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Fla. Stat. ch. 157 — DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES · BenchPath

The Florida Statutes

Chapter 157. DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES

2026 Florida Statutes. Published by The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine).

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Title XI
Chapter 157

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Contents

§ 157.01Public ditch, drain or canal.
§ 157.02Action on petition by county commissioners.
§ 157.03Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains.
§ 157.04Bond required before letting contract.
§ 157.05Work done under supervision of committee; when completed, report to commissioners; payments.
§ 157.06Committee to view land before letting contract; assessment; hearing complaints; collection of tax.
§ 157.07Where cost of construction exceeds estimated cost commissioners to assess difference.
§ 157.08Assessments; validation.
§ 157.09Compensation of committee.
§ 157.10Application to lateral ditches.
§ 157.11Lateral drains may be established; commissioners may enlarge district or widen any drain; cost; proviso.
§ 157.12Duty of bond trustees to borrow money to pay interest on bonds until collection of first assessment; may issue notes; notes and bonds lien against lands; committee may issue notes.
§ 157.13Use of surplus of bond proceeds.
§ 157.14Owner may pay whole tax in one sum; county commissioners may make new assessments where former assessments found illegal; time in which assessments may be questioned in collateral proceedings.
§ 157.15County commissioners may issue bonds to pay scrip; decrease of assessment.
§ 157.16Enlarging drains and assessing cost.
§ 157.17Assessment to maintain drains.
§ 157.18Awarding contract for enlarging or repairing drains.
§ 157.19Where actual cost exceeds estimated cost; additional work; assessment for same.
§ 157.20Appointment of committee to view work and make assessments; report to commissioners; form of assessment.
§ 157.21Enlargement of drains; appointment of committee; report to commissioners; letting contract; contractor’s bond; payments; assessment.
§ 157.22Repairing drains; appointment of committee; report to commissioners; contract; bond; assessment.
§ 157.23Objections to report of committee fixing assessments; notice; hearing; equalization; assessments; collection by tax collector.
§ 157.24Commissioners may issue interest-bearing scrip against land to borrow money or pay for work; lien on land assessed.
§ 157.25Compensation of committee; irregular assessment corrected.
§ 157.26Repair and maintenance of drains under supervision of county commissioners.
§ 157.27Proceedings for making repair to drains, etc.
§ 157.28Awarding contracts for repair; approval.
§ 157.29Levy of tax for maintaining and repairing drains; assessment and collection of tax; sale of land for unpaid taxes.
§ 157.30Reassessment of lands where attempt to establish ditch or canal irregular.
§ 157.31Notice of reassessment for drainage.
§ 157.32Reviewing complaints and making assessment against property benefited.
§ 157.33Issuance of scrip to take up former scrip or bonds.
§ 157.34Reassessments to have effect as original assessment.
§ 157.35Assessments conclusive after lapse of 6 months.
§ 157.36Adjustment of drainage tax liens.

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