Florida Statutes
Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems

153.04 - Construction of water supply systems, water system improvements, sewage disposal systems, and sewer improvements. - (1) The type and estimate of costs of each water...

153.05 - Water system improvements and sanitary sewers; special assessments. - (1) Any county may provide for the construction or reconstruction...

153.06 - Issuance of bonds. - (1) The county commission is hereby authorized to provide by...

153.07 - General obligation bonds. - (1) No general obligation bonds shall be issued by county...

153.08 - Water and sewer district general obligation bonds. - (1) The county commission is hereby authorized to establish within...

153.09 - Water revenue bonds and sewer revenue bonds. - (1) Water revenue bonds may be used only in connection...

153.091 - Combined systems; issuance of bonds. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 153.09, the county may...

153.10 - Call for bids. - (1) As soon as practicable after the authorization of bonds...

153.11 - Water service charges and sewer service charges; revenues. - (1)(a) The county commission shall in the resolution providing for...

153.12 - Collection of charges. - (1) Upon the construction of a sewage disposal system and...

153.13 - Application of revenues. - (1) All revenues derived from any water supply system, water...

153.14 - Trust funds. - History.—s. 14, ch. 29837, 1955.

153.15 - Remedies. - History.—s. 15, ch. 29837, 1955.

153.16 - Water revenue refunding bonds. - (1) Paying the cost of any extension, addition or reconstruction...

153.17 - Sewer revenue refunding bonds. - (1) Paying the cost of any extension, addition or reconstruction...

153.18 - Exemption of property from taxation. - History.—s. 18, ch. 29837, 1955.

153.19 - Private water supplies. - (1) That prior to the utilization of any waters for...

153.20 - Alternative method. - (1) This chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional...

Part II - County Water and Sewer Districts (Ss. 153.50-153.88)

153.50 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-466.

153.51 - Legislative intent. - History.—s. 2, ch. 59-466.

153.52 - Definitions. - (1) “District” shall mean any unincorporated contiguous area comprising part...

153.53 - Establishment of districts in unincorporated areas. - (1) Subject to this law, the board of county commissioners...

153.54 - Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district. - (1) A general description of the proposed improvements to be...

153.55 - Public hearing upon report of county commissioners and creation of district; findings of board of county commissioners. - (1) Upon submission of any such report the board of...

153.56 - Call election to determine creation of district, issuance of bonds. - (1) If the board of county commissioners shall deem that...

153.57 - Ballots and election officials. - History.—s. 8, ch. 59-466.

153.58 - Election results; resolution of commission; publication of notice of estoppel. - (1) Immediately after any such election or elections the board...

153.59 - Court proceedings; jurisdiction, priority. - History.—s. 10, ch. 59-466.

153.60 - County commissioners ex officio governing board. - History.—s. 11, ch. 59-466.

153.61 - Expenses. - History.—s. 12, ch. 59-466.

153.62 - District board; powers. - (1) To make rules and regulations for its own government...

153.63 - Revenue bonds. - (1) The district board for and on behalf of any...

153.64 - Schedule of rates and fees. - (1) The district board shall fix the initial schedule of...

153.65 - Trust funds; trustees. - History.—s. 16, ch. 59-466.

153.66 - Covenants of district board with bondholders. - (1) Reasonable deposits with the district in advance to ensure...

153.67 - Unpaid fees to constitute lien. - History.—s. 18, ch. 59-466.

153.68 - General obligation bonds, election; issuance, tax levy. - (1) The district board is hereby authorized to provide by...

153.69 - County property appraiser ex officio tax assessor for district. - History.—s. 20, ch. 59-466; s. 1, ch. 77-102.

153.70 - Provisions of s. 153.63 applicable to general obligation bonds. - History.—s. 21, ch. 59-466.

153.71 - Publication of notice of issuance of bonds. - History.—s. 22, ch. 59-466.

153.72 - Bonds; qualities of negotiable instruments; rights of holders. - History.—s. 23, ch. 59-466.

153.73 - Assessable improvements; levy and payment of special assessments. - (1) The initial proceeding under this section shall be the...

153.74 - Issuance of certificates of indebtedness based on assessments for assessable improvements. - (1) The district board may, after any assessments for assessable...

153.75 - Annual reports of district board. - History.—s. 26, ch. 59-466.

153.76 - Exemption from taxation. - History.—s. 27, ch. 59-466.

153.77 - District bonds as securities for public bodies. - History.—s. 28, ch. 59-466; s. 64, ch. 81-259; s. 902,...

153.78 - Bonds as payment for services. - History.—s. 29, ch. 59-466.

153.79 - Contracts for construction of improvements, sealed bids. - History.—s. 30, ch. 59-466.

153.80 - Consolidation of systems. - History.—s. 31, ch. 59-466.

153.81 - Ad valorem maintenance tax. - History.—s. 32, ch. 59-466.

153.82 - Handling of taxes and special assessments, district treasurer. - History.—s. 33, ch. 59-466.

153.83 - Free water and sewer services prohibited. - History.—s. 34, ch. 59-466.

153.84 - Contracts enforceable by bondholders. - History.—s. 35, ch. 59-466.

153.85 - Conveyance of property without consideration. - History.—s. 36, ch. 59-466.

153.86 - District approval of construction of water and sewage facilities. - History.—s. 37, ch. 59-466.

153.87 - Mortgage or sale by board of district property prohibited; rights of bondholders protected. - History.—s. 38, ch. 59-466.

153.88 - Construction of law. - (1) The provisions of this law shall be liberally construed...

Part III - Wastewater Facility Privatization Contracts (Ss. 153.90-153.94)

153.90 - Legislative findings and declarations. - (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a)...

153.91 - Definitions. - (1) “Wastewater facility privatization contract” means a written agreement, or...

153.92 - Clarifying the authority to enter wastewater facility privatization contracts. - History.—s. 3, ch. 96-202.

153.93 - Responsibility for setting user fees. - History.—s. 4, ch. 96-202.

153.94 - Applicability of other laws. - (1) With respect to any wastewater facility privatization contract entered...

Part IV - Local Government Utilities Assistance (Ss. 153.951-153.955)

153.951 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2001-229.

153.953 - Definitions. - (1) “Community standards” means, with respect to water and sewer...

153.954 - Local Government Utilities Assistance Program; state assistance. - (1) The quality of water or wastewater service provided by...

153.955 - Acquisition of privately owned water-wastewater utility. - History.—s. 5, ch. 2001-229.

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Florida Statutes Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems

Florida Statutes
Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems