Sec. 468.
The drainage board shall secure from a competent engineer, plans, specifications, and an estimate of cost of the proposed drain, which, when approved and adopted by the board, shall be filed with the chairman thereof. In approving the plans and specifications, the drainage board shall not be limited to the route of the drain described in the petition or the final order of determination. The drainage board shall tentatively establish the percentage of the cost of the drain or of the several sections or parts thereof which is to be borne by each public corporation. In making the apportionments hereunder, there shall be taken into consideration the benefits to accrue to each public corporation and also the extent to which each public corporation contributes to the conditions which make the drain necessary. Apportionments against the state shall be based upon the benefits and contributions as related solely to the drainage of state highways, and those against the county shall be based as related solely to the drainage of its county highways. Before a tentative apportionment shall be made, the drainage board shall designate the area to be served by the drain project, which may or may not include all of the area in a public corporation to be assessed and may divide the drain into sections or parts for purposes of apportionment or construction. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the county from assuming any additional cost of the drain if 2/3 of the members elect of the county board of commissioners vote in favor thereof. The apportionment shall only apply to the proposed drain. The apportionments for any extensions or other work subsequently performed under section 482 shall be reestablished by the board. When chapter 25 is employed in the apportionment of costs, the above proceedings shall be altered and supplemented as provided in chapter 25.
History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 37, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1957 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 45, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1961 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 215, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1963 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 10, 1976
Popular Name: Act 40
Last modified: October 10, 2016