General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 40N Model Water and Sewer Commission
- Massachusetts General Laws - Purpose - Chapter 40N, Section 1
It is hereby declared essential for the benefit of the people of each municipality which accepts this act, in order that there be an increase...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Short title - Chapter 40N, Section 2
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Model Water and Sewer Reorganization Act.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 40N, Section 3
As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:— “Bonds” or “Bond”, bonds, notes and other...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Municipal water and sewer commissions; creation; members - Chapter 40N, Section 4
In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this chapter, there is hereby created a body politic and corporate and political subdivision of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Executive director; officers - Chapter 40N, Section 5
The commission may appoint, employ and determine the compensation, duties and conditions of employment of an executive director and such other officers as the commission...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Water works and sewer works system; transfer of title; debts, liabilities and obligations - Chapter 40N, Section 6
On the date of the issuance of the notes of the commission authorized pursuant to section nine, title to the water works system and the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Employees; transfer - Chapter 40N, Section 7
(a) Twelve months after the acceptance of this chapter, or such earlier date not prior to six months after said acceptance, as the commission shall...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Powers - Chapter 40N, Section 8
The commission shall have all the rights and powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate this chapter, including, but without limiting the generality...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Additional powers and limitations - Chapter 40N, Section 9
In addition to the powers of the commission otherwise provided herein, the commission shall have the following powers and shall be subject to the following...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Issuance of notes; collection and enforcement powers - Chapter 40N, Section 10
(a) The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to provide by resolution for the issuance, at one time or from time to time within three...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Issuance of bonds; temporary notes - Chapter 40N, Section 11
In addition to the notes issued under the provisions of section nine, the commission may provide by resolution for the issuance from time to time...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Payment of bonds - Chapter 40N, Section 12
The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be payable...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Refunding bonds - Chapter 40N, Section 13
The commission may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds at maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. Refunding bonds may...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Payment of bonds from bond proceeds; liability - Chapter 40N, Section 14
Bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued or entered into under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to be a debt...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Moneys received deemed to be trust funds - Chapter 40N, Section 15
All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the issue of bonds or as revenues or otherwise, shall be...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bonds eligible for investment - Chapter 40N, Section 16
Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the commonwealth and its...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bonds deemed to be investment securities - Chapter 40N, Section 17
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bonds issued without consent of other entities - Chapter 40N, Section 18
Bonds may be issued under this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the commonwealth or the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Tax exemption - Chapter 40N, Section 19
The commission and all its revenues, income and real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation and from betterments and special assessments and the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Records; reports; inspection - Chapter 40N, Section 20
The commission shall at all times keep full and accurate accounts of its receipts, expenditures, disbursements, assets and liabilities, which shall be open to inspection...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Termination or dissolution of commission - Chapter 40N, Section 21
Upon termination or dissolution of the commission, the title to all funds and other properties owned by it which remain after payment of all bonds...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Inconsistent laws or ordinances inoperative - Chapter 40N, Section 22
Except as otherwise provided herein, upon title to the water works system and the sewer works system becoming vested in the commission under the provisions...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Provisions of act controlling - Chapter 40N, Section 23
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to provide an exclusive, additional, alternative and complete method for the doing of the things authorized hereby...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Construction of act - Chapter 40N, Section 24
This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Regional water and sewer district commissions; formation - Chapter 40N, Section 25
Municipalities may join together to form a regional water and sewer district commission in the following manner: (a) Any town by vote in town meeting...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Construction of act; constitutional requirements - Chapter 40N, Section 26
This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Acceptance of act - Chapter 40N, Section 27
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, this chapter may be accepted, in whole or in part, in the case of a city...
Last modified: September 11, 2015