PROJ00061

• Contract/PO #: C153366
• Contractor Name: Ridges Metropolitan District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 72
• County: Mesa
• Bill Number: SB 81-439
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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32-3-115. Specific Powers

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(1) In addition to the general powers set forth in Section 32-3-114,
the board of a sanitation district for and on behalf of the district
has the power: To compel the owners of premises, whenever necessary
for the protection of public health, to connect their premises, in
accordance with the state plumbing code, to the sewer lines of the
district within twenty days after written notice sent by registered
mail, if such sewer line is within four hundred feet of the premises.
If such connection is not begun within twenty days, the board may
thereafter connect the premises to the sewer system of the district
and have a first and prior lien on the premises to be enforced as if
it were a mechanic's lien for the cost of making the connection.

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(2) In addition to the general powers set forth in Section 32-3-114,
the board of a water district for and on behalf of the district has
the power: To compel the owners of premises, whenever necessary for
the protection of public health, to connect their premises in accord-
ance with the state plumbing code to the water lines of the district
within twenty days after wrltten notice sent by registered mail, if
said lines are within four hundred feet of the premises. If the con-
nection is not begun within the twenty-day period, the board may there-
after connect the premises to the water system of the district and have
a first and prior lien on the premises to be enforced as if it were a
mechanic's lien for the cost of making the connection.

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(3) In addition to the powers set forth in Section 32-3-114, the
board of the fire protection district for and on behalf of the dis-
trict has the power: To compel the owners of premises, whenever nec-
essary for the protection of public safety, to install fire escapes,
fire installations, fireproofing, and safety devices.

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(4) In addition to all the powers generally and specifically granted
to the board of a district, it has the right to accept, on behalf of
the district, real or personal property for the use of the district
and to accept gifts and conveyances made to the district upon such
terms or conditions as the board may approve.

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(5) A district created for water or sanitation purposes, upon the
filing of a resolution of the board with the district court having
jurisdiction, may become a metropolitan district possessing all the
rights, powers, and authority of such a district if petitions for the
creation of a metropolitan district, partially or wholly within the
water or sanitation district, are not then pending or if a metropoli-
tan district does not already exist wholly or partly within the
boundaries of the sanitation or water district.

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(6) Where
it has all
district.

a metropolitan district is originally organized as such,
of the powers of a water, sanitation, and fire protection
A water or sanitation district may exercise all the powers

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