{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-21b-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-21B-3","heading":"Petition for establishment.","body":"Any twenty-five owners of land lying within the limits of a proposed watershed improvement district, or a majority of such owners if their number be less than fifty, or any municipality or county any part of which lies within the proposed watershed improvement district, may file a petition with the supervisors of the soil conservation district or districts in which the proposed watershed improvement district will be situated asking that a watershed improvement district be organized for the territory described in the petition. The petition shall set forth:\n(1) The proposed name of the watershed improvement district;\n(2) That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare, for a watershed improvement district for the territory described in the petition;\n(3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a watershed improvement district, which description shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate;\n(4) That the territory described in the petition is contiguous and is in the same watershed;\n(5) A request that the territory described in the petition be organized as a watershed improvement district.\nLand lying within the limits of one watershed improvement district shall not be included in another watershed improvement district.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 21B. WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-21B-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:25Z","sha256":"82190fca6fcdc1b843c40d6c4ef3b0def68c4b7844210b18b5f168cf4a17d8a0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-21b-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-21b-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}