§ 45-61-4 - Powers of councils.
SECTION 45-61-4
§ 45-61-4 Powers of councils. – The city or town council of any city or town in the state, by itself or withother cities and towns, pursuant to chapter 43 of this title, and in accordancewith the purposes of this chapter, are hereby authorized to adopt ordinancescreating stormwater management districts, which will be empowered, pursuant tosuch ordinance, to:
(1) Establish a fee system and raise funds for administrationand operation of the district. The fee system shall be reasonable and equitableso that each contributor of runoff to the system shall pay to the extent towhich runoff is contributed and the state shall be exempted from the feesystem. However, the state department of transportation shall cooperate withthe municipalities in the planning and implementation of wastewater managementordinances, including the providing of funds, if available, to match the feescollected by the municipalities annually;
(2) Prepare long range stormwater management master plans;
(3) Implement a stormwater management district in accordancewith regulations and model ordinances promulgated under this chapter;
(4) Retrofit existing structures to improve water quality oralleviate downstream flooding or erosion;
(5) Properly maintain existing structures within the district;
(6) Borrow for capital improvement projects by issuing bondsor notes of the city or town;
(7) Hire personnel to carry out the functions of thedistricts;
(8) Receive grants, loans or funding from state and federalwater quality programs;
(9) Grant credits to property owners who maintain retentionand detention basins or other filtration structures on their property;
(10) Make grants for implementation of stormwater managementdistrict plans;
(11) Purchase, acquire, sell, transfer, or lease real orpersonal property;
(12) Impose liens;
(13) Levy fines and sanctions for noncompliance;
(14) Provide for an appeals process;
(15) Contract for services in order to carry out the functionof the district.