Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 249 - Sewer Districts in Certain Counties
Section 249.451 - Certain counties may assign operation of sewer district to any common sewer district which lies totally or partially in county, procedure (Jackson, Cass, St. Louis and all first classification counties).

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply

Chapter 249 - Sewer Districts in Certain Counties

Section 249.010 - Sewer district organization — petition for.

Section 249.020 - Determination of population.

Section 249.030 - Location of sewer district.

Section 249.040 - Sanitary engineer — appointment, oath, duties, reports, contents.

Section 249.050 - Notice of hearing.

Section 249.060 - Objections heard and determined by court — may alter boundaries — costs to include what — effect of incorporation.

Section 249.070 - Election on incorporation — notice.

Section 249.080 - Form of ballot for election to incur indebtedness.

Section 249.090 - Trustees — bonds issued — tax for interest and sinking fund.

Section 249.110 - Tax levy to be authorized by voters — election expenses, how paid.

Section 249.120 - Bonds — denominations — interest — registry — deposit of funds.

Section 249.130 - Taxes levied, when and how.

Section 249.132 - Extension of district boundaries, procedure — sanitary engineer appointed — report of findings.

Section 249.134 - Hearings on proposed extension, notice — election, when ordered — decree of extension entered.

Section 249.136 - Indebtedness authorized — limitations — election required.

Section 249.138 - Resubmission of indebtedness question after rejection — second resubmission on order of court.

Section 249.140 - Trustees, qualifications, election, term.

Section 249.150 - Biennial elections.

Section 249.160 - Organization of board of trustees.

Section 249.170 - Two trustees may make decision.

Section 249.180 - Vacancies, how filled.

Section 249.190 - Failure of trustee to qualify — compensation of trustees.

Section 249.200 - Trustees to furnish bonds.

Section 249.210 - Trustees shall maintain record of proceedings.

Section 249.220 - Trustees may promulgate rules and regulations.

Section 249.230 - Trustees to employ an attorney.

Section 249.240 - Trustees to provide for payment of salaries, fees.

Section 249.250 - Unpaid warrants to draw interest.

Section 249.255 - Public sewer district lien for unpaid charges — disconnection of services.

Section 249.260 - Trustees to appoint engineer — adoption of sewer plan.

Section 249.270 - Purchase of maps.

Section 249.290 - Board may construct and maintain system — not limited to plan on estimates of engineer.

Section 249.300 - Sewage disposal plants.

Section 249.310 - Trustees charged with maintenance of system.

Section 249.320 - Appropriation of land.

Section 249.330 - Bids for improvement contracts.

Section 249.340 - Contractual procedure and work specifications.

Section 249.350 - Payments on contract — inspection of work.

Section 249.360 - Subdivision of district.

Section 249.370 - Powers of board of trustees after adoption of plans.

Section 249.380 - Detailed plans of lateral system made and filed by engineer.

Section 249.390 - Election in subdistrict for issuance of bonds.

Section 249.395 - Funding or refunding bonds authorized — how paid.

Section 249.400 - Rental charges from abutting property owners.

Section 249.410 - Delinquent rental charges to bear interest.

Section 249.420 - Additional lateral sewers in subdistrict.

Section 249.422 - Fee imposed to repair lateral sewer service lines for certain residential property and in certain counties — condominiums responsible for proportionate share — ballot form — special account established for fees collected.

Section 249.423 - Collector may add fees for repair of sewer lines to tax bills of property owners — powers and duties.

Section 249.424 - Lateral sewer line repair, annual fee authorized — submitted to voters, ballot language — fee may be added to general tax levy bills.

Section 249.425 - Metropolitan sewer district, design-build contracts authorized, procedure — exemption.

Section 249.430 - Definitions.

Section 249.440 - Incorporation of sewer districts by county commission — powers of county commission.

Section 249.450 - Number of petitioners required — district created by county commission, corporate powers.

Section 249.451 - Certain counties may assign operation of sewer district to any common sewer district which lies totally or partially in county, procedure (Jackson, Cass, St. Louis and all first classification counties).

Section 249.460 - Sewer engineer appointment — duty to advise county commission.

Section 249.470 - Districts to be established by resolution of commission — countywide sewer districts, when.

Section 249.480 - Resolution to be published — hearing of protest.

Section 249.485 - Sewer district to be separate entity not part of county commission, exception.

Section 249.490 - County commission may alter district boundaries.

Section 249.500 - Joint sewers may be established by county commission.

Section 249.510 - Contract bids.

Section 249.515 - County commission's powers — treatment system, violations — compliance period — failure to comply, penalty.

Section 249.520 - Contractor's bond — apportionment of costs — assessments — tax bills.

Section 249.530 - Construction without contract.

Section 249.540 - Right of condemnation — right to enter private land to survey — sewer lines across unplatted land, expense of construction and restoration.

Section 249.550 - Assistants employed by sewer engineer.

Section 249.560 - Apportionment of expenses — regulation of connections — contracts with municipal corporations.

Section 249.565 - Violation of section or regulation, misdemeanor.

Section 249.570 - Connection of previously constructed sewers.

Section 249.580 - Special tax bills.

Section 249.590 - Record of special tax bills.

Section 249.600 - County not liable for errors.

Section 249.610 - Sewer tax bill record — inquiries about taxes — payments.

Section 249.620 - Collector shall pay holder of tax bill.

Section 249.630 - Procedure of recording payments.

Section 249.640 - Special assessment for maintenance and administration — exception, unplatted lands, when — interest to be paid, when — tax lien against property authorized.

Section 249.645 - Charges for sewer service, how computed — notice, hearing — delinquency, interest from due date — lien on land authorized — priority of lien — discontinuance of service.

Section 249.650 - Suits to collect taxes.

Section 249.660 - Legal aid — how secured.

Section 249.663 - Dissolution of district when obligations paid — disposition of assets.

Section 249.665 - Incorporated cities excluded from district, when.

Section 249.666 - Assets of district within city to vest in city — city assumes liabilities — disposition of district funds.

Section 249.667 - Powers of county commission as to city property if district bonds issued.

Section 249.668 - County commission of certain counties to appoint trustees — term, responsibilities, powers — vacancies — compensation.

Section 249.670 - Liquidator — appointment — oath — bond — powers and duties.

Section 249.680 - Liquidator to have full charge of district.

Section 249.690 - Court defined.

Section 249.700 - Compensation of liquidator and counsel.

Section 249.710 - Penalty for nonpayment of tax fixed — prior inconsistent laws repealed.

Section 249.720 - Abatement of accrued penalties for delinquency.

Section 249.730 - Court costs not taxed, when.

Section 249.740 - Court costs may be abated, remitted or not taxed.

Section 249.750 - Suits dismissed, when — winding up affairs, discharge of liquidator.

Section 249.761 - Definitions.

Section 249.763 - Incorporation of district — petition — bond.

Section 249.765 - Notice of proceedings.

Section 249.767 - Objections, who may file, disposition — filing and recording decree of incorporation.

Section 249.770 - First election of supervisors — terms.

Section 249.773 - Election of supervisors — terms — vacancies, how filled.

Section 249.774 - Board members for sewer districts, appointment, terms, vacancies.

Section 249.775 - Oath of supervisors.

Section 249.777 - Rights and powers of district — board of supervisors to manage — treatment system violation, period to comply — failure to comply, penalty.

Section 249.780 - Organization of board, quorum, monthly meetings — officers and employees — annual audits.

Section 249.783 - Duties of officers.

Section 249.785 - Charges for sewage disposal — delinquency — interest due when — lien on land authorized.

Section 249.787 - Estimate of expenses — tax levy, how collected.

Section 249.790 - Debt may be incurred, procedure.

Section 249.793 - Board may issue current revenue bonds.

Section 249.795 - Refunding bonds, how issued.

Section 249.797 - Revenue bonds, issuance — effect on fees and charges.

Section 249.800 - Revenue bonds may be issued without election, when, notice, procedure — election required, when.

Section 249.803 - Owner and occupant both liable for sewerage charges.

Section 249.805 - Refunding of revenue bonds.

Section 249.807 - Extension of boundaries of district, procedure.

Section 249.810 - Dissolution of district, procedure.

Section 249.820 - Certain municipalities may adopt ordinances necessary for compliance with law — enforceability — industrial user, defined.

Section 249.822 - Agreements as to location and manner of discharge — refusal to receive waste — operation and maintenance of facilities, powers — procedural remedies — false statements, penalty.

Section 249.900 - Sewer district may by amended decree construct, maintain and operate a public water supply, requirement, procedure.

Section 249.925 - Definitions.

Section 249.927 - Sewage or storm water facility improvement district, certain city and counties may issue general obligation bonds, purpose — issue assessment against property to pay for improvements.

Section 249.929 - Sewage or storm water facility improvement district, procedure to establish — election, ballot form — governing body to adopt resolution, content.

Section 249.931 - Boundaries of district, how set.

Section 249.933 - Maintenance costs, assessment may be levied and collected after period for assessment of property has expired.

Section 249.935 - Assessment for cost of improvement, how calculated — governing bodies may establish by resolution methods for assessing benefits.

Section 249.937 - Plans and specifications, acceptance by governing body, resolution ordering assessment against property benefitted by improvement.

Section 249.939 - Plans, specification and assessment role filed with city or county clerk — notice — publication, content — hearing to be held — notice mailed to assessed property owners.

Section 249.941 - Hearing held to consider proposals, plan may be amended — governing body may order, by resolution, improvement project.

Section 249.943 - Construction of improvement completed, final cost computed — governing body to assess final cost or amount of general obligation bonds.

Section 249.945 - City or county clerk's duty to mail notice to property owners of assessment — payment may be made in installments — first payment due, when — interest rate, limitation — how collected.

Section 249.947 - Cause of action to set aside assessment, time limitation.

Section 249.949 - Assessment to be a lien on property.

Section 249.951 - Temporary notes may be issued by governing body to pay cost of improvements — general obligation bond shall be issued to pay off notes.

Section 249.953 - Separate account created for each project — balance in fund after project paid for, effect — refund to property owner, when — assessment reduced, when.

Section 249.955 - Amount of bonds and temporary notes, limitation not to exceed ten percent of assessed valuation of taxable tangible property.

Section 249.957 - Tax and special tax bills in certain sections applicable to sewer and storm water facility improvement districts.

Section 249.1000 - Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, when — exceptions.

Section 249.1100 - Consolidation of sewer districts permitted, when, procedure.

Section 249.1103 - Public hearing to be held prior to election for consolidation of sewer districts.

Section 249.1106 - Ballot language for consolidation of sewer districts — submission of question to voters in both districts simultaneously.

Section 249.1109 - Combining of original districts after consolidation approved.

Section 249.1112 - Board of directors, members, terms, vacancies, expenses.

Section 249.1115 - Powers, privileges and duties of original districts retained after consolidation.

Section 249.1118 - Dissolution procedure.

Section 249.1150 - District authorized, opt out procedure, powers — resolution may be adopted by county commission for service by district — board of trustees, members, terms — maintenance plan required, when — property tax levy, ballot form — termin...

Section 249.1155 - Septic systems to be maintained or pumped every five years — proof submitted — fee.