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Section 5-31-10. Laying water pipes under streams or highways. - Any municipal corporation of this State having power to construct...
Section 5-31-20. Interference with sewers, waterworks and the like prohibited. - No person shall turn, remove, raise or in any manner...
Section 5-31-30. Investment of proceeds of sale of public utilities; sinking funds for outstanding bonds. - Whenever any city or town in this State had prior...
Section 5-31-40. Powers under certain sections cumulative. - The powers conferred by Sections 5-31-210 to 5-31-270, 5-31-430, 5-31-610...
Section 5-31-50. Exclusive municipal franchises for furnishing water or waste disposal service. - All cities and towns of this State may grant to...
Section 5-31-210. Election and terms of commissioners of public works in municipalities. - At any election for bonds held to meet the costs...
Section 5-31-215. Ex officio commissioners of public works in certain cities. - In a city with a population of more than thirty...
Section 5-31-220. Special provisions for cities over 50,000. - In cities of fifty thousand inhabitants or more, in addition...
Section 5-31-230. Municipalities in which there are no board of commissioners of public works. - The following cities and towns shall have no board of...
Section 5-31-235. Abolition of commissions of public works. - (A) If the commissioners of public works unanimously, by resolution,...
Section 5-31-240. Qualification; organization; officers; vacancies. - The mayor of the city or the mayor or intendant...
Section 5-31-250. Powers. - The board of commissioners of public works of any city...
Section 5-31-260. Incurring indebtedness. - No board of commissioners of public works may incur any...
Section 5-31-270. Monthly financial report. - Each board of commissioners of public works shall make a...
Section 5-31-410. Purchase of lands for public works within corporate limits. - Any municipal corporation desiring to become the owner of any...
Section 5-31-420. Condemnation upon refusal to sell land desired. - In case the owner of a any land situate within...
Section 5-31-430. Powers of municipalities with respect to acquisition of property and operation of water and electric works. - Cities and towns may purchase and hold suitable lands and...
Section 5-31-440. Condemnation of land for waterworks and to protect watersheds. - Any municipal corporation in this State desiring to establish waterworks...
Section 5-31-450. Drains for surface water. - Whenever, within the boundaries of any municipality, it shall be...
Section 5-31-460. Condemnation for use of another corporation. - When any lands are condemned by a municipal corporation for...
Section 5-31-610. Construction and operation of municipal utilities. - Any city or town may: (1) Construct, purchase, operate and...
Section 5-31-620. Election prerequisite to action under article. - Before such construction, purchase, sale, conveyance or disposal of any...
Section 5-31-630. Election prerequisite to condemnation of waterworks. - Proceedings to condemn existing waterworks shall not be instituted until...
Section 5-31-640. Petition prerequisite to election. - Before any election shall be held under the provisions of...
Section 5-31-650. Question may refer to issue of revenue bonds. - Any question set forth in any petition for an election...
Section 5-31-660. Action if election result is favorable. - If a majority of the electors voting in such election...
Section 5-31-670. Furnishing water for compensation; sewerage charge. - Any city or town or special service district may, after...
Section 5-31-680. Sale, lease or other disposition of municipally owned natural gas system. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, any city or...
Section 5-31-690. Restrictions on interruption of electric or gas services to residential customer for nonpayment of bill; exceptions. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section,...
Section 5-31-810. Establishment of municipal sewerage system. - Any city or town in this State may incur bonded...
Section 5-31-820. Sewerage commission; composition. - Any municipal corporation in this State which is about to...
Section 5-31-830. Sewerage commission; oaths of members; officers; vacancies and removal from office. - The members of the sewerage commission, before entering upon their...
Section 5-31-840. Sewerage commission; duties. - Any such sewerage commission shall have the construction of the...
Section 5-31-850. Sewerage commission; contracts with member. - No member of any such commission shall be permitted to...
Section 5-31-860. Sewerage commission; expenditures. - No such sewerage commission shall expend more money in enlarging,...
Section 5-31-870. Sewerage commission; records. - A permanent record shall be made and kept by each...
Section 5-31-880. Use of streets, highways and public buildings for sewerage purposes. - Any municipal corporation in this State, for the purpose of...
Section 5-31-890. Contracts as to systems of sewage disposal. - All municipalities in this State owning, controlling, leasing or planning...
Section 5-31-900. General ordinances, rules and regulations. - Any such municipal corporation may enact all necessary ordinances, rules...
Section 5-31-910. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; definitions. - As used in Sections 5-31-910 to 5-31-940, the following terms...
Section 5-31-920. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; terms and conditions. - Each municipality, subject to compliance with the provisions of Section...
Section 5-31-930. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; ordinance. - No municipality shall enter into a contract under the authorization...
Section 5-31-940. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; powers and authorizations cumulative. - The powers and authorizations herein are in addition to all...
Section 5-31-1110. Interfering with or opening fire hydrants. - It shall be unlawful for any person not connected with...
Section 5-31-1120. Interfering with property or appurtenances. - It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or...
Section 5-31-1130. Injury or obstructions to systems; pollution of water. - It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, obstruct,...
Section 5-31-1140. Unauthorized use of water. - Any person who has a contract, agreement, license or permission,...
Section 5-31-1150. Use of water without contract is a misdemeanor. - Any person who has no contract, agreement, license or permission...
Section 5-31-1160. Tapping water main without permit. - It shall not be lawful for any person to extend...
Section 5-31-1170. Violations. - Any person violating any provision of this article shall be...
Section 5-31-1310. Election to consider sale of light or water plants. - Should the city or town council of any city or...
Section 5-31-1320. Security from proposed purchaser. - Prior to the ordering of such election, such city or...
Section 5-31-1330. Notice of election. - In the event such election be ordered, six weeks' notice...
Section 5-31-1340. Persons entitled to vote; conduct of election. - The city or town council shall conduct the election, appoint...
Section 5-31-1350. Sale if majority favors. - In the event the result of the election is in...
Section 5-31-1360. Operating agreement with purchaser; maximum rates. - In connection with such sale, such city or town council...
Section 5-31-1370. Grant of franchise. - In connection with such sale such city or town council...
Section 5-31-1510. Extension and assessment therefor. - Upon the written request of any property owner requesting the...
Section 5-31-1520. Extension beyond city limits. - Any city or town may extend its system to any...
Section 5-31-1530. Ordinance to provide for payment of costs. - Any incorporated city or town of this State may provide...
Section 5-31-1540. Entry of assessments. - Such assessments shall be entered in a book kept by...
Section 5-31-1550. Entry of assessments when extensions are beyond city limits. - When such water and sewer system is extended to property...
Section 5-31-1560. Lien of assessments. - The assessments so laid shall constitute a lien upon the...
Section 5-31-1570. Effect of default in payment of installment. - Upon default in the payment of any installment or deferred...
Section 5-31-1580. Entry of satisfaction of assessments. - It shall by ordinance be made the duty of the...
Section 5-31-1590. Deposit and use of receipts. - The amounts of money raised by such assessments shall constitute...
Section 5-31-1600. Certificates of indebtedness against assessments. - The city or town council of any such city or...
Section 5-31-1710. Authorization for municipalities having populations between 3,000 and 4,000 to extend water or sewer disposal facilities beyond city limits. - Any municipal corporation in this State having a population of...
Section 5-31-1720. Assessments for costs of extensions. - Any municipality, as provided in Section 5-31-1710, may provide by...
Section 5-31-1730. Assessment book. - Assessments shall be entered in an assessment book, to be...
Section 5-31-1740. Lien of assessments. - The assessments so laid shall constitute a lien upon the...
Section 5-31-1750. Effect of default in payment of installment. - Upon default in the payment of any installment or deferred...
Section 5-31-1760. Entry of satisfaction of assessments. - The municipality shall require the town clerk to make entry...
Section 5-31-1770. Deposit and use of receipts. - The amounts of money raised by such assessments shall constitute...
Section 5-31-1780. Certificates of indebtedness against assessments. - The town council of any municipality as provided in this...
Section 5-31-1910. Authorization for cities and towns to furnish water and electric current beyond corporate limits. - Any city or town in this State owning a water...
Section 5-31-1920. Special provision for cities over 70,000, 1940 census. - The limitation of two years imposed by Section 5-31-1910 shall...
Section 5-31-1930. Special provision for cities of 50,000 to 60,000, 1950 census. - The limitations imposed by Section 5-31-1910 shall not apply to...
Section 5-31-2010. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. - The General Assembly takes note of the fact that incorporated...
Section 5-31-2020. Definitions. - For all purposes of this article: (a) The term "municipality"...
Section 5-31-2030. Powers of municipalities enumerated. - Each council is empowered by ordinance duly adopted: (1) To...
Section 5-31-2040. Lien on real estate for sewer service charges; collection of past-due charges. - If the notice or notices prescribed by paragraph (1) of...
Section 5-31-2310. "Political subdivision" defined. - For the purposes of this article, "political subdivision" means a...
Section 5-31-2320. Authority to expend funds collected by front-foot or per-parcel assessments for sewer improvements. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political subdivision by...
Section 5-31-2330. Application of funds to maintenance, repair and replacement of lines; conditions. - In the event that a political subdivision, pursuant to special...
Section 5-31-2340. Requirements on political subdivision prior to expenditure of funds. - Before the expenditure of funds in accordance with this article,...
Section 5-31-2510. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Licensed health care provider"...
Section 5-31-2520. Termination procedures; contents. - (A) Each municipality furnishing electricity or natural gas to its...
Section 5-31-2530. Third party notification program. - Each municipality furnishing electricity or natural gas to its citizens...
Section 5-31-2540. Disconnection when public safety emergency exists. - Notwithstanding another provision of this article, a municipality furnishing electricity...
Section 5-31-2550. Right of action; duty of care. - This article does not create a new private right of...