KRS 67A.873: Alternative or additional authority.

Urban-county governments created pursuant to this chapter are authorized to provide for,

construct and finance wastewater collection projects according to the financing plan set

forth in KRS 67A.871 to 67A.894. The authority hereby conferred upon urban -county

governments is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to be in derogation or substitution

of any authority otherwise conferred upon any urban -county government, but is

alternative and in addition thereto. If any urban -county government has undertak en any

proceedings under any other law to acquire a project, it may abandon such proceedings

and proceed under the provisions of KRS 67A.871 to 67A.894. It is the purpose of KRS

67A.871 to 67A.894 to extend permissive authority to urban -county government to

finance wastewater collection projects according to the assessed value basis, whereby

benefited properties shall be assessed the cost of such projects according to benefits

conferred upon the properties.