KRS 104.550: Certificate of establishment of district -- Issuance -- Filing -- General

powers of district.

If no suit is filed against the secretary under KRS 104.540, or if suit is filed and final

judgment in the Circuit Court or on appeal is in favor of the secr etary, the secretary shall

forthwith declare the district organized into a flood control district and give it a corporate

name as provided in KRS 104.490, by which in all proceedings it shall thereafter be

known. The secretary shall certify his act to the county clerk of each county in which any

part of the district is located, and to the Secretary of State, each of whom shall record the

certificate as articles of incorporation. The secretary shall also certify his act to the county

judge/executive of each county in which any part of the district is located. The district

shall then be a political subdivision and shall have perpetual existence, with power to sue

and be sued, contract and be contracted with, incur liabilities and obligations, exercise the

right of eminent domain, assess, tax, issue bonds, and do and perform all acts expressly

authorized in KRS 104.450 to 104.680 and all acts necessary and proper for the carrying

out of the purpose for which the district was created, and for executing the powers with

which it is invested.