279 | Special assessments; payment in full; notice to commissioner; deficiency assessment. |
| Section 280.280 | Additional assessments; levy; surplus; exemption of certain lands from deficiency assessments; purpose. |
| Section 280.281 | Special drain assessment; definition of municipal corporation. |
| Section 280.282 | Investment of surplus funds; consolidation of drainage district funds; disposition and use of interest; revolving maintenance fund; consolidation with other funds for investment purposes; disposition of interest earned; accounting for principal balances; expenditures. |
| Section 280.283 | Use or transfer of surplus construction funds; contract with public corporation; provisions of contract; return of surplus construction funds to state transportation department; definitions. |
| 40-1956-12. | CHAPTER 12. REVOLVING FUNDS FOR DRAINS. (280.301...280.307) |
| Section 280.301 | Revolving drain fund; creation, use. |
| Section 280.302 | Revolving drain fund; use; intercounty drains; expenses after date of letting drain contracts. |
| Section 280.303 | Revolving drain fund; accounting records; reimbursement. |
| Section 280.304 | Revolving drain fund; deposit in bank; interest. |
| Section 280.305 | Revolving drain fund; transfer to particular drain fund of moneys under former law, use. |
| Section 280.306 | Revolving fund; expenditures or obligation before completion of improvement; report to county board of commissioners; apportionment. |
| Section 280.307 | Revolving fund; expenditures or obligation before completion of improvement; intercounty drainage district, apportionment; recovery of money. |
| 40-1956-13. | CHAPTER 13. HIGHWAYS. (280.321...280.328) |
| Section 280.321 | Drains in public highways; permit; release of right of way. |
| Section 280.322 | Drains in public highways; cost of construction; contract; maintenance, bridges or culverts to farms. |
| Section 280.322b | Drains; highways, crossing; expenses. |
| Section 280.323 | Drains along public highways; consent; disposition of materials; apportionment against state trunk line highway; payment of assessment; certificate of amount due; drains constructed prior to 1923. |
| Section 280.324 | Drainage across lands adjacent to highways; right of way; approval of purchase. |
| Section 280.325 | Cost to township for highway drainage; report by county road commission, drain fund. |
| Section 280.326 | Construction report; restriction on county road commission. |
| Section 280.327 | Construction or maintenance of highway; county or intercounty drain; application or petition, procedure, jurisdiction, and authority of county drain commissioner or drainage board; meeting to be held by director of department of agriculture and rural development; determination. |
| Section 280.328 | Forwarding engineering plans to drain commissioner. |
| 40-1956-14. | CHAPTER 14. RAILROADS. (280.341...280.343) |
| Section 280.341 | Drains along railroad; release of right of way; consent. |
| Section 280.342 | Drains across public utility right of way; mandamus to compel opening; costs. |
| Section 280.343 | Violation of act; penalty. |
| 40-1956-15. | CHAPTER 15. DAMS IN DRAINS. (280.351...280.356) |
| Section 280.351 | Dams in drains to control flow, water levels and seepage; removal of drainage by pumps. |
| Section 280.352 | Dams in drains; petition, signers, contents, examination, finding. |
| Section 280.353 | Dams in drains; first order of determination, contents. |
| Section 280.354 | Dams in drains; construction contract with owners of lands benefited; default, contract for completion, costs and expenses. |
| Section 280.355 | Dams in drains; supervision of work; governing provisions. |
| Section 280.356 | Dams in drains; intercounty drains; governing provisions. |
| 40-1956-16. | CHAPTER 16. SPECIAL COUNTY COMMISSIONER. (280.381...280.384) |
| Section 280.381 | Disqualification of commissioner; petition filed with probate judge. |
| Section 280.382 | Disqualification of commissioner; appointment of disinterested commissioner; duties as to county drain. |
| Section 280.383 | Disqualification of commissioner; appointment in case of intercounty drain. |
| Section 280.384 | Disinterested commissioner; salary and expenses, assessment. |
| 40-1956-17. | CHAPTER 17. ABANDONED AND VACATED DRAINS—DISPOSAL OF FUNDS. (280.391...280.396) |
| Section 280.391 | Abandoned and vacated drains; procedure; private rights; new drain. |
| Section 280.392 | Abandoned and vacated drains; notices; disposal of money in drain funds. |
| Section 280.393 | Abandoned and vacated drains; duties of township treasurer in distribution of funds. |
| Section 280.394 | Abandoned and vacated drains; disposal of funds, payments by township treasurer. |
| Section 280.395 | County or intercounty drain; transfer of jurisdiction and control; conditions; approval; transfer of drain fund. |
| Section 280.396 | Transfer of drain project to county department of public works. |
| 40-1956-18. | CHAPTER 18. OBSTRUCTIONS IN DRAINS; SEWAGE; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (280.421...280.435) |
| Section 280.421 | Obstructions; removal; expenses, notice; livestock; criminal complaint. |
| Section 280.422 | Obstructions; public utility companies; removal, mandamus. |
| Section 280.423 | Discharge of certain sewage or waste matter into drains prohibited; construction to purify flow; petitions; order of determination; findings; construction of drain; plans and specifications; contracts; costs; review; acquisition of land; application and fee for sewer connections; powers of drain commissioner or drainage board; failure to comply with section; violation as misdemeanor; fine; “person” defined. |
| Section 280.424 | Inadequate disposal or filtration plant; abatement of nuisance; estimate of annual cost; appeal; notice; posting; review of apportionment; board of review; meeting; proceedings; determination; payment; assessment; water rates. |
| Section 280.425 | Petition to construct open or closed drain; permission of commissioners or drainage board; consent of landowners; expense; time and manner of construction; protection of drain entrance; signature of applicant or petitioner; tiling source of drain or open drain; permit to tile established drain. |
| Section 280.426 | Drain orders received for drain taxes. |
| Section 280.427 | Corporation or land contract vendee as freeholder; corporate agent or officer as signer of petition. |
| Section 280.428 | Drainage district including state lands; assessment, payment. |
| Section 280.429 | Flood control projects; easements to United States; approval. |
| Section 280.430 | Sanitary sewage; contracts for use of drains; charges; lien; cost included in charges. |
| Section 280.431 | Contracts for drain projects; federal government; public corporations; relief from assessments; flood control projects; conservation and utilization of soil and water; “public corporation” defined. |
| Section 280.432 | Obstruction of drain commissioner; drainage board or agents; misdemeanor. |
| Section 280.433 | Enlargement of drainage district; agreement; construction and cost of drainage facilities; certificate of registered professional engineer; payment of excess amount and pro rata equitable share; liability of added lands for assessments; dedication, conveyance, or transfer of drain facilities and property; extension of drain; notice of agreement; procedure for establishment of existing private drain; deposit; special drain fund. |
| Section 280.434 | Drain project; construction or studies; borrowing money or accepting advances; reimbursement; contract or note as evidence of obligation; full faith and credit; source of payments; applicability of section. |
| Section 280.435 | Financing of flood control or drainage projects; contract or agreement with federal government; payments and purposes; determination of necessity; notes or bonds; issuance subject to revised municipal finance act. |
| 40-1956-19. | CHAPTER 19. CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS. (280.441...280.448) |
| Section 280.441 | Consolidating and organizing 2 or more drainage districts in same county as single drainage district; signing and filing petition for consolidation; land included; appointment, qualifications, and compensation of members of board of determination; determination of necessity; notice of meeting; affidavit of mailing; failure to receive notice; expense of notice; election of chairperson or secretary; determination; orders. |
| Section 280.441a | Consolidating and organizing 2 or more drainage districts as single drainage district within more than 1 county; signing and filing petition; land included; composition of drainage board; notice of meeting; affidavit of mailing; failure to receive notice; expense of notice; chairperson; determination by drainage board; orders. |
| Section 280.442 | Drainage districts; consolidation; surveys. |
| Section 280.443 | Drainage districts; consolidation; existing drain, recognition and credit, exemption from special assessment. |
| Section 280.444 | Drainage districts; consolidation; indebtedness, retirement; special assessment. |
| Section 280.445 | Drainage districts; consolidation; bonds and contracts, assumption by consolidated district. |
| Section 280.446 | Drainage districts; consolidation; abandonment or vacation of included drain; proration of moneys. |
| Section 280.447 | Drainage districts; consolidation; rights and powers, validation of bonds. |
| Section 280.448 | Drainage districts; consolidation; consent of county auditors or comptroller. |
| 40-1956-20. | CHAPTER 20. INTRACOUNTY DRAINS; PUBLIC CORPORATIONS. (280.461...280.499) |
| Section 280.461 | Definitions. |
| Section 280.462 | County drains; public health, assessment against public corporations. |
| Section 280.463 | Petition to locate, establish, and construct county drain; determination; filing and contents of petition; notice; certified copy of resolution; authorizing execution; order of determination. |
| Section 280.464 | Drainage board; creation; members; disqualification; compensation, mileage, and expenses; county drain commissioner as chairperson; minutes, records, and files; requirements for substantive actions and determinations. |
| Section 280.465 | Meeting of drainage board; notice; affidavit of mailing; quorum; adjournment; action by board; signing of orders. |
| Section 280.466 | Drainage board; first meeting, notice. |
| Section 280.467 | Drainage board; tentative determinations; naming drain and drainage district; composition of district; objections; notice of hearing; final order of determination; eliminating or adding public corporation. |
| Section 280.468 | Plans, specifications, and estimate of cost; approval, adoption, and filing; route of drain; apportionment of costs; designation of area to be served; assumption of additional cost; altering and supplementing proceedings. |
| Section 280.469 | Objections to apportionments; notice of hearing; confirmation or readjustment of apportionments; notice of rehearing; final order of apportionment. |
| Section 280.470 | Drainage board; lands and rights of way, condemnation; procedure, federal government participation; costs. |
| Section 280.471 | Drainage board; contracts with federal government or corporations; bids. |
| Section 280.472 | Funds; county treasurer, deputies; bonds; expenditures. |
| Section 280.473 | Special assessment roll; preparation; estimated or actual costs; annual installments; interest; advance payment; altering and supplementing proceedings. |
| Section 280.474 | Special assessment roll; contents; approval; statement; certification to assessed public corporation; installments and interest; advances from county funds; notice; deduction; reimbursement; assessments against state; sufficiency of taxes; spreading levy on county tax roll; corrected or supplemental roll; altering and supplementing proceedings. |
| Section 280.475 | Statutory or charter tax limitations inapplicable; rate or amount of taxes. |
| Section 280.476 | Bonds; issuance; maturity; mandatory redemption; signatures; collection of assessments. |
| Section 280.477 | Additional assessment; apportionment. |
| Section 280.478 | Drainage board; continuation; responsibility; expenses; relinquishment; moneys, disposition, consent. |
| Section 280.479 | Advancements by corporations; reimbursement. |
| Section 280.480 | Costs; items. |
| Section 280.481 | Assessments against townships and villages. |
| Section 280.482 | Improvements or additions to drains for public health. |
| Section 280.483 | Certiorari; time; legal establishment of drain. |
| Section 280.484 | Procedures; incorporation of other chapters in drainage board orders. |
| Section 280.485 | Relief drains. |
| Section 280.486 | Drains to which chapter applicable; sufficiency of petition. |
| Section 280.487 | Drainage board; absence of members, deputies, vice-chairman. |
| Section 280.488 | Additional grant of power; prior projects. |
| Section 280.489 | New cities; service of notice on township clerks or de facto city officer. |
| Section 280.489a | Land especially benefited by drain project; duties of legislative body; affidavit as conclusive proof of notice; meeting; powers of legislative body; reimbursement for pro rata share of costs. |
| Section 280.490 | Land especially benefited by drain project; special assessment; resolution; preparation of special assessment roll; conduct of proceedings; objections; hearing in lieu of meeting; use of special assessment collections; reduction of annual levy; charges. |
| Section 280.491 | River, creek or watercourse; petition for inclusion within jurisdiction. |
| Section 280.492 | Petition; content, deposit to pay cost; drainage board hearing and notice. |
| Section 280.493 | Final order of determination; contents, recording, effect. |
| Section 280.494 | Final order of determination; recording effect on private rights. |
| Section 280.495 | Assessment of cost; hearing; powers. |
| Section 280.496 | Drainage board funds; investment of surplus, interest. |
| Section 280.497 | Use or transfer of surplus construction funds; contract with public corporation; provisions of contract; return of surplus construction funds to state transportation department; application of MCL 280.499; definition. |
| Section 280.498 | Pollution in county drain; abatement; petition. |
| Section 280.499 | Providing amount from surplus construction funds to inspect, repair, and maintain drain; apportioning balance of surplus construction funds to credit of public corporations; use of funds. |
| 40-1956-21. | CHAPTER 21. INTERCOUNTY DRAINS; PUBLIC CORPORATIONS. (280.511...280.549) |
| Section 280.511 | Definitions. |
| Section 280.512 | Public health; assessment against public corporations. |
| Section 280.513 | Petition to locate, establish, and construct intercounty drain; determination; filing and contents of petition; notice; certified copy of resolution; authorizing execution; order of determination. |
| Section 280.514 | Drainage board; membership; chairperson; appointee; exception. |
| Section 280.515 | Augmented drainage board; members, compensation; expenses. |
| Section 280.516 | Minutes of meetings; secretary's duties, records, filing. |
| Section 280.517 | Preliminary finding; first meeting of boards, time and place, notice, selection of secretary. |
| Section 280.518 | Meetings of drainage board or augmented drainage board; notice; quorum; action by board; signing of orders. |
| Section 280.519 | Augmented drainage board; tentative determinations; naming drain and drainage district; composition of district; resolution; new meeting; objections; notice of hearing; final order of determination; eliminating or adding public corporation; further action by drainage board; correction or addition to proceedings. |
| Section 280.520 | Plans, specifications, and estimate of cost; approval, adoption, and filing; route of drain; apportionment of costs; designation of area to be served; assumption of additional cost; altering or supplementing proceedings. |
| Section 280.521 | Objections to apportionments; notice of hearing; confirmation or readjustment of apportionments; notice of rehearing; final order of apportionment. |
| Section 280.522 | Lands and rights of way; condemnation; procedure, federal government participation; prior agreement as to highways; costs. |
| Section 280.523 | Contracts with federal government or corporations; bids. |
| Section 280.524 | Designation of a county treasurer; deputies, bonds; expenditures. |
| Section 280.525 | Special assessment roll; preparation; estimated or actual costs; annual installments; interest; advance payment; spreading levy on county tax roll; altering or supplementing proceedings. |
| Section 280.526 | Special assessment roll; contents; approval; statement; certification to assessed public corporation; installments and interest; advances from county funds; notice; deduction; reimbursement; assessments against state; sufficiency of taxes; corrected roll; altering or supplementing proceedings. |
| Section 280.527 | Statutory or charter tax limitation inapplicable; rate or amount of taxes. |
| Section 280.528 | Bonds; issuance; maturity; mandatory redemption; signatures; collection of assessments. |
| Section 280.529 | Additional assessment; apportionment. |
| Section 280.530 | Drainage board; continuation; responsibility; expenses; relinquishment; moneys, disposition; consent. |
| Section 280.531 | Advances by corporations; reimbursement. |
| Section 280.532 | Venue of actions; appointment of circuit judge. |
| Section 280.533 | Costs; items. |
| Section 280.534 | Deputy for director of agriculture; powers. |
| Section 280.535 | Improvements or additions to drains for public health. |
| Section 280.536 | Certiorari; time; legal establishment of drain. |
| Section 280.537 | Procedures; incorporation of other chapters in drainage board orders. |
| Section 280.538 | New cities; service of notice on township clerk or de facto city officer. |
| Section 280.538a | Land especially benefited by drain project; duties of legislative body; affidavit as conclusive proof of notice; meeting; powers of legislative body; reimbursement for pro rata share of costs. |
| Section 280.539 | Land especially benefited by drain projects; special assessment; resolution; preparation of special assessment roll; conduct of proceedings; objections; hearing in lieu of meeting; use of special assessment collections; reduction of annual levy; charges. |
| Section 280.540 | Relief drains. |
| Section 280.541 | River, creek, or watercourse; petition to inclusion in jurisdiction. |
| Section 280.542 | River, creek, or watercourse; petition; content, deposit to pay costs, filing; drainage board, hearing and notice. |
| Section 280.543 | River, creek, or watercourse; board determination, final order, contents, recording, effect. |
| Section 280.544 | River, creek, or watercourse; final order of determination; recording effect on private rights. |
| Section 280.545 | River, creek, or watercourse; assessment of costs, hearing; powers. |
| Section 280.546 | Drainage board funds; investment of surplus, interest. |
| Section 280.547 | Surplus construction funds; use; transfer; provisions of contract with public corporation; return of funds; applicability of MCL 280.547a; definition. |
| Section 280.547a | Surplus construction funds; disposition; use. |
| Section 280.548 | Pollution in intercounty drain; abatement; petition. |
| Section 280.549 | Assessments against townships and villages. |
| 40-1956-22. | CHAPTER 22. WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS AND SUBDISTRICTS (280.551...280.583) |
| Section 280.551 | Water management; definitions. |
| Section 280.552 | Water management; petition for flood control or drainage project, filing, signatures, contents, map. |
| Section 280.553 | Water management commission; members, appointment, compensation, expenses, approval of plans, orders and assessments. |
| Section 280.554 | Water management board; members; terms; vacancy; qualifications; chairman; procedures; employees; treasurer; bond; secretary; audit. |
| Section 280.555 | Water management commission or water management board; meetings; notice; quorum; adjournment; action by board; signing of orders; minutes of proceedings; records; meetings and records open to public. |
| Section 280.556 | Water management commission; petitions, review; notice of first meeting. |
| Section 280.557 | Water management commission; temporary secretary, by-laws, tentative determination, amendment of petition, notice of adjourned meeting; dismissal of petition; name of district; board; tentative determination; preliminary plans. |
| Section 280.558 | Water management board; hearing of objections; notice of hearing; preliminary order of determination; eliminating or adding public corporation. |
| Section 280.559 | Assessment; basis. |
| Section 280.560 | Preliminary plans; approval; detailed plans, contents, approval; official plans, filing. |
| Section 280.561 | Tentative percentage of cost for assessment; apportionment. |
| Section 280.562 | Hearing of objections to tentative apportionments of costs; notice of hearing; report; confirmation or readjustment of apportionment. |
| Section 280.563 | Water management commission; review of board's apportionment; final order of apportionment; annual meeting; work plan, advisory committees. |
| Section 280.564 | Lands and rights of way; condemnation, procedure, federal governmental participation; costs. |
| Section 280.565 | Contracts with federal government or corporations; bids. |
| Section 280.566 | Special assessment roll; installments, payment, interest. |
| Section 280.567 | Special assessment roll; contents, approval; certification to corporation assessed; annual notice of installment and interest; advancement by county; assessment against state; correction of assessment. |
| Section 280.568 | Assessments and taxes not subject to statutory or charter debt or tax limitations. |
| Section 280.569 | Bonds; issuance; maturity; mandatory exemption; signatures; collection of assessments. |
| Section 280.570 | Additional assessment; apportionment. |
| Section 280.571 | Water management board; continuation, responsibility; budget, hearing, adoption. |
| Section 280.572 | Advancements by corporations; reimbursement. |
| Section 280.573 | Costs; items, contingent expenses. |
| Section 280.574 | Water management commission; powers. |
| Section 280.575 | Subdistrict; petition; official plan, final order of apportionment of cost; assessment. |
| Section 280.576 | Water management district in interstate river basin; powers of commission. |
| Section 280.577 | Venue of actions; appointment of circuit judge. |
| Section 280.578 | Deputy for director of agriculture; powers. |
| Section 280.579 | Intercounty drain; construction or improvement for flood control project. |
| Section 280.580 | Public and private construction in works owned by water management district; plans, approval. |
| Section 280.581 | Certiorari; time; legal establishment of project. |
| Section 280.582 | Provisions applicable. |
| Section 280.583 | Validation of prior bonds. |
| 40-1956-23. | CHAPTER 23. PENALTIES. (280.601...280.602) |
| Section 280.601 | Drain commissioner; interest in contract prohibited; penalty. |
| Section 280.602 | Removal of stakes; injury to drain; penalty. |
| 40-1956-24. | CHAPTER 24. REPEALS AND SAVING CLAUSES. (280.621...280.624) |
| Section 280.621 | Repeal. |
| Section 280.622 | Amendment of act during progress of drain proceedings; applicable law. |
| Section 280.623 | Saving clause. |
| Section 280.624 | Prior actions and bonds validated; contest prohibited. |
| 40-1956-25. | CHAPTER 25. ALTERNATE PROCEDURES (280.625...280.630) |
| Section 280.625 | Alternate procedures. |
| Section 280.626 | Assessment to public corporations of costs in excess of those apportioned for drainage to state or county highways; apportionment. |
| Section 280.627 | Special assessment roll; preparation; contents; approval; certified copy of roll. |
| Section 280.628 | Notice of due date of installment and interest; determination of amounts due from public corporation assessed in aggregate. |
| Section 280.629 | Calculating amounts of assessments chargeable against debt limitations of public corporations. |
| Section 280.630 | Purpose and construction of chapter. |