Kentucky — Chapter 96 — UTILITIES IN CITIES

• § 96.010 — Sale of public utility franchises by cities
• § 96.020 — Deposit to accompany bid -- Bidder to give bond
• § 96.030 — Exclusive franchise not to be granted by consolidated local government or city of the first class
• § 96.040 — City of the first class or consolidated local government may purchase public utility plant
• § 96.045 — Rights of existing facilities
• § 96.050 — Authorized city may regulate construction and operation of utilities
• § 96.060 — City with population of 8,000 to 19,999 may grant rights-of-way to utilities - - Conditions
• § 96.070 — City may grant rights-of-way to utilities -- Conditions
• § 96.080 — Water company may condemn land and material
• § 96.090 — Sale of gas company stock owned by first-class city
• § 96.100 — Amendment to charter of gas company in which first-class city owns stock
• § 96.110 — Cities may subscribe for stock in water companies
• § 96.120 — City may acquire franchise to furnish water and light to another city -- Powers to contract with other city and construct and maintain apparatus
• § 96.150 — Extending water supply or sanitary sewer system outside city limits -- Limitation -- Consideration of installation of fire hydrants on extended lines
• § 96.160 — Power of city to furnish water and light
• § 96.170 — Power of city to furnish utility services
• § 96.171 — Adoption of provisions of KRS 96.172 to 96.188 by city
• § 96.172 — Ordinance of city adopting provisions of KRS 96.171 to 96.188 for operation of combined electric and water plant -- Electric and water plant board -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Corporate powers -- Prohibition of nepotism - - Bond of board members -- Oath -- Term -- Removal
• § 96.173 — Salaries of board members and secretary-treasurer -- All salaries and expenses payable from revenues of plant
• § 96.174 — Quorum of board -- Officers -- Meetings -- Bylaws and rules of procedure
• § 96.175 — Powers of board
• § 96.176 — Board to control plant -- Employees -- Rates and practices -- Engineer -- Contract
• § 96.177 — Charge for service furnished to city
• § 96.178 — Eminent domain
• § 96.179 — Payment of tax equivalent
• § 96.180 — Pension plan for employees -- Repeal of ordinances establishing pension fund -- Liquidation and distribution of assets -- Report -- Coverage provided in County Employees Retirement System after August 1, 1988
• § 96.181 — Deposit and disbursement of funds
• § 96.182 — Application of funds derived from operations -- Use of surplus
• § 96.183 — Termination of operation under KRS 96.171 to 96.188
• § 96.184 — Revenue bonds
• § 96.185 — Books and records -- Audit -- Inspection
• § 96.186 — Not to compete with REA corporation
• § 96.187 — Limitation on action attacking proceedings
• § 96.188 — Effective date of ordinance or resolution under KRS 96.171 to 96.188
• § 96.189 — Acquisition of transportation system by city
• § 96.190 — Power of city to furnish utility services -- Power to regulate rates and service of utilities operating under old franchises
• § 96.195 — City may issue interest-bearing warrants for improvements and extensions to electric power plants or waterworks
• § 96.200 — Use of profits from city-owned public utility
• § 96.230 — City of the first class or consolidated local government to control waterworks
• § 96.240 — Board of waterworks -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Oath
• § 96.250 — Officers of board of waterworks -- Employees
• § 96.260 — Powers of board
• § 96.265 — Extension of service to persons not currently served -- Costs -- Assessments - - Apportionment warrants -- Liens
• § 96.270 — Consolidated local government to receive water without charge -- Property to be exempted from taxation
• § 96.280 — Consolidated local government to prescribe conditions for use of streets by board
• § 96.290 — Debts to be paid by waterworks
• § 96.300 — Ability of board of waterworks to borrow money -- Issuance of bonds -- Limitation of indebtedness
• § 96.310 — Rules for government of board -- Reports
• § 96.320 — Operation of waterworks in cities -- Commissioners of waterworks -- Employees -- Reports
• § 96.350 — City of home rule class may acquire and operate waterworks -- Sewerage system may be joined
• § 96.3501 — Powers of KRS 96.350 to 96.510 possessed by urban-county governments
• § 96.351 — Waterworks or waterworks and sewerage commissions in cities in counties of more than 50,000 other than counties containing a consolidated local government or urban-county government
• § 96.355 — Legislative body of city of the home rule class may provide city with waterworks system -- Police protection for waterworks system located outside city limits
• § 96.360 — Acquisition of existing waterworks -- Notice of agreement -- Petition -- Election
• § 96.370 — Issuance of bonds -- Ordinance to authorize
• § 96.380 — Interest rate and maturity of bonds
• § 96.390 — Bonds negotiable and tax-free -- Method of sale -- Payable solely from revenues
• § 96.400 — Application of proceeds of bonds -- Lien
• § 96.410 — Rights of bondholders to enforce lien
• § 96.420 — Receiver
• § 96.430 — Maintenance, operation and depreciation funds -- Rates
• § 96.440 — Transfer of surplus to depreciation fund
• § 96.450 — Expenditure and investment of depreciation fund
• § 96.460 — City to pay for water used by it
• § 96.470 — Refunding bonds
• § 96.480 — Additional bonds
• § 96.490 — Bonds for extensions and improvements
• § 96.500 — Administration of income and revenues
• § 96.510 — Payment of encumbrance existing at time of acquisition of waterworks
• § 96.520 — City of the home rule class or urban-county government may acquire and operate electric light, heat, and power plants -- Regulation of provision of telecommunications services or municipal telephone service -- Interconnection agreements with utilities or utility affiliates -- Bonds
• § 96.530 — Operation of electric light, heat, and power plants -- Utility commission
• § 96.531 — Regulation of telecommunications services provided by municipal utility
• § 96.533 — Director of utility board or commission
• § 96.534 — Rate increase for municipally owned electric utilities -- Rates to be uniform
• § 96.535 — Water plant or electric light, heat and power plant of city with population of 8,000 or more -- Maintenance, operation and depreciation funds for -- Payment of surplus to general fund of city -- Fair return on property
• § 96.536 — City owned light, water, or gas plant may pay tax equivalent to school district
• § 96.537 — City operated natural gas distribution system -- Bonds -- Negotiated sale
• § 96.5375 — Rights of city owning or operating natural gas system to sell natural gas within and without city boundaries -- Municipal interlocal gas utility -- Limitations -- Prohibitions -- Definitions
• § 96.538 — Right of existing utility in annexed area
• § 96.539 — Development of rules to govern extension of water and sewer service by city
• § 96.5395 — Public hearing required for city-owned or city-controlled electric generating facility considering acquiring property for wind-based electric generating facility
• § 96.540 — Restrictions on conveyance or encumbrance of waterworks or lighting system by a city of the home rule class
• § 96.5405 — Sale, lease, or transfer of utility system in emergency by city with population of less than 1,000 -- Procedure
• § 96.5407 — Home heating assistance fund
• § 96.541 — Definitions for KRS 96.542 to 96.546
• § 96.542 — Power of city of any class to acquire and operate artificial gas system -- Acquisition of existing system
• § 96.543 — Ordinance for acquisition of system and issuance of bonds -- Election -- Plans and specifications -- Acquisition of lands and easements
• § 96.544 — Issuance of bonds -- Use of proceeds of bonds -- Disposition of surplus revenue -- Bond procedure
• § 96.545 — Operation and management of system -- Artificial gas commission
• § 96.546 — Alternate method
• § 96.547 — Condemnation and eminent domain
• § 96.550 — Definitions for KRS 96.550 to 96.900
• § 96.560 — Scope of KRS 96.550 to 96.900 -- Legislative purpose and intent
• § 96.570 — Powers of boards for municipal electric plants
• § 96.580 — Proceedings to agree upon sale price of existing plant required before condemnation or construction of competing plant
• § 96.590 — Power of condemnation
• § 96.600 — Procedure for condemnation -- Report of commissions -- Jury award -- Procedure when condemnor not a utility
• § 96.640 — Election by voters on question of constructing, purchasing, or condemning electric plant, or issuing bonds therefor
• § 96.650 — Power to issue revenue bonds
• § 96.660 — Validity of revenue bonds
• § 96.670 — Limitation of actions to challenge validity of ordinance, resolution or election
• § 96.680 — Revenue bonds not debts of municipality
• § 96.690 — Form and terms of bonds -- Sale -- Bonds for improvement -- Refunding or additional bonds -- Negotiability -- Interest rate
• § 96.700 — Power of board to make provisions to secure payment of bonds
• § 96.710 — Remedies of holders of bonds
• § 96.720 — Receiver
• § 96.730 — Payment of preliminary expenses
• § 96.740 — Election to operate under KRS 96.550 to 96.900 -- Creation of board of public utilities -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Incompatibility with other offices -- Bond -- Oath -- Not to hire relatives
• § 96.750 — Compensation of board members and others
• § 96.760 — Term of board members -- Vacancies -- Removals
• § 96.770 — Quorum of board -- Officers -- Meetings
• § 96.780 — Board to control plant -- Superintendent -- Public filing of rates and regulations -- Employees -- Contracts -- Records
• § 96.790 — Separate account for funds of electric plant
• § 96.800 — Use of proceeds from sale of bonds
• § 96.810 — Use of revenues -- Reduction of rates -- Equity of municipality
• § 96.820 — Payment of sums equivalent to taxes based on book value
• § 96.830 — Charge for electric service furnished municipality
• § 96.840 — Records and reports of board -- Audits
• § 96.850 — Power of municipality to issue general obligation bonds
• § 96.860 — Disposal of plant
• § 96.870 — Effective date of resolutions and ordinances
• § 96.880 — Plant not subject to authority of Public Service Commission except as to extension of service -- Bonds do not require approval
• § 96.890 — Competition with rural electric cooperative or other municipal plant forbidden -- Cooperative agreements
• § 96.900 — Estoppel to question validity of KRS 96.550 to 96.890
• § 96.901 — Authorization for municipal utility operating under KRS 96.550 to 96.900 to participate in group purchasing program
• § 96.905 — Regional Development Agency Assistance Program -- Grants for economic development and job creation activities -- Annual reports -- Certification of proper use of funds
• § 96.910 — Declaration of policy of KRS 96.910 to 96.927
• § 96.911 — Definitions for KRS 96.910 to 96.927
• § 96.912 — Authority to classify users
• § 96.913 — Standards for classifying users
• § 96.915 — Authority to apply different charges
• § 96.916 — Standards for establishing charges
• § 96.918 — Procedure for establishment of classification -- First ordinance
• § 96.919 — Publication of first ordinance
• § 96.920 — Areas proposed to be annexed
• § 96.922 — Public hearing
• § 96.923 — Hearing rights and procedures
• § 96.924 — Final determination -- Second ordinance
• § 96.926 — User's appeal to Circuit Court
• § 96.927 — Construction of KRS 96.910 to 96.927
• § 96.930 — Declaration of policy of KRS 96.930 to 96.943
• § 96.931 — Definitions for KRS 96.930 to 96.943
• § 96.932 — Enforcement of sewer charge collections by discontinuing water service
• § 96.934 — Coordination of sewer body with water supplier
• § 96.936 — Rights of water supplier
• § 96.938 — Adjustments of sewer charges
• § 96.940 — Contract for joint collection of charges
• § 96.942 — Nonliability for discontinuing service
• § 96.943 — Liability for failure to discontinue service