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Ohio Rev Code § 6135.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.17 | Right of Entry.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The proper authorities in the adjoining state, joining with the counties in this state in an interstate county ditch project, may enter upon lands in this state, along any portion of said located ditch or its tributaries, to perform work which is assigned them to do by the joint board of county commissioners when in session.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.19 | Assessment of Land Not Mentioned in First Report.

Effective: August 23, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 220 - 102nd General Assembly|The further proceedings of the joint board of county commissioners shall be in conformity with the laws for the location of county or joint county ditches taken at this stage of the proceedings. The boards of county commissioners, at their hearing on the apportionment made, may assess any other owners and lands not mentioned in the first report of the engineers, which they deem to be benefited thereby. The owners shall have due notice thereof.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.20 | Work Outside State.

Effective: August 23, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 220 - 102nd General Assembly|The board of county commissioners of any county in this state, in which are located owners and lands affected and charged for the improvement or construction of a ditch, drain, or watercourse, as provided by law, may cause to be performed any work which is assigned to them outside of the limits of this state in a like manner as under the laws for similar duties, if the necessary privilege to do so has been granted by the legislature of the state where said lands are located through which such work is to be constructed.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.21 | Fees.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The fees of all officials and assistants in the improvement and construction of ditches, as provided in sections 6135.01 to 6135.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be as for like services in county ditch work.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.22 | Filing Claims for Compensation and Damages.

Effective: August 23, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 220 - 102nd General Assembly|Claims for compensation and damages shall be filed with the clerk of the joint board on or before the day of hearing on the apportionment. Such claims as are allowed, with costs of location actually incurred, shall be paid out of the county fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.23 | Construction or Improvement of Outlet Outside State.

Effective: August 23, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 220 - 102nd General Assembly|When the board of county commissioners finds on file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners a petition praying for the location or improvement of a ditch, drain, or watercourse in such county, the waters from which flow into or through an adjoining county in another state, and it is of the opinion that the outlet for such proposed improvement is insufficient, it may enter into an agreement with the proper officials of such adjoining county for the construction or improvement of the outlet for such ditch, drain, or watercourse by such lower county and for the payment by such upper county to the lower county of a sum of money agreed upon, between said board and the proper officials of the lower county, for the construction or improvement of such outlet. Such sum shall be payable into the treasury of such lower county upon the completion of the improvement of the outlet as agreed upon.The board of the upper county shall assess upon the lots and lands, public corporations, the state of Ohio, and public or corporate roads or railroads in such county, benefited by the improvement, the costs of the location and construction thereof in the county, with the sum of money agreed to be paid to the lower county for the improvement of the outlet therefor.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.24 | Bonds Issued to Pay Costs of Improvements.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When the board of county commissioners of the upper county deems it expedient to do so, it may issue bonds of the county to raise the money necessary to pay the costs, including the amount agreed to be paid to the lower county, as provided by section 6135.26 of the Revised Code, in the manner provided by law in the case of a single county ditch.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.25 | Construction or Improvement of Outlet Within State.

Effective: August 23, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 220 - 102nd General Assembly|When the proper officials of a county in another state, adjoining a county in this state, desire to have the outlet for water flowing in a ditch, drain, or watercourse from such upper adjoining county into or through a lower county in this state enlarged or improved, the board of county commissioners of such lower county may enter into an agreement with the proper officials of such upper adjoining county for the improvement of such outlet by the lower county and for the payment to the lower county for the benefit of such improvement by such upper county of such sum of money as is agreed upon between said board and the proper officials of the upper county. In making its assessments upon the lots and lands, public corporations, the state of Ohio, and public or corporate roads or railroads in the lower county benefited thereby, the board shall take into account the amount to be paid for the benefit of such improvement by the upper county.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.26 | Journalizing Agreement for Improvement.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When the board of county commissioners enters into an agreement with the proper officials of an adjoining county in another state, under sections 6135.23 to 6135.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it shall make an entry upon its journal setting forth fully and particularly the terms of such agreement, as to the extent and nature of the outlet to be constructed or improved, the time within which it is to be completed, the amount to be paid by such upper county to such lower county for the improvement of such outlet, and the time and manner of payment therefor.
Ohio Rev Code § 6135.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches|Section 6135.27 | Matters Not Expressly Covered.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In all matters pertaining to the location and construction of an improvement, not expressly provided for in sections 6135.23 to 6135.26, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall be governed by laws providing for the location and construction of county ditches.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.01 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund Definitions.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|As used in this chapter:  (A) "Owner," "benefit," "lead county," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Force account" has the same meaning as in section 5543.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.02 | County Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish and maintain a fund within each county for the repair, upkeep, and permanent maintenance of each improvement constructed after August 23, 1957, under Chapter 940., 6131., 6133., or 6135. of the Revised Code.  (B) If the improvement affects only a single county of the state, the board of county commissioners of that county shall establish and maintain the fund. If two or more counties of the state are affected by the improvement, the joint board of county commissioners organized under Chapters 940., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code shall establish and maintain the fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.04 | Drainage Maintenance District.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A)(1) The board of county commissioners, upon recommendation of the county engineer, may combine improvements into a drainage maintenance district, in which the maintenance assessment shall be the same percentage of original cost for each improvement to be maintained.  (2) In combining improvements into drainage maintenance districts, the county engineer and the board of county commissioners shall consider similarity of costs, topography, and soil types so that improvements within the same district present substantially the same maintenance issues and costs. The county auditor shall maintain one drainage maintenance fund for each such district.  (3) A maintenance district may include all or any part of a county. (B) The board of county commissioners, upon recommendation of the county engineer, may combine improvements in accordance with the type of improvement into one drainage maintenance fund so that ditches or drains that are enclosed in tile, or other improvements having similar maintenance costs, may be administered for maintenance under the same maintenance fund. (C)(1) In the case of each joint county drainage improvement, the county auditor of the lead county shall maintain a separate maintenance fund for the improvement.  (2) The owners subject to the original assessment for the improvement shall constitute one maintenance district for the purpose of repair, upkeep, and maintenance of the improvement. (3) The county engineer of the lead county shall serve as the county engineer in charge of maintenance and, after consultation with the engineer of any other county affected, shall annually file a report of inspection with a recommendation as to the amount of the maintenance assessment by the same procedure as provided by section 6137.03 of the Revised Code for assessment in the case of a single county drainage improvement.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.05 | Repair or Maintenance Projects.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The maintenance fund established under section 6137.02 of the Revised Code shall be subject to use of the board of county commissioners or joint board of county commissioners for the necessary and proper repair or maintenance of any drainage improvement constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever the board, or the joint board, from its own observation or the recommendation of the county engineer or the lead county's county engineer, or on the written complaint of any owner of land subject to the maintenance assessment, has identified a need for the repair or maintenance of a drainage improvement, the county engineer shall inspect the condition of the drainage improvement. (C) If the county engineer finds that the drainage improvement is in need of repair or maintenance, the county engineer shall do all of the following: (1) Make an estimate of the cost of the necessary work; (2) Determine the most efficient and economical manner to complete the work, including conducting the work in various phases if determined necessary. The county engineer shall take into account local conditions that may pertain to a maintenance program such as excavation, snagging, clearing, cleaning, physical and chemical control of vegetation, and reparation of banks and structures. The county engineer may determine whether the work shall be performed by force account, contract, or a combination of the two. However, if a contract is used for the work, the county engineer shall comply with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code. (3) Determine a schedule for completion of the work subject to the availability of funds in the appropriate maintenance fund; (4) Certify the actual cost of completion of the work to the county auditor or lead county's county auditor for payment from the appropriate maintenance fund. (D) The board or joint board and the county engineer may contract with a soil and water conservation district for the repair, upkeep, and permanent maintenance of any drainage improvement for which the county engineer is responsible, whether as the county engineer or as the lead county engineer.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.051 | Drainage Repair Upon Complaint of Assessed Owners.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Whenever the owner of any lands assessed for construction of an improvement authorized prior to August 23, 1957, files a written complaint that the improvement is in need of repair, the county engineer or the county engineer's designated representative shall make an inspection of the condition of the improvement within sixty days of receipt of the complaint and shall request the owner to be present at the inspection.  (B) If the county engineer finds that a need exists, the county engineer shall make an estimate of the cost of the necessary work and material required for the repair.  (C) The board of county commissioners, if it finds the work to be necessary and feasible, may authorize the county engineer to make the repairs at a cost not to exceed twenty-four thousand dollars.  (D) For the purpose of paying for the necessary work and materials, the board of county commissioners may establish a drainage repair fund for the improvement to be repaired. The county engineer shall prepare and submit a schedule of assessments upon the benefiting lands to the board of county commissioners in the amount of the actual costs of the repair. The board of county commissioners may revise the estimated assessments as they consider equitable and shall certify the assessments to the county auditor for collection.  (E) Not more than ten semiannual installments, as taxes are paid, shall be given to owners to pay for the repair assessments, and if any such assessment is twenty-five dollars or less, or whenever the unpaid balance of any such assessment is twenty-five dollars or less, the same shall be paid in full, and not in installments, at the time the first installment would otherwise become due.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.06 | Count and Joint County Drainage Improvements.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) With regard to a single county improvement, the county engineer has general charge and supervision of the repair and maintenance of all county drainage improvements constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code.  With regard to a joint county improvement, the lead county engineer has general charge and supervision of the repair and maintenance of all joint county drainage improvements constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code. (B) The duties of the county engineer with respect to maintenance of any drainage improvement begin upon the substantial completion of the improvement. In preparing plans and specifications for repair and maintenance of a drainage improvement, the county engineer shall provide for necessary clearing of tree and brush growth, removal of silt bars, spreading and leveling of spoil banks, and the preservation of a sod or seeded strip as provided in the case of new construction under section 6131.14 of the Revised Code. (C) Any person owning land along a drainage improvement may form an advisory committee for the purpose of notifying the county engineer of any repair and maintenance work that needs to be performed on the improvement. A committee formed for this purpose shall submit recommendations to the county engineer not later than the first day of May of any year in which its members desire to notify the county engineer of needed work. In determining the condition of the improvement in accordance with this section, the county engineer shall consider the committee's recommendations. (D) Before issuing a warrant for any moneys expended by the county for repair or maintenance of any drainage improvement, the county auditor shall require of the county engineer the assignment of the expense to the improvement or the drainage maintenance district in connection with which the expense was incurred. The county auditor shall keep such records as are necessary to show clearly at the close of each year the amount of money expended from the drainage maintenance funds on each drainage improvement or each drainage maintenance district. (E) The county auditor may establish and maintain a rotary fund for the purchase of equipment, materials, and labor related to the general maintenance of drainage improvements under this chapter. The county auditor shall establish and maintain the fund by a proportionate withdrawal from the funds of each drainage improvement or each drainage maintenance district. (F) The county engineer shall establish a rental rate for equipment purchased with the rotary fund. This rate shall be used in charging the equipment, along with material and labor, to the drainage improvement upon which it is used in order to reimburse the rotary fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.07 | Drainage Equipment.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "drainage equipment" means machinery, tools, conveyances, or other equipment for the repair and maintenance of drainage improvements a board of county commissioners considers necessary. (B) The board of county commissioners may do both of the following: (1) Purchase drainage equipment; (2) Provide a suitable place to house and store the drainage equipment. The county engineer shall be responsible for the care and custody of the drainage equipment and shall plainly and conspicuously mark it as the property of the county.  (C) The county engineer shall annually, on the second Monday of January, make an inventory of the drainage equipment, indicating each article and stating its estimated value, and deliver the inventory to the board of county commissioners. The board shall keep the inventory on file. The county engineer may file written recommendations with the board for drainage equipment that should be purchased for use in the county drainage maintenance program during the ensuing year and its estimated cost. (D) All expenditures authorized by this section shall be paid out of the drainage maintenance fund or funds. If the drainage maintenance fund at any time is inadequate for such purchase or other expenditure, the board of county commissioners is authorized to make the payment from the county general fund, which sum so paid from the general fund shall be a charge against the drainage maintenance fund or funds to be repaid to the general fund as soon as adequate funds are available in the drainage maintenance fund or funds.
Ohio Rev Code § 6137.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement Maintenance Fund|Section 6137.08 | Reduction in Maintenance Assessment Application.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) An owner may make application for reduction in the owner's maintenance assessment due to work the owner proposes on any portion of a public ditch, watercourse, or other improvement. The application shall be filed with the county engineer on or before the first day of May in any year and shall state the nature of the work to be done, such as clearing brush, removing silt or debris, repair of structure, or other work necessary to preserve the improvement.  (B) The county engineer, in making inspections of the drainage improvements, shall note the extent to which any owner that has applied for a reduction of the maintenance assessment under division (A) of this section has carried out such repair and maintenance work.  (C) In making the annual report and estimate to the board of county commissioners, the county engineer shall include a schedule containing the name of each owner who has applied for reduction of maintenance assessment under division (A) of this section and the percentage reduction, if any, that the county engineer recommends be granted to each owner.  (D) The board of county commissioners shall either confirm or reject the allowances recommended by the county engineer. The allowance confirmed as to each owner shall be certified to the county auditor, who shall reduce the next annual maintenance assessment of the owner by the percentage so certified.