12-2003. Franchise provision for billing and collection of sewer service charges by water corporation; compensation; obligation of company.
12-2003
12-2003. Franchise provision for billing and collection of sewer
service charges by water corporation; compensation; obligation of company.
The governing body of any city may, in the granting of a franchise to a
private corporation furnishing water service to its inhabitants, in
addition to the other provisions authorized by law, impose a provision in
such franchise that the water corporation shall bill and collect sewer
service charges lawfully established by the city, including a provision
that the corporation shall discontinue water service to any customer using
or required by law to use the sanitary sewer system of the city under
stated conditions; and such a corporation shall have authority to collect
such charges and to discontinue water service as provided in the franchise.
The franchise shall not require the billing and collecting of such sewer
service charges without making provision for payment by the city to the
water corporation of such compensation as shall reimburse the corporation
for its expenses in billing and collecting such sewer service charges:
Provided, That no obligation shall be imposed on the water corporation
to bring any action at law to enforce collection of such charges.
History: L. 1959, ch. 88, § 1; March 6.