108.010 Authority to create districts. - Kentucky Statutes

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108.010 Authority to create districts. To serve the public interest and provide a means of meeting problems of local
government in urban areas, there may be established and operated under the provisions of
this chapter an urban services district. Such a district shall be a public body corporate and
political subdivision, with power to adopt and use a corporate seal, sue and be sued,
contract and be contracted with, and in other ways to function as a municipal corporation
or a natural person within the purview of this chapter. In addition to the general grants of
power of this chapter, such a district shall have the specific authority provided for in KRS
Chapters 58, 66, 79 and 107. The district shall have the power of eminent domain and
shall follow the procedures outlined in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 61. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 1, effective June 16, 1960.