19-3547. Joint exercise of powers by certain public agencies; agreements among agencies, contents; submission to attorney general; filing of agreement. (a) Any powers, privileges or authority of a public agency of this state relating to public water supplies may be exercised jointly with any other public agency. Any agency of the state government when acting jointly with any public or private agency may exercise all of the powers, privileges and authority conferred by this act upon a public agency.

(b) Any public agency may enter into agreements with one or more other public agencies for the purpose of organizing a public wholesale water supply district. Appropriate action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise pursuant to law of the governing bodies of the participating public agencies shall be necessary before any such agreement may enter into force.

(c) Any such agreement shall specify the following:

(1) The duration;

(2) the precise organization, composition and nature of the district created thereby together with the powers delegated thereto;

(3) the purpose or purposes;

(4) the manner of financing the district and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;

(5) the permissible methods for partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination;

(6) the manner of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property of the district;

(7) any other necessary and proper matters.

(d) Any such agreement may be amended to include additional public agencies by consent of 2/3 of the signatories to the agreement, if no terms of agreement are changed, otherwise a new agreement with the new public agency shall be drawn.

(e) Prior to taking effect, every agreement made hereunder shall be submitted to the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The attorney general shall approve any agreement submitted hereunder unless the attorney general finds that it does not meet the conditions set forth herein and shall detail in writing addressed to the governing bodies of the public agencies concerned the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted hereunder within 90 days of its submission shall constitute approval thereof.

(f) Prior to taking effect, an agreement made hereunder shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county or counties wherein the district is to be located and such agreement also shall be filed with the secretary of state, accompanied by a certificate from the register of deeds of each county where filed, stating that such agreement has been filed in such county.

History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 103, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 17, § 2; July 1.