19-27,170.   Sewer districts in Finney county;financing cost ofdistrict.(a) As used in this section and in K.S.A. 19-27,171 and 19-27,172,and amendments thereto, county means Finney county.

      (b)   As a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, theboard of county commissioners of a county which has created or has receiveda petition seeking to create main sewer districts, lateral sewer districts,or joint sewer districts pursuant to the provisions of article 27 of chapter19 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, may by resolution determine that allor a portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlargingor extending the storm or sewage systems and related disposal works, pumpingstations, pumps or other apparatus for handling and disposing of sewagebe borne by the county-at-large and paid out of the general revenue fundor by the issuance of general obligation improvement bonds of the countyas the board of county commissioners may determine, in the manner providedby law. The proportionate share of the costs of such sewer improvementsnot borne by the county-at-large shall be assessed against the propertywithin the sewer district in accordance with the provisions of article 27of chapter 19 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. Where the county shallissue bonds to pay the costs of sewer improvements in accordance with thisact, and all or a portion of such costs shall be borne by the county-at-large,such bonds shall be general obligations of the county, shall be issued inaccordance with the general bond law, and shall be in addition to and mayexceed the limits of bonded indebtedness of such county.

      (c)   The board of county commissioners shall have the power to establisha schedule of charges for the use of such sewer improvements financed inaccordance with this act. Such charges may be based on the use requiredand shall include consideration of, but not limited to the quantity, qualityand rate of sewage or waste water contributed to the system. Except asprovided in subsection (d), any such servicecharge shall become a lien on the property against which the service chargeis made from the date such charge becomes due. Funds generated by such servicecharges shall be used for the purpose of paying all or any portions of thecosts of constructing or reconstructing the sewer improvements, for thecosts of operation and maintenance thereof, or for the payment of principaland interest on general obligation bonds issued in accordance with this act.

      (d)   The lien established by subsection (c) shall not apply whenever theuse of the sewage disposal system has been contracted for by a tenant and notby the landlord or owner of the property affected.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 99, § 29;L. 2004, ch. 107, § 5; July 1.