HCS SCS SB 939 -- LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS

This bill increases the amount the board of supervisors of any
levee district can levy in the form of a uniform tax from up to
$1 per acre of land and each mile of right-of-way of all public
service corporations to up to $8 per acre of land and each mile
of right-of-way.  The amount the board of supervisors of any
drainage district can levy in the form of a uniform tax is
increased from up to $1 per acre of land to up to $8 per acre of
land.

Currently, only owners of 25% or more of the property in certain
drainage districts can petition a court for a readjustment of the
assessment of benefits for the property in the district.  The
bill allows the district's board of supervisors to petition for a
readjustment for some or all of the property in the district as
identified in the petition.

The bill also clarifies that property owners or the board of
supervisors in levee districts can petition a court for a
readjustment of the assessment of benefits for only a particular
part of the property in the district as identified in the
petition.

Drainage districts in St. Louis County are authorized to adopt an
alternative procedure regarding the voting rights of the
landowners of the district.  All drainage districts are
authorized to adopt an alternative procedure for the
apportionment of installment taxes after a readjustment of the
assessment of benefits.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:13 pm