249.423. Collector may add fees for repair of sewer lines to tax bills of property owners--powers and duties. - Missouri Statutes

Collector may add fees for repair of sewer lines to tax bills ofproperty owners--powers and duties.

249.423. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to thecontrary, the collector in any city, town, village or county that adopts anordinance pursuant to section 249.422, who now or hereafter collects anyfee to provide for, ensure or guarantee the repair of lateral sewer linesconnected to public sewer lines, may add such fee to the general tax levybills of property owners within the city, town, village or unincorporatedarea of the county. All revenues received on such combined bill which arefor the purpose of providing for, ensuring or guaranteeing the repair oflateral sewer lines, shall be separated from all other revenues socollected and credited to the appropriate fund or account of the city,town, village or county.

2. The collector of the city, town, village or county may collectsuch fee in the same manner and to the same extent as the collector now orhereafter may collect delinquent real estate taxes and tax bills.

(L. 1995 H.B. 88 § 22 merged with H.B. 484 § 2 merged with S.B. 228 § 2)