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CIIAPT1,N? 21306—(No. 10911). DOUSE DILL NO. 1061 AN ACT Finding and Declar;ng That the Conservatico of the Surface Waters and the Raising of the Level of Uuc Water Table in India,, River County, Plo•ida, Where tile. Sante Dlay be Necessary, is in the interest of the Public Welfare; Au- thorizing the Board of County Con11nissioncrs of Indian ]liver County to Conserve the Surface Waters in Italian River County; Providing Authority in the Board of County Coln - nlissioners of Indian.ltivcr ('aunty to Erect. aul Maintain Dams, Gates and Other Barriers and Devices for Controlling and Conserving the Flory of Surface Watet•s in Any Nataral or Artificial Outlet or Drainage; Prohibiting the Unatutha.rizrd Interference With Any Dam, Cate or Other Barrier or Deyirc so Erected and Providing the Punisinnent .11,11 Pen;tlh• There- for; Providing a Remedy for the Belief or Redrar% by the Owner or Any Other Person haying .\ny Initere,1 in aut•I to Any Lands Which May be Dantawed or subj.•et t.a li-nna�. as a Result of tine Erection anal mai nt#.na ..f Chap. 21306 or Danns; Providing for the Payment of the Costs of Erecting 1941 and Mainlaini,,g finch Devices for the Control and Conserva- tion of the 1,9ow of Surfaee Waters; Anlhorizhig the Board of County Conmis., rs of Indian River County. After Due Notice, to Snspead the 16,111t to tine Farther Drainage of Swamps, Rfarshes, bakes alai other Natural Bodies of Surface Waters; Providing That 'Chis Ast. Shall Not. Apply to Lands 'or Waters Within the Biamilaries of Any Drailu; a District Duly Organized and I;xisti,,g in Indian Itiver County, Flor- ida, or to' Any Waters, Ditehes, or (':utak 11'hich 0011111 a Part of the Plat of L'eelantation of Any Drainage District Dolly Organized and Existing in Indian River C'outity, Flor-• ida; and Repealing All Laws ill Conflict. herewith. Ile It Enacted by the brgislaturr of the State of Tlorida: Section I. It is hereby determined that the extensive drain- age of swamps, swamp lands, marshes, lake% and other natural bodies of stu•face waters in Indian River Count c, Florida, has seriously injured and added greatly to the hazards of the Ill - duction of citrus fruit, vegetables and other agrieultural, horti- cultural and florieultural product; by the lowering of the water table ,,uderlying the lands oto which said crops are produced; and further, by draining off vast natural bodies of surface waters which, in the past, have afforded frauprotection to.said Crops. It is further found and determined that the protection of titee : agricultural, horticultural and t•loriculta11:d endeavors are of vast intlao•tanee to the health and prosperity of the people of Indian ]liver County, Florida. Section 2. For the purpose of providing a means for the i conservation of surface waters and raising the water table under- lying the lauds devoted to the culture of fruits, vegetables and other Crops and all lands devoted to agriculture, horticulture alt(] floriculhtrc in Indian River Comity, Florida, the Board of Country Commissioners of Indian River Comity is hereby invested with a,,tho•ity to comerve the surface waters and to control the drainage and flow thereof. Section 3. Whenever it shall he made to appear to the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County that there ex- ists a necessity for the conservation of surface waters in any natural or bodies thereof in said county, said hoard of Cooly Commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered in the dis.