KRS 76.600: Authority to provide for, construct and finance wastewater collection

projects.

Existing metropolitan sewer districts created pursuant to the provisions of KRS 76.010 to

76.210 may provide for, construct, and finance wastewater collection projects acco rding

to the financing plan set forth in KRS Chapters 76 and 107. This authority is in addition

to any authority otherwise conferred upon any metropolitan sewer district. If any

metropolitan sewer district has undertaken any proceedings under any other l aw to

construct a project, it may abandon such proceedings and proceed under the provisions of

KRS Chapters 76 and 107. It is the purpose of KRS Chapters 76 and 107 to extend

permissive authority to metropolitan sewer districts to finance wastewater colle ction

projects according to the assessed value basis, whereby benefited properties shall be

assessed the cost of such projects according to benefits conferred upon such properties.