§ 45-57-71

(a) The Russell County Commission may construct or cause to be constructed, design or caused to bedesigned, contract for, and execute or cause to be executed, a contract for theconstruction or improvement of any type of public improvement which enhancesthe value of property including paving, drainage, and flood prevention, onany land in Russell County which does not lie within the corporate limitsof any municipality. Any existingor future public improvement as defined hereinunder the control or authority of any municipality, whether the improvementis within or outside the corporate limits of the municipality, or any existingor future improvement under the authority or control of any legally constitutedpublic authority, shall be exempt from this part. (b) The cost and expense of any materials and labor used in any project forthe construction or improvement of public improvements, after completion of theproject, may be assessed by the county commission in fair proportion againstthe property specially served, benefited, or increased in value by theconstruction or improvement, not to exceed

tion of theproject, may be assessed by the county commission in fair proportion againstthe property specially served, benefited, or increased in value by theconstruction or improvement, not to exceed the increase in value thereof causedby reason of the project. Provided,no project costs may be assessed unless written approval of at least 75 percentof the property owners affected by the projecthas been obtainedby the county commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the countycommission may only consider projects if the 75 percent partitioners own 60percent or more of a road to be paved.(Act 2007–336, p. 597, § 1.)