§ 14-116-204 — Commission review of petition

(a) Upon the filing of the petition in the office of the circuit clerk for the county or any one (1) of the counties where the reservoir or other water source as referred to in § 14-116-102(1) is located or to be located, in whole or in part, the clerk shall prepare a certified copy of the petition and transmit the copy to the commission within five (5) days from the date of the filing of the petition. (b) Upon receipt of the certified copy, the commission shall institute an investigation of the proposed district and its territory and purposes. The commission shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the copy, transmit a written report of its findings on the petition to the clerk of the circuit court. (c) The report of the commission shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A finding as to how the proposed boundaries of the water district conflict with the boundaries of any existing water district of which the commission may have supervisory jurisdiction; (2) A finding as to whether the statement of purposes contained in the petition conforms with the intent and purposes of this chapter as applied to the area proposed to be included within the boundaries of the water district; (3) A finding as to whether the organization of the proposed water district would promote the general welfare and be conducive to the purposes of this chapter; (4) Any conditions, revisions, including revisions of area, or limitations which the commission deems necessary to the organization of the water district, the conditions, revisions, or limitations to be stated as changes in the petition. These changes shall thereupon become a part of the petition and be deemed effective without another amendment thereto.

Legislative History

Acts 1957, No. 114, § 5; 1973, No. 137, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-1405.