Section 36-9-22-4 - Taps into sewage works; prerequisites; amounts received under contracts; pay out without appropriation; unauthorized taps; removal and disposal without liability(a) A person may not be granted a permit or be authorized to tap into, use, or deposit sewage into any sewage works contracted for under this chapter, or any extension of them, during the period prescribed in the contract without first: (1) obtaining the approval of the municipal works board; and(2) paying to the municipality:(A) charges made or assessed for the tap, use, or deposit, or for the sewers constructed in connection with the tap, use, or deposit; and(B) the amount required by the contract. All amounts received by the municipality under the contract shall be paid out, without appropriation, under the terms of the contract within sixty (60) days after they are received.
(b) Whenever any tap or connection is made in violation of subsection (a), the works board shall: (1) remove or cause to be removed the unauthorized tap or connection and all connecting tile located in the right-of-way for the sewage works; and(2) dispose of the unauthorized materials that are removed, without any liability on the part of the municipality.Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-2-7-18.
As added by Acts1981 , P.L. 309, SEC.95.