257.290. Plans of district, adoption, state agency designated by governor to approve.

Plans of district, adoption, state agency designated by governor toapprove.

257.290. 1. After its organization the board shall proceedwithout delay, and from time to time as needed, to prepare orcause to be prepared broad general plans, or detailed partsthereof, for the purposes for which the district was created.The plans shall include such maps, profiles, plans,specifications and other data and descriptions as are necessaryto set forth properly the location and character of the work,with estimates of cost and specifications for doing such work andmaintaining or operating same. Whenever the chief engineer shallmake a report recommending such a plan, the board of trusteesshall adopt the report or any modification thereof approved bythe engineer. The adopted report shall be numbered by the boardand shall thereafter be known and designated as "Preliminary PlanNo. ....", which plan shall be filed with the secretary of theboard and made a part of the records of the district.

2. Upon adoption of a preliminary plan it shall betransmitted forthwith to the appropriate state agency for review.Such state agency shall be officially designated by the governoras having the responsibility for review of conservancy districtplans, and shall be that one in the government of the statemostly responsible for or concerned with matters relating to thepurposes of this chapter. Ninety days after receipt of thepreliminary plan the official agency shall certify the plan backto the district board with its approval or recommended changes,which will constitute a completed plan.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 29)