HB 442 -- Water Districts

Co-Sponsors:  Hobbs, Townley, Quinn, Munzlinger

Under current law, contiguous public water supply districts or
cities and contiguous districts may agree to have territory
detached from one entity and annexed by the other.  This bill
requires the acquiring city or district to assume a proportion of
any existing contractual liquidated obligations or revenue bonds
for the water system of the detaching city or district, based on
the ratio of assessed valuations of real and personal property
within the annexed territory and within the entire city or
district from which the territory is being detached.  Other
agreements are allowed if the local circuit court finds that the
holders of existing obligations and bonds are protected.

The circuit court is required, when detaching territory from a
water district, to change the boundaries of the water district
and divide the district into the required subdistricts for the
purpose of district elections.

A certified copy of the circuit court judgment showing any
territorial changes and new subdistricts must be filed with the
recorder of deeds in the office of the county clerk in each
county in which the district has territory and in the Office of
the Secretary of State.

Missouri House of Representatives
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