Michigan Compiled Laws 40-1956-8. Chapter 8. Cleaning, Widening, Deepening, Straightening And Extending Drains. (280.191...280.200)

• Section 280.191 County Drains; Maintenance And Improvements; Petition; Determination Of Necessity; Apportionment; Review.
  When a drain or portion thereof, which traverses lands wholly in 1 county, and lands only in 1 county which is subject to assessment,...
• Section 280.192 Intercounty Drain; Cleaning Out, Petition; Drainage Board; Survey; Procedure.
  Whenever a drain or portion thereof, which traverses lands in more than 1 county, and lands in more than 1 county shall be subject...
• Section 280.193 Drains; Apportionment For Cleaning, Widening, Deepening, Straightening, And Extending; Review; Notice; Consolidated Districts.
  All apportionments hereunder shall be made according to the benefits received and shall be subject to appeal the same as in the first instance....
• Section 280.194 Petitions And Proceedings; Description Of Drain, Relief Drains.
  In any petition filed under this chapter it shall not be necessary for the petitioners to describe said drain other than by its name...
• Section 280.195 Further Right Of Way; Damages.
  In case it shall be necessary to secure further right of way and allow damages therefor, for any work contemplated by this chapter, the...
• 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; Costs Of Maintenance And Repair; Salaries, Expenses, And Benefits Of Certain Employees.
  (1) An annual inspection may be made of a drain established under this act. Inspection shall also be made upon the request of the...
• Section 280.196a Drain Not Established Under Act; Removal Of Debris From Watercourse; Conditions; Permission From Property Owner; Costs.
  Notwithstanding other provisions of this act, a drain commissioner or drainage board may remove ice, fallen trees, logjams, or other debris on a watercourse...
• Section 280.197 Surveying Drain And Reviewing District Boundaries, Laying Out Revised District, Or Making Profiles, Plans, Or Estimates Of Work; Filing Data; Revision Of Boundaries Of Drainage District; Day Of Review By Drain Commissioner Or Drainage Board; Findings; Notice For Review; Contents; Mailing; Affidavit; Publication; Action By Landowner.
  (1) Upon receipt of a petition filed under this chapter, the drain commissioner or the drainage board may retain the services of a licensed...
• Section 280.198 Drain Taxes; Subsequent Assessment.
  The assessment, collection and return of drain taxes for any work done under this chapter shall be made in the same manner and under...
• Section 280.199 Cleaning Out Drain; Apportionment Of Cost; Use Of Surplus In Drain Fund.
  In case the necessity for cleaning out any drain arises from the act or neglect of any land owner, said act or neglect shall...
• Section 280.200 Cleaning Out Drain; Cost Of Maintenance And Repair; Public Contracts.
  In lieu of assessing the cost of the maintenance and repair of any drain to parcels of land in the drainage district within any...

Last modified: October 10, 2016