Municipality: means any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town or city, or special district of this state empowered to provide water services, or any combination of two (2) or more of the foregoing acting jointly, in connection with an eligible project. See Tennessee Code 68-221-502
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The municipality shall establish a water service fee and/or such ad valorem taxes as necessary to provide funds sufficient to pay the monthly payments established, plus the costs of operation and maintenance of the water works, including depreciation according to generally accepted accounting principles, and any other debt service expense of the system.(c) It is the intent that the water service fee be the primary source of payment of such costs and payments.(d) The water service fee shall be adjusted periodically by the municipality so that such fees will be sufficient to pay such monthly payments and costs, but will create a minimum excess.(e) It is the intent that such water service fees shall only be for the purpose of providing for such monthly payments and costs.(f) The water service fee shall be expressed as a single charge on the utility bill.
