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(e)May enter upon any lands for the purpose of water poses of this act in anticipation of revenue. Indebtedness supply exploration, making surveys,test wells or pits and incurred under this act shall,except as otherwise provid- borings, or any of them, and may take or otherwise ac- ed herein, be subject to the provisions of said chapter quire the right to occupy temporarily any lands necessary forty-four pertaining to such districts. for the construct of any work or for any other purpose Each such borrowing and each such issue of bonds or authorized by this act; notes shall constitute a separate loan, shall be authoriz- (f)May charge a one-time systems development charge ed by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of to those applicants seekings to connect into the water those present at an Annual or Special meeting of the supply system, which said funds shall be kept by the District, and shall be upon the full faith and credit of District Treasurer in a separate account to be ap- the District. All bonds or notes issued under the provi- propriated by a District meeting and applied, as needed, sions of this act shall be obligatory upon the District and for the cost of acquisition and/or development of new its inhabitants and the property within the limits of the well fields, storage and distribution systems, and the pur- District according to the tenor and purport thereof. The chase of all related materials, equipment, labor, work and District shall, at the time of authorizing said loan or all other items associated therewith which will contribute loans, provide for the payment thereof as authorized to the betterment of the waterworks system; hereunder, and, when a vote to that effect has been pass- ed, a sum which, with available income derived from (g) May from time to time sell such of the property of the District as shall, in the opinion of its Board of Fater rates, shall be sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating its waterworks and the interest as it accrues Water Commissioners hereinafter provided for, be no on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the District, longer useful in the conduct of the affairs of the District; and to make such payments on the principal as may be (h) May employ personnel and may engage architec- required under this act, shall without further vote tural, engineering, accounting, management, legal, finan- beassessed upon the District by the District Asessors an- cial and environmental consulting and other professional nually thereafter until the debt incurred by said loan or services; loans is extinguished. (i) May adopt rules and regulations governing the SECTION 5. The District, acting by and through said management of the waterworks and the use and consump- tion of water,the same to be not inconsistent with this act; ap- plicable provisions of law, fix just and equitable prices, (j) May establish specific construction standards and charges, fees and rates for the use of water determined specifications for the water distribution supply system; by the cost of producing the same and shall prescribe the and time and manner of payment. The income of the water- (k)May do all things necessary, convenient or desirable works shall be available for appropriation to defray all for carrying out the purposes of this act or the powers operating expenses, interest charges and payments on expressly granted or necessarily implied by this act. principal of any loan, as accruing upon any bonds or SECTION 3. Any person sustaining damages on his notes issued under authority of this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining at the end property by any taking under this act or any other thing of any fiscal year after the payment of all costs of opera done under authority thereof may recover such damages tion, such net surplus may be appropriated by a District from the District under said chapter seventy-nine or said Meeting for systems development costs as recommended chapter eighty A; but the right to damages for the taking of any water, water right or water source, or for any in- by the Board of Water Commissioners and in the absence jury thereto, shall not vest until water is actually of any such recommendation,shall:be applied to pay costs withdrawn or diverted under authority of this act. of operation for the District for the succeeding fiscal year. Any systems development charge funds held in a separate SECTION 4. The District, for the purpose of paying account are to be excluded in the determination of net other necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under this surplus. act, other than expenses of maintenance and operation, The fiscal year of the District shall commence July first may from time to time borrow such additional sums as and end June thirtieth, or as otherwise provided in the may be necessary,not exceeding,in the aggregate,Twenty bylaws of the District. Million Dollars and may issue bonds or notes thereof SECTION 6. If for any reason the revenues and which shall bear on their face the words Mashpee Water available funds of the District, including revenues from District Loan Act of 1987 and such other distinguishing prices, fees, charges and rates for the use of water as pro- designation as may be determined by said Board of Water vided in section five hereof, shall not be sufficient to pay Commissioners, and each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be payable in not the full cost of development and operation of the District, more than forty years from their dates, notwithstanding said District shall have power, by vote at a District any other provision of law.The District may borrow from Meeting duly called by the Water Commissioners,to raise time to time such sums as may be necessary for the pur- and appropriate by a District tax, beginning with Fiscal Year 1988,sufficient funds to pay the full cost of develop- - 34 -