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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 74.070 (2026)

Duties and powers of commission -- Corporate powers of water district

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exercised by or under authority of commission.

(1) The commission shall be a body corporate for all purposes, and may make contracts for the water district with municipalities and other persons.

(2) All corporate powers of the water district shall be exercised by, or under the authority of, its commission. The business and affairs of the water district shall be managed under the direction and oversight of its commission.

(3) The commission may prosecute and defend suits, hire the chief executive officer and do all acts necessary to carry on the work of the water district.

(4) The commission may adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(5) The commission shall comply with the provisions of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090. Effective: March 21, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 26, effective March 21, 2013. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2008. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 938g-4, 938g-5.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1952–2020 · leading case: Louisville Extension Water Dist. v. Diehl Pump & Supply Co., 246 S.W.2d 585 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).
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Louisville Extension Water Dist. v. Diehl Pump & Supply Co., 246 S.W.2d 585 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). “KRS 74.070 provides: “ * * * The commission shall be a body corporate for all purposes, * * Such a district, therefore, is a political subdivision and in the execution of contracts with third parties must observe the same formalities required of counties and municipalities.”
Valla v. Preston Street Road Water Dist. 1 of Jefferson Cnty., 395 S.W.2d 772 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2× “KRS 74.070 empowers its governing body to “make contracts for the water district with municipalities for a water supply * * * and do all acts necessary to earry on the work.”
Ledbetter Water Dist. v. Crittenden-Livingston Water Dist. (Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “Justice VanMeter's dissent notes that pursuant to KRS 74.070(1) a water district is authorized to "make contracts for the water district with municipalities and other persons.”
Ledbetter Water Dist. v. Crittenden-Livingston Water Dist. (Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “" He concludes this is just a contract between the two public entities while a franchise is implemented where a water district contracts with a private entity to create infrastructure, deliver water to citizens and then direct bills those citizens.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 74.070(1) — 2 cases
Ledbetter Water Dist. v. Crittenden-Livingston Water Dist. (Ky. 2020). “Justice VanMeter's dissent notes that pursuant to KRS 74.070(1) a water district is authorized to "make contracts for the water district with municipalities and other persons.”
Ledbetter Water Dist. v. Crittenden-Livingston Water Dist. (Ky. 2020). “" He concludes this is just a contract between the two public entities while a franchise is implemented where a water district contracts with a private entity to create infrastructure, deliver water to citizens and then direct bills those citizens.”
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