Title XV — LANDS, LEVEES, DRAINAGE, SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY

249.787. Estimate of expenses — tax levy, how collected. — 1. Before the tenth day of May of each year the board of supervisors of any district organized under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 shall make an estimate of the amounts required to defray the expenses of t…

249.790. Debt may be incurred, procedure. — 1. The board of supervisors of a sewer district organized under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 may borrow money either through the issuance of bonds or through other arrangements. In this event the board of supervisors sh…

249.793. Board may issue current revenue bonds. — The board may issue and sell current revenue bonds to meet the current expenses of the district incurred in advance of the revenue to be derived from the property tax levy and to be paid out of the current revenue when accrued. Th…

249.795. Refunding bonds, how issued. — 1. Any sewer district organized under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 is authorized to refund all or any part of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district including interest, without an election. 2. When the bonds be…

249.797. Revenue bonds, issuance — effect on fees and charges. — 1. A sewer district organized under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 may in the manner hereinafter provided authorize and issue sewerage system revenue bonds of the district. The bonds shall be payable …

249.800. Revenue bonds may be issued without election, when, notice, procedure — election required, when. — The board of any district contemplating the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 may give notice of its intention to issue the bond…

249.803. Owner and occupant both liable for sewerage charges. — Sewerage services furnished by a sewer district created under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 shall be deemed to be furnished to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving the services and th…

249.805. Refunding of revenue bonds. — For the purpose of refunding, extending or unifying the whole or any part of any outstanding revenue bonds of the district, any district may issue its refunding revenue bonds not exceeding in amount the principal of the outstanding revenue b…

249.807. Extension of boundaries of district, procedure. — 1. The boundaries of any sewer district formed under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810 may be extended from time to time by filing a petition with the clerk of the circuit court having jurisdiction, signed by …

249.810. Dissolution of district, procedure. — 1. The incorporation of every district, heretofore or hereafter incorporated under and by virtue of the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810, shall be dissolved if, at any time before bonds are issued and negotiated to construct…

249.820. Certain municipalities may adopt ordinances necessary for compliance with law — enforceability — industrial user, defined. — 1. All municipalities with a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants located entirely within a county of the first classification…

249.822. Agreements as to location and manner of discharge — refusal to receive waste — operation and maintenance of facilities, powers — procedural remedies — false statements, penalty. — 1. The municipality may enter into agreements with other municipalities, subdistricts, priv…

249.900. Sewer district may by amended decree construct, maintain and operate a public water supply, requirement, procedure. — 1. The board of directors of any sewer district incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may petition the circuit court of the county cont…

[Repealed or reserved.]

249.927. Sewage or storm water facility improvement district, certain city and counties may issue general obligation bonds, purpose — issue assessment against property to pay for improvements. — The governing body of any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or m…

249.929. Sewage or storm water facility improvement district, procedure to establish — election, ballot form — governing body to adopt resolution, content. — 1. To establish a sewage or storm water facility improvement district, the governing body of any city with a population of…

249.931. Boundaries of district, how set. — The boundaries of the proposed sewage or storm water facility improvement district shall be described by metes and bounds, streets or other sufficiently specific description. The area of the sewage or storm water facility improvement di…

249.933. Maintenance costs, assessment may be levied and collected after period for assessment of property has expired. — A sewage or storm water facility improvement district assessment may be levied and collected after the original period approved for assessment of property wit…

249.935. Assessment for cost of improvement, how calculated — governing bodies may establish by resolution methods for assessing benefits. — The portion of the cost of any improvement to be assessed against the property in a sewage or storm water facility improvement district sha…

249.937. Plans and specifications, acceptance by governing body, resolution ordering assessment against property benefitted by improvement. — After the governing body of any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants which is located in more than o…

249.939. Plans, specification and assessment role filed with city or county clerk — notice — publication, content — hearing to be held — notice mailed to assessed property owners. — The plans and specifications for the improvement and the proposed assessment roll shall be filed w…

249.941. Hearing held to consider proposals, plan may be amended — governing body may order, by resolution, improvement project. — At the hearing to consider the proposed improvements and assessments, the governing body of any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousan…

249.943. Construction of improvement completed, final cost computed — governing body to assess final cost or amount of general obligation bonds. — After construction of the improvement has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, the governing body…

249.945. City or county clerk's duty to mail notice to property owners of assessment — payment may be made in installments — first payment due, when — interest rate, limitation — how collected. — 1. After the passage or adoption of the resolution assessing the assessments, the ci…

249.947. Cause of action to set aside assessment, time limitation. — No cause of action to set aside the assessments made under sections 249.925 to 249.955 or to otherwise question the validity of the proceedings relating thereto shall be brought after the expiration of ninety da…

249.949. Assessment to be a lien on property. — An assessment authorized under the provisions of sections 249.925 to 249.955 shall be a lien, from the date of the assessment, on the property against which it is assessed on behalf of the city or county assessing the same to the sa…

249.951. Temporary notes may be issued by governing body to pay cost of improvements — general obligation bond shall be issued to pay off notes. — After an improvement has been authorized pursuant to sections 249.929 to 249.933, the governing body of any city with a population of…

249.953. Separate account created for each project — balance in fund after project paid for, effect — refund to property owner, when — assessment reduced, when. — A separate fund or account shall be created in the city or county treasury for each improvement project and each such…

249.955. Amount of bonds and temporary notes, limitation not to exceed ten percent of assessed valuation of taxable tangible property. — The total amount of city or county general obligation bond indebtedness incurred for improvements under sections 249.925 to 249.955, including …

249.957. Tax and special tax bills in certain sections applicable to sewer and storm water facility improvement districts. — The tax and special tax bills provided for in sections 249.430, 249.520, 249.530 and 249.580 to* 249.650 shall be applicable to the assessments detailed in…

250.010. Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system — sewerage system defined. — 1. In addition to all powers granted by law and now possessed by cities, towns and villages in this state for the protection of the public health, any city, town or village, whether organize…

250.020. Combined waterworks and sewerage system — authority for. — Any such city, town or village is hereby authorized to acquire, construct, improve or extend, maintain and operate a combined waterworks and sewerage system. Any such combined waterworks and sewerage system may c…

250.025. City board of public works may manage combined system, when. — If any city, town or village which has heretofore established or which may hereafter establish a board of public works under the provisions of sections 91.450 to 91.540 shall combine its waterworks and sewera…

250.030. Ordinance combining waterworks and sewerage system to be adopted. — Any such city, town or village desiring to operate and maintain a combined waterworks and sewerage system shall adopt an ordinance declaring that its waterworks whether then existing or to be acquired or…

250.040. Cost of system, how financed by cities. — The cost to any such city, town or village of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending a sewerage system or a combined waterworks and sewerage system may be met: (1) Through the expenditure by any such city, town or villag…

250.050. Cost of system, how financed by sewer district. — The cost to any such sewer district of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending a sewerage system may be met: (1) Through the expenditure by any such sewer district of any funds available for that purpose; (2) Thro…

250.060. Bonds may be issued — vote required — election — form of ballot — annual tax to be levied. — 1. Bonds of any such sewer district, payable from taxes, may be issued for the purpose of improving and extending the sewerage system of the district upon the approval of a propo…

250.070. Revenue bonds — election — vote required — form of ballot. — 1. No such city, town or village or sewer district shall issue or deliver any bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending any such sewerage system or combined waterworks and sewerag…

250.080. Revenue bonds — ordinance or resolution authorizing — contents — interest — maturity — signing — sale price. — 1. Revenue bonds authorized at an election held as hereinabove provided shall be issued by authority of an ordinance adopted by the governing body of any such c…

250.090. Revenue bonds — how payable. — Revenue bonds issued under authority of this chapter shall be payable solely from the revenues derived and to be derived from the operation of the sewerage system or combined waterworks and sewerage system acquired, constructed, improved or…

250.100. Revenue bonds to improve or extend for particular locality — how payable (cities). — Any such city, town or village shall have the power, subject to a favorable vote at an election called and held as herein provided, to issue revenue bonds for the improvement or extensio…

250.110. Revenue bonds to improve or extend for particular locality — how payable (districts). — Any such sewer district shall have the power, subject to a favorable vote at an election called and held as herein provided, to issue revenue bonds for the improvement or extension or…

250.120. Revenue bonds — rates charged to be sufficient to pay principal and interest. — 1. It shall be the mandatory duty of any city, town or village or sewer district which shall issue revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter to fix and maintain rates and make and collect charge…

250.130. Revenue bonds — amount of net revenue pledged to payment of principal and interest. — 1. Whenever any such city, town or village or sewer district shall authorize and issue revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter an amount sufficient for the purpose of the net revenues of…

250.140. Services deemed furnished both to occupant and owner of premises — payment delinquency, notice of termination sent to both occupant and owner of premises — applicability — unapplied-for utility services, defined. — 1. Sewerage services, water services, or water and sewer…

250.150. Revenues to be kept separate — order of payments — records — transfers. — 1. Whenever any such city, town or village or sewer district shall establish and collect rates and charges for the services of any sewerage system or any combined waterworks and sewerage system it …

250.160. Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds — classification of accounts. — 1. It shall be lawful for any ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds under the authority of this chapter to provide that periodic allocations of the revenues to be derived from the operation…

250.170. Action by bondholder against city or district for neglect of duty. — 1. The holder of any bond authorized pursuant to this chapter or of any coupon representing interest accrued thereon may, by a civil action either at law or in equity, by mandamus, injunction or otherwi…

250.190. Services outside corporate limits — rates. — Any such city, town or village or sewer district operating a sewerage system or a combined waterworks and sewerage system under this chapter shall have power to supply water services or sewerage services or both such services …

250.200. Rates and charges when city and district systems overlap. — 1. Whenever any such city, town or village, which shall embrace within its corporate limits any territory situated in a sewer district directly served by the sewerage system of such city, town or village, shall …