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AL Code § 11-50-341 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-341 - Creation.

Section 11-50-341Creation. (a) The council of any city may, by ordinance, create a board of water and sewer commissioners for such city. Such ordinance shall set forth: (1) The determination by the council to create such board under the provisions of this article. (2) The name of such board, which shall be "Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of _____" (inserting the name of the city) and the temporary address of its principal office. (3) The names of the persons appointed by the council as members of such board and the expiration of their respective terms of office. (4) The determination by the council whether the water system of the city or the sewer system of the city or both such systems shall be transferred to the board and the consideration to be received for such transfer. (b) A copy of such ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in such city, accompanied by a notice signed by the city clerk stating the time and place at which the council will hold a public hearing on the final adoption of such ordinance, such time to be fixed by the council and to be not earlier than 10 days after the publication of such ordinance. After such hearing, which may be adjourned from time to time by the council, the council may finally adopt such ordinance with such amendments, if any, as it may deem advisable. (c) Upon the final adoption of such ordinance by the council, a copy thereof, certified by the city clerk, and an affidavit showing the publication of such ordinance and accompanying notice as required in subsection (b) of this section shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county or counties where such city is located, who shall issue a certificate reciting that such board has been created and established under the provisions of this article, and thereupon such board shall be conclusively deemed to be lawfully and properly created and established and authorized to execute its powers under this article. The judge of probate shall file a notice of the organization of such board with the Secretary of State. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §2.)
AL Code § 11-50-344 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-344 - Transfer of Existing Water or Sewer Systems to Board; Powers of Board as to Conveyance, etc., of Title to Systems.

Section 11-50-344Transfer of existing water or sewer systems to board; powers of board as to conveyance, etc., of title to systems. The council of any city which shall have theretofore created a board of water and sewer commissioners and the waterworks board of any such city which shall have theretofore been formed under the provisions of Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241 are each hereby authorized and empowered, without the necessity of authorization of an election by the qualified voters of said city, to transfer and convey to such board of water and sewer commissioners all or any part of any water system or sewer system or both such systems then owned and operated by such city or by such waterworks board for such considerations and upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon; provided, however, that any such transfer or conveyance shall be subject to all bonds, mortgages, and other obligations, including revenue bonds, then outstanding which shall have theretofore been issued by such city or by such waterworks board and to all obligations under contracts which shall have theretofore been entered into by such city or such waterworks board in connection with the water system or sewer system or part thereof so transferred and conveyed, and such board of water and sewer commissioners as successors in interest of the city or of such waterworks board in and to the properties so transferred and conveyed shall assume the payment of all such bonds and obligations and the performance of the terms of all such contracts, and the employees of such city or of such waterworks board whose work is directly related to the properties so transferred and conveyed shall, insofar as practicable, continue to perform the same duties as theretofore without reduction in compensation and without impairment of the civil service, seniority, or retirement rights of such employees. The instrument effectuating any such transfer and conveyance may impose any conditions deemed advisable in connection with the management, operation, maintenance, and repair of the properties so transferred and conveyed. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as permitting such board of water and sewer commissioners to transfer title to such properties or to encumber the same in such manner that title may become vested in private ownership. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §6.)
AL Code § 11-50-347 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-347 - Provisions in Resolutions for Issuance of Revenue Bonds or Trust Agreements Securing Same as Payment of Rates, Fees, or Charges for Services.

Section 11-50-347Provisions in resolutions for issuance of revenue bonds or trust agreements securing same as payment of rates, fees, or charges for services. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this article or trust agreement securing such bonds may include any or all of the following provisions and may require the board to adopt such resolutions or to take such other lawful action as shall be necessary to effectuate such provisions, and the board is hereby authorized to adopt such resolutions and to take such other action: (1) That the board may require the owner, tenant, or occupant of each lot or parcel of land who is obligated to pay rates, fees, or charges for the use of or for the services furnished by any water system or sewer system acquired or constructed by the board under the provisions of this article to make a reasonable deposit with the board in advance to insure the payment of such rates, fees, or charges and to be subject to the application to the payment thereof if and when delinquent. (2) That if the rates, fees, or charges for the use of or for the services furnished by any water system or sewer system acquired or constructed by the board under the provisions of this article shall not be paid within 30 days after the same shall become due and payable, the board may at the expiration of such 30-day period disconnect the premises from the water system or otherwise suspend services, and the board may proceed to recover the amount of any such delinquency with interest in a civil action. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §11.)
AL Code § 11-50-348 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-348 - Liability Upon Revenue Bonds, etc.; Payment of Bonds and Expenses.

Section 11-50-348Liability upon revenue bonds, etc.; payment of bonds and expenses. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the city or a pledge of the faith and credit of the city, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided therefor from revenues. All such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the city nor the board shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from revenues of the water system or sewer system in connection with which they are issued and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the city is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this article shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this article, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the board under this article beyond the extent to which moneys shall have provided under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §5.)
AL Code § 11-50-349 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-349 - Remedies of Bondholders and Trustees.

Section 11-50-349Remedies of bondholders and trustees. Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by this section may be restricted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or such trust agreement, may, either by civil action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this section or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this article or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the board or by any officer thereof including the fixing, charging, and collecting of rates, fees, and charges for the use of or for the services and facilities furnished by the water system or sewer system. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §13.)
AL Code § 11-50-350 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-350 - Revenue Refunding Bonds.

Section 11-50-350Revenue refunding bonds. (a) The board is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the board for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been assumed by the board or shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds and, if deemed advisable by the board, for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions, or enlargements of the water system or sewer system in connection with which the bonds to be refunded shall have been issued. (b) The board is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of its revenue bonds for the combined purpose of: (1) Refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been assumed by the board or shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds, and (2) Paying all or any part of the cost of acquiring or constructing any additional water system or sewer system or part thereof or any improvements, extensions, or enlargements of any water system or sewer system. (c) The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the board in respect of the same shall be governed by the provisions of this article insofar as the same may be applicable. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §15.)
AL Code § 11-50-352 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-352 - Adoption, etc., of Rules and Regulations as to Connection of Buildings to Sewers.

Section 11-50-352Adoption, etc., of rules and regulations as to connection of buildings to sewers. In case the board shall finance the construction of a sewage disposal system under the provisions of this article, the owner, tenant, or occupant of each lot or parcel of land within the city which abuts upon a street or other public way containing a sewer which is connected with such sewage disposal system and upon which lot or parcel a building shall have been constructed for residential, commercial, or industrial use shall, if so required by the rules and regulations of the board or by the council, connect such building with such sewer and shall cease to use any other method for the disposal of sewage, sewage waste, or other polluting matter. All such connections shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations which shall be adopted from time to time by the board, which rules and regulations may provide for a charge for making any such connection in such reasonable amount as the board may fix and establish. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §10.)
AL Code § 11-50-353 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-353 - Moneys Received Under Article Deemed Trust Funds; Provisions in Trust Agreements or Resolutions for Issuance of Bonds as to Trustees.

Section 11-50-353Moneys received under article deemed trust funds; provisions in trust agreements or resolutions for issuance of bonds as to trustees. All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this article, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this article. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds shall provide that any officer with whom or any bank, trust company, or other fiscal agent with which such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this article and such resolution or trust agreement may provide. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §12.)
AL Code § 11-50-354 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-354 - Exemption From Taxation of Systems, Revenue Bonds, Etc.

Section 11-50-354Exemption from taxation of systems, revenue bonds, etc. As proper water and sewer facilities are essential for the health of the inhabitants of the city, and as the exercise of the powers conferred by this article to effect these purposes constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, and as these water systems and sewer systems constitute public property and are used for public purposes, the board shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any system or any part thereof, whether located within or without the corporate limits of the city. Each water system shall also be exempt from all sales and use taxes and gross receipts taxes levied by the state and any political subdivision thereof with respect to the purchase, sale, use, or consumption of property provided, nothing contained herein shall be construed to exempt each corporation from collecting and remitting the utility gross receipts tax levied in Section 40-21-80. Any revenue bonds issued under this article and their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §14; Acts 1995, No. 95-688, p. 1498, §3.)
AL Code § 11-50-355 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-355 - Annual Reports and Audits; Conflicts of Interest of Members, Agents, or Employees of Board; Vesting of Title to Systems in City and Dissolution of Board Upon Payment, etc., of Bonds, etc., in Full.

Section 11-50-355Annual reports and audits; conflicts of interest of members, agents, or employees of board; vesting of title to systems in city and dissolution of board upon payment, etc., of bonds, etc., in full. (a) Within 60 days after the expiration of each fiscal year the board shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the city. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operation during such fiscal year. The board shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by a certified public accountant or an auditor who is regularly employed by the State Examiner of Public Accounts, and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of operation. (b) Any member, agent, or employee of the board who contracts with the board or is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the board or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) When all of the bonds and other obligations assumed by the board and all the revenue bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid or provisions for such payment shall have been made, then all properties, whether tangible or intangible, then owned and operated by the board shall become the property of the city, and all rights of the board in and to the same shall thereupon immediately vest in the city, and the board shall be automatically dissolved. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §16.)
AL Code § 11-50-356 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-356 - Provisions of Article Cumulative; Issuance of Revenue Bonds and Revenue Refunding Bonds.

Section 11-50-356Provisions of article cumulative; issuance of revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds. The provisions of this article shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing; provided, however, that the issuance of revenue bonds or revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of this article need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §17.)
AL Code § 11-50-357 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-357 - Article to Be Liberally Construed.

Section 11-50-357Article to be liberally construed. This article, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §18.)
AL Code § 11-50-358 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 10 - Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners.|Section 11-50-358 - Conflicting Laws.

Section 11-50-358Conflicting laws. All other general or special laws or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1951, No. 775, p. 1359, §20.)
AL Code § 11-50-370 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 11 - Operation of Sanitary Sewer Systems by Public Water Corporations.|Section 11-50-370 - Definitions.

Section 11-50-370Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any of the following: A municipality incorporated under the laws of this state; a board organized under Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-238, 11-50-240 and 11-50-241, inclusive, as amended; a board organized under Sections 11-50-310 through 11-50-324, as amended; and a board organized under Sections 11-50-340 through 11-50-358, as amended. (2) PUBLIC WATER CORPORATION. Any public corporation which owns and operates a water distribution system or which has the corporate power and proposes to own and operate a water distribution system. (3) SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. Any or all of the following: Sanitary sewer mains, sanitary sewer laterals, a sewage disposal plant or plants, and a sewage treatment plant or plants and appurtenances related to any thereof. (4) PUBLIC SEWER CORPORATION. Any public corporation which owns and operates a sanitary sewer system or which has the corporate power and proposes to own and operate a sanitary sewer system. (Acts 1953, No. 663, p. 920, §1.)
AL Code § 11-50-371 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 11 - Operation of Sanitary Sewer Systems by Public Water Corporations.|Section 11-50-371 - Contracts Between Public Water Corporations and Public Sewer Corporations for Operation and Management of Sanitary Sewer Systems.

Section 11-50-371Contracts between public water corporations and public sewer corporations for operation and management of sanitary sewer systems. (a) Any public water corporation and any public sewer corporation are hereby authorized to enter into a contract with each other whereunder such public water corporation shall act as agent for such public sewer corporation for the operation and management of any sanitary sewer system of the public sewer corporation which serves or which it is proposed will serve all or any part of the same territory served or to be served by a water distribution system operated or to be operated by such public water corporation. (b) Any such contract may contain such provisions and terms as may be mutually agreed on by the parties thereto respecting the operation and management of the sanitary sewer system covered thereby, including provisions respecting the furnishing of water by such public water corporation for such sanitary sewer system, provisions respecting the collection and remittance by such public water corporation of sewer service charges collected by it for services rendered by or from such sanitary sewer system after deduction of the charges of such public water corporation for its services as such agent and for any water furnished by it for such sanitary sewer system and also provisions for the discontinuance of the furnishing of water by such public water corporation to any of its water customers if such customer fails to pay, within a reasonable time as shall be designated by such public water corporation, any service charge established by such public sewer corporation for service rendered to such customer by or from such sanitary sewer system. As an aid to the efficient operation by such public water corporation of the sanitary sewer system covered by any such contract, such public water corporation is authorized to establish regulations providing for such discontinuance of water service and to put such regulations into effect. (Acts 1953, No. 663, p. 920, §2.)