For correction of existing conditions. Where the County Commissioners
shall determine that a petition for establishment of a system is to
serve existing and occupied dwellings and other existing structures
for the purpose of correcting existing conditions which are hazardous
to the public health or the environment, the Commissioners may provide
for the necessary plats, drawings, maps, plans, studies and construction
information which may be necessary to properly evaluate the petition.
In such case, any expenses incurred by the County Commissioners shall
be repaid from revenues of the system should it be established or
be repaid by the petitioners should it not be established. In order
to fund repayment, the County Commissioners may establish a special
taxing district by resolution. Nothing herein shall preclude the County
Commissioners from making other expenditures for studies or the like
necessary to protect the environment. The County Commissioners may,
at their discretion, initiate a petition or process for a system.