19-3541. Special maintenance tax levy; user charges. (a) The board shall have power to levy annually a special maintenance tax of not to exceed 10 mills on the assessed valuation on all real estate and improvements within the water district for the purpose of creating a maintenance fund to be used solely for the purpose of maintaining and keeping in repair water wells, water lines and other water production and distribution facilities.
(b) In addition to the levy authorized by subsection (a), for the purpose of paying all or any portion of the cost of constructing or reconstructing the water production and distribution system and the operation and maintenance thereof, the governing body may establish a schedule of charges to be assessed against users of the water production and distribution system of the district. Such charges may be graduated, based on the use required, and shall include consideration of, but not be limited to, the quantity and rate of delivery of water provided. Any such levy or service charge shall become a lien upon the property against which the levy or service charge is made from the date the levy or service charge becomes due.
History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 6; L. 1978, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 104, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts
19-3502 Conditions and restrictions on organization and establishment; powers.
19-3502a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3504 Enlargement of district; petition.
19-3505 Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications; salary; expenses; bonds.
19-3507a Same; notice of elections, requirements; canvass of elections; expenses, how paid.
19-3507b Same; duties of election commissioner.
19-3508 Revenue bonds; election; petition for resubmission; tax levies to pay expenses, when.
19-3510 General manager; term, qualifications, duties; bond; retirement plans.
19-3511 Mains, waterworks and plants; eminent domain.
19-3514 Rules and regulations relating to use of water and rates therefor; cost of extensions.
19-3515 Contracts with other water utilities or public agencies to supply water; rates and charges.
19-3516a Refunding water district revenue bonds issued under 19-3516; conditions.
19-3518 Same; certificate of convenience and necessity canceled.
19-3520 Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum.
19-3521 Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available.
19-3521b Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs.
19-3524 Johnson county designated as urban area.
19-3525 Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing.
19-3527 Records relating to incorporation; filing.
19-3528 Governing body of district.
19-3529 Organization of the board.
19-3530 Meetings of the board; annual audit.
19-3533 Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable.
19-3538 Creation of taxing district by board, when; territory excluded.
19-3539 Production and distribution facilities; assessment of cost; engineers and employees.
19-3541 Special maintenance tax levy; user charges.
19-3542 Acquisition of property; contracts with municipalities for facilities.
19-3544 System of production and distribution facilities; cost.
19-3545 Purpose of act; purpose of districts.
19-3547a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3549 Declaration of district organization, when; quasi-municipal corporation.
19-3550 Governing body; appointments; terms of members.
19-3551 Meetings of governing body; annual audit.
19-3552 Powers of governing body.
19-3554 Issuance of no-fund warrants; assessments.
19-3557 General obligation bonds; certain districts; refunding of revenue bonds; tax levies.