§ 262-634. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended:

(1)

District means the Collier County Water-Sewer District and the geographic boundaries of the district.

(2)

Board or district board means the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, acting as the governing board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District.

(3)

Bonds means revenue bonds and assessment bonds.

(4)

District clerk means the Clerk of the Circuit Court and the ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, who shall be clerk and treasurer of the district.

(5)

System means the water and/or the sewer system of the district.

(6)

Sewer system means and includes any plant, system, facility, or property and additions, extensions, and improvements thereto at any future time constructed or acquired as part thereof, useful or necessary or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the collection, treatment, purification, or disposal of sewage of any nature or originating from any source, including industrial wastes resulting from any processes of industry, manufacture, trade, or business or from the development of any natural resources; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition shall embrace treatment plants, pump stations, lift stations, valves, force mains, intercepting sewers, laterals, pressure lines, mains, and all necessary appurtenances and equipment, all sewer mains and laterals for the reception and collection of sewage from premises connected therewith, and shall include all real and personal property and any interest therein, rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever relating to any such system and necessary or convenient for the operation thereof.

(7)

Water system means and includes any plant, system, facility, or property and additions, extensions, and improvements thereto at any future time constructed or acquired as part thereof, useful or necessary or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the development of sources, treatment, or purification and distribution of water for domestic or industrial use and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes dams, reservoirs, storage tanks, mains, lines, valves, pumping stations, laterals, and pipes for the purpose of carrying water to the premises connected with such system and includes all real and personal property and any interests therein, rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever relating to any such system and necessary or convenient for the operation thereof.

(8)

Cost as applied to the acquisition and construction extensions, additions, or improvements to the system includes the cost of: construction or reconstruction, acquisition, or purchase; all labor, materials, machinery, and equipment; all lands and interest therein, property, rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever; financing charges, and interest prior to and during construction and for not more than two years after completion of the construction or acquisition, extensions, additions, or improvements to the system; the creation of initial reserve or debt service funds, and bond discount; plans and specifications, surveys, and estimates of costs and revenues; engineering, financial, and legal services; and all other expenses necessary or incidental in determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction, reconstruction, or acquisition, administrative expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to financing authorized by this Act, and including reimbursement to Collier County or to any other person, firm, or corporation for any moneys advanced to the district for any expenses incurred by the District or Collier County in connection with any of the foregoing items of cost, or the reestablishment of the district.

(9)

Assessable improvements means that portion or portions of a sewer system or a water system of a local nature and of benefit to the premises or lands served thereby and particularly, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with reference to a sewer system, includes, without being limited to, laterals and mains for the collection and reception of sewage from premises connected therewith, local or auxiliary pumping or lift stations, treatment plants or disposal plants, and other appurtenant facilities and equipment for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage; and, with reference to a water system, includes such mains and laterals and other distribution facilities, pumping stations, and sources of supply as are of benefit to the property served by such water system together with incidental equipment and appurtenances necessary therefore.

(10)

Revenue bonds means bonds or other obligations secured by and payable from the revenues derived from rates, fees, and charges collected by the district from the users or future users of the facilities of the system, and which may be additionally secured by a pledge of the proceeds of special assessments levied against benefited property.

(11)

Assessment bonds means bonds or other obligations secured by and payable from special assessments levied against benefited lands, and which may be additionally secured by a pledge of other moneys received by the district.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 2003-353, § 3)