KRS 74.120: Incorporated city may be included in district -- Consent -- Contract with

city.

(1) All or any part of an incorporated city may be included in the boundaries of any

existing water district or water district being newly organized, provided the

governing body of such city by resolution or ordinance gives, or has given, its

consent. Said consent may be limited to water, gas or sewage service, and the

authority of the water district to serve the area of the incorporated city shall be

limited by the exclus ion of any type of service from the consent given. Any city

which has been included in the boundaries of a water district for ten (10) or more

years shall be deemed to have given its consent to the service, whether water, gas,

or sewage, which has been pro vided for such period. The acquisition by a water

district of an existing franchise for a water, gas, or sewage distribution system

within such a city, whether by purchase, assignment or otherwise, shall be deemed

to constitute the consent of the city whic h granted the franchise in the first instance,

but only for the purpose of operating the type of distribution system for which the

franchise was granted.

(2) The commission may contract with any city which is not included within the

boundaries of the district for the purpose of furnishing water, gas or sewage services

to the residents of such city and may contract with any city for the purpose of

obtaining water, gas or sewage services for the use of the district.

(3) When the commission shall contract with any city in the manner prescribed in this

section, such city shall be deemed a part of the district during the life of the

contract, but only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the contract.

Nothing herein shall impair the ownership by the contracting city of its own system,

or empower the district to take any action not authorized by the contract.