Florida Statutes 153.16 – Water revenue refunding bonds
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 153.16
- bonds: shall include water revenue bonds, sewer revenue bonds, and general obligation bonds. See Florida Statutes 153.02
- commission: shall mean the board of county commissioners of any county operating under the powers granted by this chapter. See Florida Statutes 153.02
- county: shall mean any of the several counties of the state operating under the authority granted by this chapter. See Florida Statutes 153.02
- water revenue bonds: shall mean special obligations of the county which are payable solely from water service charges and which shall in no way pledge the property, credit, or general tax revenue of the county. See Florida Statutes 153.02
- water system: shall mean and shall include any plant, wells, pipes, tanks, reservoirs, system, facility, or property used or useful or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the obtaining and supplying water and alternative water supplies, including, but not limited to, reclaimed water and water from aquifer storage and recovery and desalination systems, for human consumption, fire protection, irrigation, consumption by business, or consumption by industry, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition shall embrace all necessary appurtenances and equipment and shall include all property, rights, easements and franchises relating to any such system and deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof. See Florida Statutes 153.02
- water system improvements: shall include all water pipes or lines, valves, meters, and other water-supplying equipment within the county other than such equipment as constitute a part of the water supply system and shall embrace water mains and laterals for the carrying of water to the premises connected therewith and for carrying such water from some part of the water supply system. See Florida Statutes 153.02
The county commission is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of water revenue refunding bonds of the county for the purpose of refunding any water revenue bonds then outstanding and issued under the provisions of this chapter. The county commission is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of water revenue bonds of the county for combined purposes:
(1) Paying the cost of any extension, addition or reconstruction of a water supply system or systems or water system improvements or the cost of a new water supply system or systems or water system improvements; and
(2) Refunding such water revenue bonds of the county which shall theretofore have been issued under the provisions of this chapter and shall then be outstanding and which then shall have matured or be subject to redemption or can be acquired for retirement. The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights and remedies of holders thereof, and the rights, powers, privileges, duties and obligations of the county or of the county commission with respect to the same shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this chapter insofar as the same may be applicable.