12-3711.   Same; sewage disposal treatment fund; deposit and use of bondproceeds; loans to political subdivisions of state; sewer service chargesfor repayment of loans, assessment and collection; disposition of moneyscollected; powers of secretary of health and environment.All moneys received from the issuance of revenue bonds under theprovisions of this act shall be deposited in the sewage disposal treatmentfund which is hereby established in the state treasury, except that moneyssufficient to pay interest on such revenue bonds for one (1) year after theissuance thereof and to provide a reserve of not more than the maximumamount required to pay principal and interest on such revenue bonds for anyyear following the issuance of such bonds may be deposited in such specialfunds or accounts as may be provided by the secretary of health andenvironment in the resolution providing for the issuance of such revenuebonds or in the trust agreement securing the same. The secretary of healthand environment may make sewage treatment construction grants to any city,county, township, or other political subdivision of the state, and anycity, county, township, or other political subdivision of the state,subject to the provisions of this act, may accept any such grant whenauthorized by its governing body. Any such grant shall be for a term of notto exceed twenty (20) years and shall provide that the secretary of healthand environment will pay to the city, county, township, or other politicalsubdivision of the state, from the sewage disposal treatment fund an amountnot less than twenty-five percent (25%) and not more than thirty percent(30%) of the cost of any sewage disposal facilities for which theenvironmental protection agency of the federal government agrees to grantnot less than fifty percent (50%) of the cost thereof. In order to retirebonds issued under the provisions of this act, the secretary of health andenvironment after consultation with the officials of any city, county,township, or other political subdivision of the state, which receives asewage treatment construction grant under this section, shall adopt sewerservice charges to be levied against users of the sewerage system receivingsuch grant. The sewer service charges shall remain in effect until thebonds issued for the grant have been paid. The sewer service charges shall,insofar as is practical, be equitably assessed and shall includeconsideration of the quantity and quality of waste discharged. Theofficials of any city, county, township or other political subdivision ofthe state, which receives a grant hereunder shall collect sewer servicecharges as established by the secretary of health and environment and shalldeposit the moneys collected therefrom with the secretary of health andenvironment in accordance with procedures established by such secretary ofhealth and environment. The secretary of health and environment may makecommitments to the federal environmental protection agency relative toproviding grants and may provide for other administrative procedures as maybe appropriate to carry out the intent of this act.

      History:   L. 1973, ch. 69, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 77, § 2; April 11.