16-13-1 Acquisition, operation, etc., of works; acquisition of property; issuance of bonds
16-13-2 Sanitary board to supervise and control construction, etc., of works; appointment of board; definitions
16-13-3 Powers of sanitary board; contracts; employees; compensation thereof; extensions and improvements; replacement of damaged public works
16-13-4 Payment of preliminary expenses of surveys, etc
16-13-5 Ordinance necessary before acquisition or construction of works
16-13-6 Publication and hearing upon ordinance
16-13-7 Acquisition by condemnation or purchase
16-13-8 Cost of works
16-13-9 Contracts and obligations incurred to be paid for solely by revenue bonds
16-13-10 Interest on and redemption of bonds; form; statement on face of bond; negotiability; exemption from taxation; registration; execution; sale; disposition of surplus proceeds; additional and temporary bonds
16-13-11 Additional bonds to extend or improve works
16-13-12 Additional bonds for extension, etc., of works to have equal priority with original bonds
16-13-13 Application of revenue from bonds; lien
16-13-14 Securing bonds by trust indenture
16-13-15 Sinking fund; transfer of balance of net revenues
16-13-16 Rates for service; deposit required for new customers; forfeiture of deposit; reconnecting deposit; tenant’s deposit; change or readjustment; hearing; lien and recovery; discontinuance of services
16-13-17 Government units subject to established rates
16-13-18 Supervision of works by sanitary board; organization of board; qualifications, terms and compensation of members
16-13-18a Publication of financial statement
16-13-19 Contract with other municipalities for service of works; powers of lessee as to rates; intercepting sewers
16-13-20 Discharge of lien on property acquired
16-13-21 Action on certificates or attached coupons; receivers
16-13-22 Powers conferred in addition to existing powers; jurisdiction outside corporate limits
16-13-22a Grants, loans and advances
16-13-22b Contracts for abatement of pollution
16-13-22c Refunding bonds
16-13-22d Subordination of bonds
16-13-22e Operating contract
16-13-22f Exemption of bonds from taxation
16-13-22g Covenants with bondholders
16-13-23 Article deemed full authority for construction, etc., of works and issue of bonds; alternative method; powers of state department of health unaffected
16-13-23a Additional powers of municipality to cease pollution
16-13-24 Article to be construed liberally
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 13 - Sewage Works and Stormwater Works

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Board: means the sanitary board as set up in section eighteen of this article. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the bureau, who may be designated as the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • 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
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing body: means the mayor and council or other legally constituted governing body of any municipality. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2
  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: means any municipal corporation, incorporated city, town, village or sanitary district in the State of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Sewage works: means a works for the collection and/or treatment, purification and disposal of sewage, in its entirety or any integral part thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Stormwater management program: means those activities associated with the management, operation, maintenance and control of stormwater and stormwater works, including, but not limited to, public education, stormwater and surface runoff water quality improvement, mapping, planning, flood control, inspection, enforcement and any other activities required by state and federal law: Provided, That, as used in this article, "stormwater management program" shall not include those activities associated with the management, operation, maintenance and control of highways, road and drainage easements, and/or stormwater facilities constructed, owned and/or operated by the West Virginia Division of Highways without the express agreement of the commissioner of highways. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2
  • stormwater works: means a stormwater system in its entirety or any integral part thereof used to collect and dispose of stormwater and an associated stormwater management program. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • Works: means sewage works and stormwater works either separately or collectively. See West Virginia Code 16-13-2