Ohio Revised Code Chapter 940 - Soil And Water Conservation Commission

• Section 940.01 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (A) "Soil and water conservation district" means a district organized in accordance with this chapter. (B) "Supervisor" means one...
• Section 940.02 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Ohio Soil And Water Conservation Commission; Powers And Duties.
  There is hereby established in the department of agriculture the Ohio soil and water conservation commission. The commission shall consist of seven members of...
• Section 940.03 - [Effective 1/1/2016] County To Have District Coextensive With Its Geographic Area.
  Each county shall have a soil and water conservation district coextensive with the geographic area of the county, and each district shall constitute a...
• Section 940.04 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Soil And Water Conservation District Supervisors.
  Each soil and water conservation district shall be administered by a board consisting of the five supervisors. Elections of supervisors shall be conducted by...
• Section 940.05 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Governing Body Of District.
  The governing body of a soil and water conservation district shall consist of five supervisors, as provided for in section 940.04 of the Revised...
• Section 940.06 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Supervisors Of Soil And Water Conservation District; Additional Powers.
  The supervisors of a soil and water conservation district have the following powers in addition to their other powers: (A) To conduct surveys, investigations,...
• Section 940.07 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Defense Of Tort Actions.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Judgment" includes a consent judgment. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury, death,...
• Section 940.08 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Supervisors To Employ Assistants And Personnel And Acquire Materials, Equipment, Supplies And Offices.
  The supervisors of a soil and water conservation district may employ assistants and such other employees as they consider necessary and may provide for...
• Section 940.09 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Donated Sick Leave Program; Procedure.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Receiving employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who receives donated sick leave...
• Section 940.10 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Sale Of Unneeded Personal Property Of District.
  (A) When the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district find, by resolution, that the district has personal property, including motor vehicles acquired...
• Section 940.11 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Employee Use Of District Credit Cards; Misuse.
  The supervisors of a soil and water conservation district may hold one or more credit cards on behalf of the district and may authorize...
• Section 940.12 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Levy Of Tax Within Ten-mill Limitation.
  The board of county commissioners of each county in which there is a soil and water conservation district may levy a tax within the...
• Section 940.13 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Prosecuting Attorney Is Legal Adviser.
  The prosecuting attorney of a county in which there is a soil and water conservation district shall be the legal adviser of the district....
• Section 940.14 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Infringement Of Rights.
  This chapter does not infringe upon the rights, powers, and authority vested by law in the division of wildlife in the department of natural...
• Section 940.15 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Payments To Local Soil And Water Conservation Districts.
  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, within the limits of funds appropriated to the department of agriculture and the soil...
• Section 940.16 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Advance Of Moneys From Soil And Water Conservation Fund; Repayment.
  A board of county commissioners may apply to the Ohio soil and water conservation commission for an advance of moneys from the soil and...
• Section 940.17 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Sharing Costs Of Improvement By Conservation District.
  The director of agriculture, upon recommendation by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, may enter into agreements with boards of county commissioners under...
• Section 940.18 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Joint Board Of Supervisors.
  The supervisors of any two or more adjoining soil and water conservation districts may, with approval of the Ohio soil and water conservation commission,...
• Section 940.19 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Petition To Supervisors For Construction Of Conservation Improvement.
  An owner of land that is located in a soil and water conservation district may file a petition with the supervisors of the district...
• Section 940.20 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Notice Of Hearing On Proposed Improvement.
  As soon as the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district have established the dates, times, and locations of the view and the...
• Section 940.21 - [Effective 1/1/2016] View Of Site Of Proposed Improvement.
  On the date established for the view of a proposed improvement, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall meet at the...
• Section 940.22 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Preliminary Report On Proposed Improvement; Alternate Proposals; Review By Engineer.
  Upon acceptance of a petition requesting the construction of an improvement, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall begin to prepare,...
• Section 940.23 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Hearing On Petition; Objections By Affected Landowners.
  On the date and at the time established for the hearing on a petition for a proposed improvement, the supervisors of a soil and...
• Section 940.24 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Subsequent View Regarding Modifications Or Alternatives.
  If modifications or alternatives to a proposed improvement are proposed or discussed at the hearing on the improvement, the supervisors of the soil and...
• Section 940.25 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Approval; Date For Completion Of Plans; Certification To Commissioners.
  At the conclusion of the hearing on a proposed improvement, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district may approve the petition for...
• Section 940.26 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Surveys; Plans And Maps; Construction Specifications; Cost Estimates.
  Upon approval by the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district of a petition for a proposed improvement, the supervisors or their designee...
• Section 940.27 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Estimate Of Value Of Property Taken; Schedule Of Damages.
  The supervisors of a soil and water conservation district or their designee shall estimate the value of land or other property that must be...
• Section 940.28 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Estimate Of Construction Costs And Other Expenses.
  The supervisors of a soil and water conservation district or their designee shall make an estimate of the cost of the construction of a...
• Section 940.29 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Approval Or Disapproval Of Construction Of Improvement.
  Upon receipt of a certification under section 940.25 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall, within sixty days, approve or disapprove...
• Section 940.30 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Commissioners To Prepare Schedule Of Estimated Assessments.
  (A) A board of county commissioners that approves construction of a proposed improvement or the board's designee shall prepare a schedule of estimated assessments...
• Section 940.31 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Joint Board Of County Commissioners; Powers.
  The boards of county commissioners of all the counties containing any of the territory included in the project area, if all such counties have...
• Section 940.32 - [Effective 1/1/2016] County Auditor And County Treasurer Of One County To Be Fiscal Agents Of All Counties.
  The county auditor and county treasurer of one of the counties represented by a joint board of county commissioners under section 940.31 of the...
• Section 940.33 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Procedure For Assessments.
  (A) Following receipt of a certification made by the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district pursuant to section 940.25 of the Revised...
• Section 940.34 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Resolution Declaring Necessity For Tax Levy.
  A board of county commissioners may declare by resolution that it is necessary to levy a tax upon the property within the project area...
• Section 940.35 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Joint Board To Maintain Works Of Improvement.
  The board of county commissioners, or, if a joint board of county commissioners has been created under section 940.31 of the Revised Code, the...

Last modified: October 10, 2016