Florida Statutes Part II - County Water And Sewer Districts (Ss. 153.50-153.88)
- 153.50 - Short Title.
This law may be known and cited as the “County Water and Sewer District Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 59-466.
- 153.51 - Legislative Intent.
It is declared as a matter of legislative determination that the extensive growth of population and attendant industry and commerce throughout the state has given...
- 153.52 - Definitions.
As used in this law, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended:(1) “District” shall mean any...
- 153.53 - Establishment Of Districts In Unincorporated Areas.
(1) Subject to this law, the board of county commissioners of any county may establish one or more districts as it shall in its discretion determine...
- 153.54 - Preliminary Report By County Commissioners With Respect To Creation Of Proposed District.
Upon receipt of a petition duly signed by not less than 25 qualified electors who are also freeholders residing within an area proposed to be...
- 153.55 - Public Hearing Upon Report Of County Commissioners And Creation Of District; Findings Of Board Of County Commissioners.
(1) Upon submission of any such report the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing upon such report and the question of the creation...
- 153.56 - Call Election To Determine Creation Of District, Issuance Of Bonds.
(1) If the board of county commissioners shall deem that the creation of the proposed district is necessary in the public interest as provided in s....
- 153.57 - Ballots And Election Officials.
The inspectors and clerks for said election or elections shall be appointed by and the ballots to be voted shall be prepared and furnished by...
- 153.58 - Election Results; Resolution Of Commission; Publication Of Notice Of Estoppel.
(1) Immediately after any such election or elections the board of county commissioners shall hold a meeting and shall canvass the votes cast at said election...
- 153.59 - Court Proceedings; Jurisdiction, Priority.
The circuit court in and for any county so establishing a district is vested with jurisdiction in any such proceedings or suits affecting the creation...
- 153.60 - County Commissioners Ex Officio Governing Board.
The board of county commissioners of the county in which any such district is created shall be the ex officio governing board of such district....
- 153.61 - Expenses.
The preliminary expenses for the creation and incorporation of any such district, including election expenses, expenses for legal, financial or other services in connection with...
- 153.62 - District Board; Powers.
The district board for and on behalf of any district created hereunder in addition to and supplementing other powers granted in this law, is authorized...
- 153.63 - Revenue Bonds.
(1) The district board for and on behalf of any district is authorized to provide from time to time for the issuance of revenue bonds to...
- 153.64 - Schedule Of Rates And Fees.
(1) The district board shall fix the initial schedule of rates, fees or other charges for the use of and the services and facilities to be...
- 153.65 - Trust Funds; Trustees.
The proceeds of all bonds or other obligations issued under this law and all revenues derived from the operation of any water system or sewer...
- 153.66 - Covenants Of District Board With Bondholders.
In addition to the other provisions and requirements of this law any resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, assessment bonds or...
- 153.67 - Unpaid Fees To Constitute Lien.
In the event that the fees, rates or charges for the services and facilities of any water or sewer system shall not be paid as...
- 153.68 - General Obligation Bonds, Election; Issuance, Tax Levy.
(1) The district board is hereby authorized to provide by resolution from time to time for the issuance of general obligation bonds pledging the full faith...
- 153.69 - County Property Appraiser Ex Officio Tax Assessor For District.
The amount of any such annual taxes so levied for general obligation bonds or as additional security for revenue bonds or assessment bonds shall be...
- 153.70 - Provisions Of S. 153.63 Applicable To General Obligation Bonds.
Any general obligation bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the district board and the provisions of s. 153.63 relative to maturities, execution, rate or...
- 153.71 - Publication Of Notice Of Issuance Of Bonds.
Prior to the issuance of any revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, assessment bonds or other obligations, the district board may, in its discretion, publish a...
- 153.72 - Bonds; Qualities Of Negotiable Instruments; Rights Of Holders.
All revenue bonds, general obligation bonds or assessment bonds issued hereunder shall be and constitute, and have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments...
- 153.73 - Assessable Improvements; Levy And Payment Of Special Assessments.
Any district may provide for the construction or reconstruction of assessable improvements as defined in s. 153.52, and for the levying of special assessments upon...
- 153.74 - Issuance Of Certificates Of Indebtedness Based On Assessments For Assessable Improvements.
(1) The district board may, after any assessments for assessable improvements are made, determined and confirmed as provided in s. 153.73, issue certificates of indebtedness for...
- 153.75 - Annual Reports Of District Board.
The district board shall cause to be made at least once each year a comprehensive report of its water system or sewer system or both...
- 153.76 - Exemption From Taxation.
As the exercise of the powers conferred by this law constitutes the performance of essential public functions and as any water system or sewer system...
- 153.77 - District Bonds As Securities For Public Bodies.
All revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, or assessment bonds issued pursuant to this law shall be and constitute legal investments for state, county, municipal, and...
- 153.78 - Bonds As Payment For Services.
Any district is authorized to enter into agreements for the delivery of any revenue bonds, general obligation bonds or assessment bonds at one time or...
- 153.79 - Contracts For Construction Of Improvements, Sealed Bids.
All contracts let, awarded or entered into by the district for the construction, reconstruction or acquisition or improvement of a water system or a sewer...
- 153.80 - Consolidation Of Systems.
Any water system or sewer system of a district may be combined into a single consolidated system for purposes of financing or of operation and...
- 153.81 - Ad Valorem Maintenance Tax.
In addition to the ad valorem taxes authorized to be levied to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds, or as additional...
- 153.82 - Handling Of Taxes And Special Assessments, District Treasurer.
All ad valorem taxes or special assessments levied and collected in any district in the manner provided herein shall when received be paid over by...
- 153.83 - Free Water And Sewer Services Prohibited.
The same rates, fees and charges shall be fixed and collected from any county, school district or other political subdivision using the services and facilities...
- 153.84 - Contracts Enforceable By Bondholders.
Any contract entered into by any district shall be deemed to have been made for the benefit of any holders of bonds issued pursuant to...
- 153.85 - Conveyance Of Property Without Consideration.
Any municipality or political subdivision is authorized to sell, lease, grant or convey any real or personal property to any district and any such sale,...
- 153.86 - District Approval Of Construction Of Water And Sewage Facilities.
No sewage disposal plant or other facilities for the collection and treatment of sewage or any water treatment plant or other facilities for the supply...
- 153.87 - Mortgage Or Sale By Board Of District Property Prohibited; Rights Of Bondholders Protected.
No district board shall have power to mortgage, pledge, encumber, sell or otherwise convey all or any part of any water system or sewer system,...
- 153.88 - Construction Of Law.
(1) The provisions of this law shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes and shall be deemed cumulative, supplemental and alternative authority for the exercise...
Last modified: September 23, 2016