(a) Whenever 1 or more of the owners of any lands desire their lagoons to be dredged or managed, they may present a petition for the formation of a tax lagoon to the Superior Court of the county in which all or the major portion of the area involved is located through the Division of Watershed Stewardship.
(b) The services of the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall be available to assist the landowners in the preparation of such petitions.
73 Del. Laws, c. 389, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 430, §§ 32, 33.