Kansas Statutes 12-631m. Sewerage service charges; county, sewer district, improvement district or public agencies; establishment, collection and use of proceeds
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-631m
- County: means any county located in the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 12-6,121
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Sewerage system: means sewers, mains, pumping stations, treatment works, storage facilities and all other appurtenances to the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of sewage or waste water. See Kansas Statutes 12-6,121
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Any county, sewer district, improvement district or public agency authorized by law to establish and/or operate a sewerage system or a part thereof, may, by ordinance or resolution of such county, sewer district, improvement district or agency establish and collect just and equitable rates of service charges to be paid to such county, district or agency for the use of the sewerage system by all persons, firms, corporations, departments of government of the state or of the United States and political subdivisions thereof and any other organizations or users of the system whose premises are connected to the sewer system of such county, district or agency. “Sewerage system” as used in this section means sewers, mains, pumping stations, treatment works, storage facilities and all appurtenance to the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of sewage and/or waste water. All charges collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be used for sewerage system purposes.