{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-74.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 74.120","heading":"Incorporated city may be included in district -- Consent -- Contract with","body":"city.\n(1) All or any part of an incorporated city may be included in the boundaries of any\nexisting water district or water district being newly organized, provided the\ngoverning body of such city by resolution or ordinance gives, or has given, its\nconsent. Said consent may be limited to water, gas or sewage service, and the\nauthority of the water district to serve the area of the incorporated city shall be\nlimited by the exclus ion of any type of service from the consent given. Any city\nwhich has been included in the boundaries of a water district for ten (10) or more\nyears shall be deemed to have given its consent to the service, whether water, gas,\nor sewage, which has been pro vided for such period. The acquisition by a water\ndistrict of an existing franchise for a water, gas, or sewage distribution system\nwithin such a city, whether by purchase, assignment or otherwise, shall be deemed\nto constitute the consent of the city whic h granted the franchise in the first instance,\nbut only for the purpose of operating the type of distribution system for which the\nfranchise was granted.\n(2) The commission may contract with any city which is not included within the\nboundaries of the district for the purpose of furnishing water, gas or sewage services\nto the residents of such city and may contract with any city for the purpose of\nobtaining water, gas or sewage services for the use of the district.\n(3) When the commission shall contract with  any city in the manner prescribed in this\nsection, such city shall be deemed a part of the district during the life of the\ncontract, but only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the contract.\nNothing herein shall impair the ownership by the contracting city of its own system,\nor empower the district to take any action not authorized by the contract.","path":["KRS Chapter 74"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43630","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:34Z","sha256":"44235bcb5576c0a5203c1f77982f98d0aa3edce10caaeb06d3bab8c3be2d4ac3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-74.115","next":"us-ky/krs-74.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}