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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="13-403" title_number="13" title_name="Other Powers of Counties -- Regulatory" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Nuisances and Public Health">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The governing body of a county may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>acquire, maintain, and operate land in the county for the disposal of garbage or any other matter that in the judgment of the governing body may promote the health of the residents of the county; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>construct an incinerator or other garbage disposal plant in the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In exercising the powers granted under this section, the governing body of a county may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to the operation of the disposal areas or facilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>make agreements for cooperation and financial support, through service charges and fees, in the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the disposal areas or facilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>set and collect reasonable service charges or fees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>employ personnel for the operation, maintenance, or supervision of the disposal areas or facilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>acquire any interest in land by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>make appropriations or borrow money for land acquisition and capital improvements, issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, and make appropriate levies to pay these obligations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
