{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67a.877","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67A.877","heading":"Benefited properties -- Later-connecting properties.","body":"(1) The properties to be benefited by construction of a wastewater collection project\nshall consist of all real properties which are thereby afforded a means of draining\nwastewater from such properties, whether such real properties consist of\nunimproved land o r contain improvements. Benefited properties shall include all\nreal properties which are directly contiguous and abutting to any proposed sewer,\nlateral, main, outfall line, transmission line, interceptor, sewer easement to contain a\nproject facility, or o ther project facility into which sanitary discharge and drainage\nof wastewater may be accomplished, whether the project sewer facility be\nconstructed by application of the proceeds of the bonds or from funds otherwise\nmade available by the government. Prov ided, however, the urban-county council of\nthe government undertaking a project may adopt reasonable rules and regulations in\nrespect of benefited property, and may exclude real properties which the urban -\ncounty council deems appropriate for exclusion beca use of location, size or other\nspecial circumstances.\n(2) The urban-county council of the government may determine, either in the ordinance\nof initiation or in subsequent proceedings, the necessity and desirability in the\ninterests of the public health, sa fety and general welfare, that properties other than\nthe benefited properties be permitted to connect to a wastewater collection project\nin the future, and may make equitable provisions which may be adjustable from\nyear to year as bonds are retired, whereb y the owners of such later -connecting\nproperties may, by paying charges for the privilege of connecting and by assuming\nassessment obligations, be placed as nearly as practicable on a basis of financial\nequity with the owners of property initially provided to be benefited and assessed.\n(3) Benefited property owned by any city, county, or urban -county government (or\nowned by the United States of America or any of its agencies, if such property is\nsubject to assessment by Act of Congress), shall be assessed a nnually the same as\nprivate property, and the amount of the annual assessment shall be paid by the city,\ncounty, urban-county government or United States government, as the case may be.\n(4) Benefited property owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, except p roperty the\ntitle to which is vested in the Commonwealth for the benefit of a district board of\neducation pursuant to KRS 162.010, shall be assessed as follows: Before assessing\nthe Commonwealth, the urban -county council shall serve written notice on the\nsecretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet of the Commonwealth, setting\nforth specific details, including the estimated aggregate total amount of any\nimprovement benefit assessment proposed to be levied against any property of the\nCommonwealth relative to the project. Said written notice shall be served prior to\nthe next even-numbered-year regular session of the General Assembly of Kentucky\nso that the amount of any specific improvement assessment may be included in the\nbiennial executive branch bud get recommendation to be submitted to the General\nAssembly. Payment of any assessment shall be made only from funds specifically\nappropriated for that assessment. If an amount sufficient to pay the total amount of\nan assessment has been appropriated, then the total amount shall be paid, as and\nwhen due. If an amount sufficient only to pay annual assessment has been\nappropriated, then only the amount of the annual assessment shall be paid. The\namount of the assessment shall be certified by the commissioner o f finance of the\nurban-county government to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, which shall\nthereupon draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer payable to the government and\nthe State Treasurer shall pay the same.\n(5) In the case of property the title to  which is vested in the Commonwealth for the\nbenefit of a district board of education, the amount of the annual assessment shall\nbe paid by the city, county, urban -county government or other local governmental\nagency or authority which represents the taxin g authority of such board of\neducation.\n(6) No benefited property shall be exempt from assessment, except as herein provided.","path":["KRS Chapter 67A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23960","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:28Z","sha256":"a0d3ae6cf43ea5a241afc4916802250b057befa9f92378acd13f80d71826440e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67a.876","next":"us-ky/krs-67a.878"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}