Kentucky — Chapter 262 — SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
- § 262.010 — Definitions
- § 262.020 — Purpose of soil and water conservation district -- Methods of achieving purpose
- § 262.025 — Transfer of State Soil Conservation Committee functions to Soil and Water Conservation Commission
- § 262.090 — Functions of state commission
- § 262.095 — Appropriations -- How used
- § 262.097 — Reports from districts -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Exception
- § 262.100 — Petition for district
- § 262.110 — Hearing on creation of district -- Matters to be considered
- § 262.120 — Referendum on creation of district
- § 262.130 — Commission to pay for and supervise conduct of referendum -- Equal representation of opposing sides
- § 262.140 — Commission to determine feasibility of district when majority favor
- § 262.150 — Appointment of district supervisors by commission -- Qualifications -- Term
- § 262.160 — Supervisors to present application to Secretary of State and file statement of committee
- § 262.170 — Secretary of State to record application and issue certificate of creation
- § 262.180 — Territory included in district -- Addition of territory -- Procedure
- § 262.190 — When subsequent petitions may be filed after denial
- § 262.200 — Nature of district -- Governing body -- Corporate powers -- Operating funds
- § 262.210 — Nomination of supervisors by petition
- § 262.220 — Election for supervisors -- County clerk's duties
- § 262.230 — Board chairman -- Quorum
- § 262.240 — Supervisors' terms -- Nomination and election -- Vacancies -- Compensation -- Requirements to hold office -- Removal -- Immunity for official acts
- § 262.250 — Board may hire employees, delegate functions and bond employees
- § 262.260 — Designation of city or county representative to consult with board -- Appropriation by city or county to assist in program
- § 262.270 — Board may make regulations
- § 262.280 — Board to provide record -- Audits of district accounts -- Data to be furnished to commission
- § 262.290 — Board may acquire, maintain and dispose of property -- Other laws not to apply
- § 262.300 — Board may conduct research work
- § 262.310 — Board may develop soil conservation plans
- § 262.320 — Board may employ erosion-control measures -- Cooperation with other agencies
- § 262.330 — Board may furnish materials and equipment and prescribe conditions for benefits
- § 262.340 — Board may take over government projects and receive contributions
- § 262.350 — Land-use regulations, what they may include
- § 262.360 — Board not to adopt land-use regulations before referendum
- § 262.370 — Notice of referendum -- Form of question
- § 262.380 — Board to supervise referendum -- Effect of informalities
- § 262.390 — Votes necessary for approval -- Effect of regulation
- § 262.400 — Regulations to be uniform in district -- Classification of lands
- § 262.410 — Amendment and repeal of regulations
- § 262.420 — Civil liability for violation of regulations -- Right to enter lands
- § 262.430 — Board may file petition to compel observance of land-use regulations
- § 262.440 — Court may require performance and may authorize board to do work
- § 262.450 — Board may recover costs and expenses of performing work
- § 262.460 — Board of adjustment
- § 262.470 — Compensation of members of board of adjustment
- § 262.480 — Meetings of board of adjustment -- Chairman -- Records
- § 262.490 — Landowner may petition for variance from regulations
- § 262.500 — Hearing before board of adjustment
- § 262.510 — Board of adjustment may authorize variance
- § 262.520 — Appeal from board of adjustment
- § 262.525 — Consolidation of districts
- § 262.530 — Landowners may petition for discontinuance of district
- § 262.540 — Referendum on discontinuance -- Form of question -- Effect of informalities
- § 262.550 — Commission to determine feasibility of continuance of district
- § 262.560 — Board to terminate affairs of discontinued district -- Certification of discontinuance
- § 262.570 — Effect of discontinuance
- § 262.580 — Discontinuance petition for same district limited to one in five years
- § 262.590 — State agencies and subdivisions to cooperate with district
- § 262.600 — Districts may cooperate with one another
- § 262.610 — Acquisitions of equipment or infrastructure -- Purposes -- Soil and Water Conservation Commission -- Joint acquisition
- § 262.620 — Title to equipment or infrastructure -- Retention -- Transfer to district
- § 262.630 — Public records to be kept on equipment and infrastructure -- Accounts
- § 262.640 — Monthly payment on loan or lease -- Revolving fund
- § 262.650 — Districts may combine to acquire equipment or infrastructure
- § 262.660 — Rules and regulations or methods of accounting -- Administrative regulations
- § 262.700 — Watershed conservancy districts -- Formation -- Purposes
- § 262.705 — District area -- Requirements of
- § 262.707 — New district within an established district
- § 262.710 — Petition for formation -- Contents -- Filing
- § 262.715 — Formation of districts in areas involving more than one soil conservation district -- Filing petition -- Board of supervisors
- § 262.720 — Notice -- Parties -- Hearing -- Determination -- Proposed maximum budget
- § 262.725 — Referendum -- Notice -- Polling officers
- § 262.730 — Question -- Eligibility of voters -- Absentee voting
- § 262.735 — Tabulation of votes -- Certification -- Filing
- § 262.740 — Board of directors -- Election -- Membership -- Terms -- Officers -- Bond of treasurer -- Nomination petitions -- Qualification of members -- Removal of directors -- Immunity for official acts
- § 262.742 — Vacancy on board of directors -- Notice
- § 262.745 — Powers of board of directors
- § 262.748 — Resolution for maintenance and operation of project -- Notice -- Hearing -- Election -- Assessment
- § 262.750 — Bonds
- § 262.755 — Compensation of members of board of directors -- Expenses
- § 262.760 — Annual budget
- § 262.763 — Audit of accounts -- Report of accountant -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Exception
- § 262.765 — Assessment of taxes -- Tax rolls -- Tax bills
- § 262.770 — Collection of taxes -- Discounts -- Penalties -- Interest
- § 262.775 — Tax funds -- Custody -- Disbursement
- § 262.776 — Definitions for KRS 262.776 to 262.779
- § 262.777 — Special assessment and bonds issued
- § 262.778 — Resolution for project -- Notice, hearing -- Election -- Declaratory judgment or injunction suit, time for -- Issuance of bonds -- Levy
- § 262.779 — Annual assessments made, how -- Lien
- § 262.780 — Petition for annexation of lands -- Requirements -- Parties -- Hearing -- Determination -- Referendum
- § 262.785 — Petition for detachment of lands -- Requirements -- Hearing -- Determination
- § 262.789 — Discontinuance of district -- Procedures -- Consequences
- § 262.793 — Transfer of assets and funds of district on discontinuance to soil and water conservation district -- Proration, when -- Collection of revenue for maintenance
- § 262.795 — Fiscal court as board of supervisors on discontinuance of soil conservation district
- § 262.900 — Definitions for KRS 262.900 to 262.920
- § 262.902 — Legislative findings
- § 262.904 — Acquisition of agricultural conservation easements by Commonwealth
- § 262.906 — Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) Corporation -- Board of directors
- § 262.908 — Responsibilities of board
- § 262.910 — Use of restricted land during term of easement
- § 262.912 — Responsibilities of landowner during term of easement
- § 262.914 — Contents of deed conveying interest in restricted land
- § 262.916 — Legal action by board for violation of easement
- § 262.918 — Legal action by grantor for termination of easement
- § 262.920 — Agricultural Enhancement Fund
- § 262.990 — Penalty