[Adopted 2-9-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
The purpose of this article is to establish and impose sewer rents for
all users of the sewer system of Somers Sewer District No. 1 pursuant to the
authority of Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law.
This article may be cited as the "Somers Sewer Rent Law."
As used in this article, the "sewer system" for which the sewer rents
are established shall mean and include all pipes and other appurtenances,
including pumping stations and disposal works used in whole or in part in
connection with the collection, or disposal of sewage, industrial waste and
other wastes, and which are owned, operated or maintained by Somers Sewer
District No. 1.
All revenues derived from sewer rents shall be credited to a special
fund, to be known as the "Sewer Rent Fund" and shall be used for the purposes
and in the manner provided under Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law.
If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of any other provision
of this article or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances.