NY Town L § 190-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 12 - District and Special Improvements 190-C - Preparation of Maps and Plans.

§  190-c.  Preparation  of maps and plans.  1. Upon a petition signed,   and acknowledged or proved in the same manner as a deed to be  recorded,   or  authenticated  in  the  manner  provided by the election law for the   authentication of nominating petitions, by at least  twenty-five  owners   of  taxable  real  property situated within each water district or water   supply  district  proposed  to  be  included  in  a  water  storage  and   distribution  district  or  by  five per centum of the owners of taxable   real property situated within each such  district,  whichever  shall  be   less,  or,  in the case of a water district governed by a separate board   of commissioners, by a majority of such board, the town board shall,  or   on  its  own  motion,  after  a public hearing, may, make a study of the   proposal and for such purpose it may assemble data relating to the water   resources available to the town and the possibility of  developing  such   resources, may conduct investigations, make inquiries and conduct public   meetings  upon  such  notice  as it shall deem proper for the purpose of   examining into the matter, and, if such preliminary study shall, in  its   opinion,  warrant  further  action,  may  cause  maps  and  plans  to be   prepared. Such maps and plans shall show (1) the identity and boundaries   of the water districts which the town board in  its  judgment  considers   will  be  benefited by the establishment or extension of a water storage   and distribution district, (2) a written description, as in  a  deed  of   conveyance,  of  the  boundaries  of  the  proposed  water  storage  and   distribution district or extension, (3) the source of water supply and a   description  of  the  lands,  streams,  water  and  water   rights   and   facilities,  if  any, to be acquired therefore, the mode of constructing   the proposed water works and the location thereof, including reservoirs,   water  purification  or  treatment  works,  standpipes,  wells,  pumping   stations, aqueducts and mains, (4) estimates of the cost of construction   or acquisition of the facilities as shown on the maps and plans, and (5)   the  method  of  financing the same including estimates of revenue to be   derived annually from the sale  of  water  to  water  and  water  supply   districts within the water storage and distribution district and revenue   to  be  derived  from  the  sale of water to a village or from any other   source; estimates of the cost of acquisition and construction  of  water   storage and distribution facilities, of maintenance and operation and of   debt service.2.  The  notice of public hearing to be held as aforesaid shall recite   in general terms the purpose thereof, describe  the  boundaries  of  the   proposed district or extension and specify the time when and place where   the  town  board  will  meet to consider the proposition and to hear all   persons interested in the subject thereof concerning  the  same.    Such   notice  shall  be  published  and  posted  as  prescribed in section one   hundred ninety-three of this chapter.3. After such maps and plans shall have been prepared, the town  board   shall,  by  resolution, designate the place where and time when a public   hearing will be held to consider the establishment  or  extension  of  a   town water storage and distribution district. The town board shall cause   a  notice  of  such  hearing  to  be  published and posted in the manner   prescribed in section one hundred ninety-three. The notice shall  comply   with the requirements of section one hundred ninety-three as to content,   except that no recitation of the filing of a petition shall be made.4.  Establishment  or  extension  of  the  district.  After the public   hearing, the town board  shall  proceed  in  the  manner  prescribed  by   sections  one  hundred  ninety-four,  one  hundred  ninety-five  and one   hundred ninety-seven of this chapter and all of the provisions  of  said   sections  shall apply to the establishment or extension of water storage   and  distribution  districts  except  that  the  town  board  shall  not   determine whether the petition is signed, and acknowledged or proved, or    authenticated,  as  required  by  law  and  is  otherwise sufficient and   provided further  that  a  resolution  approving  the  establishment  or   extension  of  the district shall be subject to permissive referendum in   the  manner  provided  in  article  seven  of  this  chapter,  except as   hereinafter provided. The time within which a petition  requesting  that   the  matter  be  submitted  to  the  qualified electors of the districts   affected shall be sixty days after the adoption of  the  resolution  and   the  proposition submitted must be approved by the affirmative vote of a   majority of the qualified electors of each district  voting  thereon.  A   petition  requesting  a  referendum  shall  be sufficient if signed, and   acknowledged or proved,  or  authenticated,  as  to  each  district,  by   twenty-five  owners of taxable real property situated therein, by owners   of taxable real property situated in any of the districts equal  to  the   product  obtained  by multiplying the number of districts by fifty or by   fifty per centum of all of the owners of taxable real property  situated   in  one  district.  The  town  clerk shall cause to be prepared and have   available for distribution proper  forms  for  the  petition  and  shall   distribute a supply to any person requesting the same.