19-27a09.   Maintenance fund; tax levy; user charges.(a) The governing body of any sewer district shall have power to levy annuallya special maintenance tax for the purpose of creating a maintenance fundto be used for the purpose of maintaining and keeping in repairsewer improvements in the district.

      (b)   In addition to thespecial maintenance tax and forthe purpose of sewer improvements or to pay the costs of operation andmaintenance thereof, the governing body may establish a schedule ofcharges to be collected from individuals, cities, townships, sewerdistricts or other municipalities for the use of the sewer district facilities. Suchcharges may be graduated based on the userequired and shall include the consideration of, but not limited to, thequantity, quality and rate of delivery of waste water contributed.

      (c)   Any special maintenance taxor user charge shall become a lien upon the propertyagainst which the levy or service charge is made from the date the levyor sewer service charge becomes due.

      History:   L. 1983, ch. 99, § 10; July 1.