§ 25-601. Rights-of-way and easements generally

   (a) Power to acquire. -- A watershed association may acquire any right-of-way, easement, or other property right necessary to construct and maintain the watershed project for:

   (1) watershed protection;

   (2) flood prevention;

   (3) recreation;

   (4) soil conservation;

   (5) drainage; and

   (6) the conservation, development, storage, use, and disposal of water for any beneficial purpose.

(b) Easement record. --

   (1) A watershed association shall submit to the clerk of the circuit court in the appropriate county a book, to be known as the "easement record", that contains each easement for maintenance or right-of-way, according to the original design specifications or for not less than 20 feet, that the watershed association has in the county.

   (2) A watershed association shall keep the easement record current.

   (3) The clerk of a circuit court shall make an easement record available for inspection by the public.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 200; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.