KRS 96.350

City of home rule class may acquire and operate waterworks -- Sewerage system may be joined

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Cawood v. Coleman, Mayor (1943)

Most recently applied in Williams v. London Utility Commission (July 2004)

Effective: January 1, 2015 History: Amended 2014 Ky

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(1) Any city of the home rule class may, under the provisions of KRS 96.350 to 96.510, purchase, establish, erect, maintain and operate waterworks, together with extensions and necessary appurtenances thereto, within or without the corporate limits of the city, for the purpose of supplying the city and its inhabitants with water.

(2) A sewerage system may be acquired with a water system and joined in one (1) project with the water system for the purpose of original financing.

(3) KRS 96.350 to 96.510 constitute a method for the acquisition of waterworks by any city of the home rule class in addition or as an alternate to any other method authorized by statute. No proceedings shall be required for the acquisition of any waterworks or the issuance of bonds under KRS 96.350 to 96.510 except the proceedings required by KRS 96.350 to 96.510.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.