Florida Statutes Title XII Chapter 180 - Municipal Public Works

• 180.01 - Definition Of Term “municipality.”
  The term “municipality,” as used in this chapter, shall mean any city, town, or village duly incorporated under the laws of the state.History.—s. 1, ch....
• 180.02 - Powers Of Municipalities.
  (1) For the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, any municipality may execute its corporate powers within its corporate limits.(2) Any municipality may extend and execute...
• 180.03 - Resolution Or Ordinance Proposing Construction Or Extension Of Utility; Objections To Same.
  (1) When it is proposed to exercise the powers granted by this chapter, a resolution or ordinance shall be passed by the city council, or the...
• 180.04 - Ordinance Or Resolution Authorizing Construction Or Extension Of Utility; Election.
  If after the passage of said resolution the said city council or other legislative body, by whatever name known, shall determine to proceed toward the...
• 180.05 - Definition Of Term “private Company.”
  A “private company” shall mean any company or corporation duly authorized under the laws of the state to construct or operate water works systems, sewerage...
• 180.06 - Activities Authorized By Municipalities And Private Companies.
  Any municipality or private company organized for the purposes contained in this chapter, is authorized:(1) To clean and improve street channels or other bodies of water...
• 180.07 - Public Utilities; Combination Of Plants Or Systems; Pledge Of Revenues.
  (1) All such reservoirs, sewerage systems, trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, pumping stations, wells, intakes, pipelines, distribution systems, purification works, collecting systems, treatment and disposal works, airports,...
• 180.08 - Revenue Certificates; Terms; Price And Interest; Three-fifths Vote Of Governing Body Required.
  (1) Any municipality which acquires, constructs or extends any of the public utilities authorized by this chapter and desires to raise money for such purpose, may...
• 180.09 - Notice Of Resolution Or Ordinance Authorizing Issuance Of Certificates.
  Upon the adoption of resolution or ordinance by the city council, or other legislative body, by whatever name known, authorizing the issuance of mortgage revenue...
• 180.10 - When Election Necessary.
  Where any mortgage revenue certificates, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness shall come within the purview of s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution,...
• 180.11 - Referendum And Procedure Therefor.
  (1) A referendum may be held upon the issuance of such mortgage revenue certificates or debentures in the following manner: a petition shall be filed with...
• 180.12 - Examinations And Surveys.
  Any municipality, to carry out the purpose of this chapter, may, through its officers, committees, agents, servants or employees, enter into and upon private property...
• 180.13 - Administration Of Utility; Rate Fixing And Collection Of Charges.
  (1) The city council, or other legislative body of the municipality, by whatever name known, may create a separate board or may designate certain officers of...
• 180.135 - Utility Services; Refusal Or Discontinuance Of Services For Nonpayment Of Service Charges By Former Occupant Of Rental Unit Prohibited; Unpaid Service Charges Of Former Occupant Not To Be Basis For Lien Against Rental Property, Exception.
  (1)(a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no municipality may refuse services or discontinue utility, water, or sewer services to the owner of...
• 180.136 - Water Or Sewer Utilities; Notice.
  Before a local government water or sewer utility increases any rate, charge, or fee for water or sewer utility service, the utility shall provide notice...
• 180.14 - Franchise For Private Companies; Rate Fixing.
  A private company or corporation organized under the laws of the state for any of the purposes recited in this chapter, may construct, operate and...
• 180.15 - Liability Of Private Companies.
  Any private company or corporation constructing or operating any of the works provided for in this chapter, within or without the corporate limits of any...
• 180.16 - Acquisition By Municipality Of Property Of Private Company.
  When a municipality has granted to a private company or corporation a privilege or franchise, as set forth in s. 180.14, if at the expiration...
• 180.17 - Contracts With Private Companies.
  Any municipality may contract by and through its duly authorized officers with any private company or corporation which is organized for any purpose related to...
• 180.18 - Use By Municipality Of Privately Owned Utility.
  Whenever a private company or corporation shall construct or operate any of the works authorized by this chapter, the municipality wherein the same shall be...
• 180.19 - Use By Other Municipalities And By Individuals Outside Corporate Limits.
  (1) A municipality which constructs any works as are authorized by this chapter, may permit any other municipality and the owners or association of owners of...
• 180.191 - Limitation On Rates Charged Consumer Outside City Limits.
  (1) Any municipality within the state operating a water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such municipality shall charge consumers outside the boundaries rates,...
• 180.20 - Regulations By Private Companies; Rates; Contracts.
  Whenever any private company or corporation organized for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter is granted a privilege or franchise by a municipality,...
• 180.21 - Powers Granted Deemed Additional.
  The authority and powers granted by this chapter to municipalities shall be in addition to but not in limitation of any of the powers heretofore...
• 180.22 - Power Of Eminent Domain.
  (1) Any municipality or private company or corporation authorized to carry into effect any or all of the purposes defined in this chapter may exercise the...
• 180.23 - Contracts With Engineers, Attorneys And Others; Boards.
  Any municipality desiring to construct, maintain or operate any of the utilities described in this chapter, may contract with engineers and attorneys for professional services...
• 180.24 - Contracts For Construction; Bond; Publication Of Notice; Bids.
  (1) Any municipality desiring the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes of this chapter may make contracts for the construction of any of the...
• 180.25 - Contents Of Notice Of Issuance Of Certificates.
  The form of the notice for advertising the proposed issuance of mortgage revenue certificates or debentures shall contain the amount of the certificates to be...
• 180.26 - Form Of Certificates.
  The certificate of indebtedness to be issued under the terms and conditions of this chapter shall contain a description of the utility, the revenue of...
• 180.301 - Purchase, Sale, Or Privatization Of Water, Sewer, Or Wastewater Reuse Utility By Municipality.
  No municipality may purchase or sell a water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility that provides service to the public for compensation, or enter into a...

Last modified: September 23, 2016