Maharashtra [Jeevan Authority] Act, 1976.

This Act is enacted to provide for establishment of a Jeevan Authority for rapid development and proper regulation of water supply and sewerage services in the State of Maharashtra.
The duties and functions of the Authority shall include: (a) to prepare, execute, promote and finance the schemes for supply of water and for sewerage and sewerage disposal; (b) to render all necessary services in regard to water supply and sewerage to the State Government and local bodies and on request to private institutions or individuals also; (c) to prepare draft State Plans for water supply, sewerage and drainage on the directions of the State Government; (d) to review and advise on the tariff, taxes, fees, and charges of water supply and sewerage systems, in the areas of the Authority and the local bodies which have entered into an agreement with the Authority; (e) to assess the requirements of materials and arrange for their procurement and utilisation; (f) to establish State standards for water supply and sewerage services; (g) to review annually the technical, financial, economic and other aspects of water supply and sewerage system of every scheme of the Authority or the local bodies which have entered into an agreement with the Authority; (h) to establish and maintain a facility to review and apprise the technical, financial, economic and other pertinent aspects of every water supply and sewerage scheme in the State; etc.