§ 258-72. Legislative findings.  


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  • It is hereby declared and determined by the legislature that a regional water authority is the most responsive, efficient, and effective local government entity to secure, operate, and maintain an adequate, dependable, and safe water supply for the district and customers of the district. It is the intent of the legislature that such regional water authority possess the full power and authority to implement, finance, and operate a single coordinated program of water supply transmission and distribution to meet the future quantity and quality needs of the district and for customers of the district. There is a paramount public need to develop a safe, reliable, and energy-efficient source of public water for the district residents and to construct the wellfields, transmission lines, and other facilities necessary to supply such water.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 83-375, § 1; Laws of Fla. ch. 87-481, § 1)