(a) As used in this section and in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-27,171 and 19-27,172, and amendments thereto, county means Finney county.

(b) As a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the board of county commissioners of a county which has created or has received a petition seeking to create main sewer districts, lateral sewer districts, or joint sewer districts pursuant to the provisions of article 27 of chapter 19 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, may by resolution determine that all or a portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or extending the storm or sewage systems and related disposal works, pumping stations, pumps or other apparatus for handling and disposing of sewage be borne by the county-at-large and paid out of the general revenue fund or by the issuance of general obligation improvement bonds of the county as the board of county commissioners may determine, in the manner provided by law. The proportionate share of the costs of such sewer improvements not borne by the county-at-large shall be assessed against the property within the sewer district in accordance with the provisions of article 27 of chapter 19 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. Where the county shall issue bonds to pay the costs of sewer improvements in accordance with this act, and all or a portion of such costs shall be borne by the county-at-large, such bonds shall be general obligations of the county, shall be issued in accordance with the general bond law, and shall be in addition to and may exceed the limits of bonded indebtedness of such county.

(c) The board of county commissioners shall have the power to establish a schedule of charges for the use of such sewer improvements financed in accordance with this act. Such charges may be based on the use required and shall include consideration of, but not limited to the quantity, quality and rate of sewage or waste water contributed to the system. Except as provided in subsection (d), any such service charge shall become a lien on the property against which the service charge is made from the date such charge becomes due. Funds generated by such service charges shall be used for the purpose of paying all or any portions of the costs of constructing or reconstructing the sewer improvements, for the costs of operation and maintenance thereof, or for the payment of principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued in accordance with this act.

(d) The lien established by subsection (c) shall not apply whenever the use of the sewage disposal system has been contracted for by a tenant and not by the landlord or owner of the property affected.