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NY Env Conserv L § 15-2107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2107 - General Duties.

§ 15-2107. General duties.1.  Upon  its  organization  the  board  may  prepare  a  plan for the   regulation of the flow of the river or rivers in its district. Such plan   shall show the available and feasibile reservoir sites on such river  or   rivers, whether any reservoir now existing can be and should be enlarged   and to what extent, the approximate number of acres of land flowed or to   be  flowed  by  each reservoir, whether any of such land is owned by the   state and if any, how many acres, the number of acres  of  private  land   required,  together  with  the estimated value of the land, and how many   acres, if any, of such land are lands of the  state  within  the  forest   preserve.  Such  acreage shall include such quantity of land surrounding   the reservoir to be created or enlarged as would in the judgment of  the   board  be required for the protection, maintenance and operation of such   reservoir. The plan shall be accompanied  by  such  maps,  profiles  and   other  data  and  descriptions as may be necessary to set forth properly   the location and character of the work and of the property to  be  taken   or  damaged,  and  by  estimates of cost of each such reservoir. In case   maps, plans and specifications for any such reservoir  at  or  near  the   site  thereof,  are on file in the office of the department, and in case   any records in any other department of the state government would be  an   aid  in  the  preparation of such plans, these shall be available to the   board for such purpose.2. Upon the completion of such plan if the board approves of such plan   it shall certify  it  to  the  department  for  its  approval,  and  the   department  within forty days thereafter may approve the same, or modify   it and approve it as so modified. As so approved by  the  department  it   shall  be known as the "official plan" for the regulation of the flow of   the river or rivers of the district. Copies thereof shall  be  filed  in   the  offices  of  the  board, the department, and of the county clerk of   each county wholly or partly within the  district.  Such  plan  in  like   manner  may  be altered from time to time provided such alteration shall   not affect any assessment already made.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2115 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2115 - Taxation of Real Estate.

§ 15-2115. Taxation of real estate.Lands  owned  by  the state and acquired pursuant to the provisions of   title 21 of this article, exclusive of the improvements erected  thereon   by  the  regulating  districts,  shall be assessed and taxed in the same   manner as state lands subject to taxation pursuant to title 2 of article   5 of the Real Property Tax Law, provided, however,  that  the  aggregate   assessed valuations of such lands in any town shall not be reduced below   the  aggregate assessed valuations thereof with the improvements thereon   at the time of  their  acquisition  by  the  regulating  districts,  and   provided  further  that  in case of a general increase in assessments in   any town the assessed valuations of the lands and  improvements  at  the   time of their acquisition by the regulating districts shall be deemed to   have  been  increased  proportionately  with  the increase of other real   property in such tax district. The taxes levied thereon shall be paid by   the river  regulating  district  under  whose  authority  the  land  was   acquired.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2125 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2125 - Operation and Maintenance Charges.

§ 15-2125. Operation and maintenance charges.1. The board shall make an estimate of an amount sufficient to pay the   expense of the maintenance and operation of the works erected hereunder,   including  interest  on  temporary  certificates  of indebtedness issued   prior to the effective date of the Local Finance Law. If  lands  in  the   forest  preserve have been used, such estimate shall include in addition   a reasonable return to the state  upon  the  value  of  the  rights  and   property  of  the  state  used and the services of the state rendered. A   reasonable return to the state upon the value of the rights and property   of the state used shall mean six per cent upon the value  of  the  lands   flowed,  exclusive  of  merchantable  timber  and  salable  wood removed   therefrom for which the state  shall  have  been  paid  as  provided  by   subdivision  8  of  section 15-2119 hereof. The value of the services of   the state rendered shall be construed to mean the actual cost thereof.2. Any amount so estimated shall be the estimated amount required  for   such  purposes  each  year,  and  when  fixed  and  determined as herein   provided shall be the amount thereof for a period of  three  years.  The   amount  shall  be  readjustable  at  the end of any three-year term. The   amount less any part thereof to be paid by the state shall be the amount   to be annually collected for such purposes,  and  shall  be  apportioned   upon  the public corporations and real estate benefited according to the   benefits derived therefrom respectively, and shall be  levied,  assessed   and  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  the  cost and expenses of the   reservoir are herein provided to be levied, assessed and collected.3. Such estimates and determinations as from time to  time  fixed  and   determined  by  the  board  may  upon  application of any party affected   thereby be reviewed in the manner provided by article  seventy-eight  of   the  Civil  Practice  Law and Rules by the Supreme Court of the judicial   district in which the reservoir is located. Upon  the  hearing  on  such   application  for  review,  the  court shall take the testimony and other   proofs of the parties and may  make  an  order  affirming,  vacating  or   modifying any such estimate and determination.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2127 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2127 - Error in Names.

§ 15-2127. Error in names.No  error  in  the  names  of  the  owners  of  real estate, or in the   descriptions thereof, shall invalidate such apportionment or the levying   of assessments or taxes based thereon if sufficient description is given   to identify such real estate, and the owners thereof.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2131 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2131 - Reports.

§ 15-2131. Reports.1.  The board of any river regulating district created hereunder shall   annually, as of such date as the department may provide, submit to it  a   written report, which shall contain:a.  An exhibit of the personnel of the board, and all of the employees   and persons connected with the board;b. A financial statement, showing fully and clearly  the  finances  of   the  district, the amounts and dates of maturity of all bonds, notes and   certificates of indebtedness, the amounts of money  received,  and  from   what sources, and amounts of money paid and purposes for which same were   paid;c.  A  statement of any petitions received by the board and the action   taken thereon;d. A descriptive statement of the work done during the previous  year;   ande.  A statement of the condition of reservoirs and the results secured   by the operation thereof in each case.2. In addition to the matters outlined above the board shall report to   the department such other  matters  as  it  shall  deem  proper  or  the   department shall require.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2133 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2133 - Operation of Reservoirs.

§ 15-2133. Operation of reservoirs.1.  The  board shall not permit the water in any reservoir constructed   under the provisions of title 21 of this article to rise above the  high   flow  line  thereof,  except  during floods or other emergencies, and if   during floods or other emergencies the water shall rise above such  high   flow  line  the  board  shall  immediately open the outlet gates in such   reservoir and take such other action as may be necessary  to  lower  the   water to the high flow line of such reservoir with the least practicable   delay.  The  board  shall  keep  an accurate and, so far as practicable,   continuous record of the height of water in  each  reservoir  and  shall   install  and  maintain  at suitable places such gauges or instruments as   may be necessary therefor.2. Except for absolutely necessary inspection or repairs, no reservoir   shall at any time be drawn off below the  low  flow  line,  or  to  such   extent   as   to  expose  isolated  pools  which  may  cause  unsanitary   conditions, unless due provision is made for draining  such  pools  into   the  lowest  water level of such reservoir. It shall be unlawful for any   officer or person in charge of any reservoir to neglect  the  provisions   of this section.3. It shall be unlawful for any person to open or close or cause to be   opened  or closed a gate or gates in any dam constructed pursuant to the   provisions of this title without the consent of the  board  or  for  any   person  to  interfere  in  any  way  with  the operation of, or injure a   regulating reservoir.4. When the flow of a river at any water  power  plant  thereon  falls   below  the  average  normal  flow  thereof, the then natural flow of the   river at a reservoir dam thereon shall not  be  restricted  without  the   consent of the owner of such power plant.5.  No  regulating  reservoir  shall  be  constructed  pursuant to the   provisions of title 21 of this article of a  capacity  greater  than  is   required to maintain the average flow.6. The expense of maintenance and operation of any existing reservoirs   shall  be  paid  as  now provided by law until such reservoirs are taken   over by the board pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  title  21  of  this   article,  and  thereafter  such expense shall be paid as herein provided   for the maintenance and operation of reservoirs constructed pursuant  to   title 21 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2135 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2135 - Hearings; Hearing Officers; Determinations.

§ 15-2135. Hearings; hearing officers; determinations.Whenever  the  department  is empowered under the terms of title 21 of   this article to make a determination it  may  hear  testimony  and  take   proofs material for its information and may appoint a hearing officer by   a  written  appointment,  for  that  purpose.  Every  hearing officer so   appointed shall be authorized to  take  such  testimony  and  hear  such   proofs  as  may  be  material  to  the inquiry and report the proofs and   testimony so taken,  with  his  opinion  as  to  the  facts  established   thereby,  to  the department. The department may make such determination   from the proofs and testimony taken before it  or  before  such  hearing   officer  or  from  any other data which shall be satisfactory to it, and   the expenses of taking such testimony or proofs shall be deemed  a  part   of the expense of the improvement to which it relates.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2137 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2137 - Hudson River-Black River Regulating District; Old Boards Abolished; New Board Created.

§ 15-2137. Hudson  River-Black  River  Regulating  District;  old boardsabolished; new board created.1. The Hudson River Regulating District and the Black River Regulating   District created pursuant to this article are hereby consolidated into a   single district, to include the areas of both such districts, and to  be   known as the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.2.  Except  as  hereinafter  provided,  the  board of the Hudson River   Regulating District and the board of the Black River Regulating District   are hereby abolished, and all of the  jurisdiction,  functions,  powers,   duties   and  obligations  possessed  or  exercised  by,  or  for  which   commitments have been made by, such boards, including lands or  property   acquired, moneys of the boards, and actions taken or determinations made   by such boards, are hereby transferred to, assigned to and devolved upon   the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District and its board.3.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  titles  21, 23 and 25 of this   article, a board of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District  is   hereby  created  to  consist  of  seven  members  to be appointed by the   governor not less than three of whom shall be residents of the territory   comprising the Black River area and not less than three of whom shall be   residents of  the  territory  comprising  the  Hudson  River  area.  The   governor  shall  appoint one member for a term ending September 1, 1960,   one for a term ending September 1, 1961, one for a term ending September   1, 1962, one for a term ending September 1, 1963, and  one  for  a  term   ending  September  1,  1964,  and thereafter, on the expiration of their   respective terms of office, appointments shall be made for terms of five   years. The governor shall appoint two additional board members, each  of   whom shall serve for a term of five years from the effective date of his   or  her  appointment;  provided,  however,  that the board members first   appointed on or after the effective date of the chapter of the  laws  of   two  thousand five which amended this subdivision shall serve an initial   term of two years from the  effective  date  of  such  appointment.  The   governor  shall  fill any vacancy on such board within thirty days after   it occurs for the remainder of the term of office.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2139 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2139 - Hudson River Regulating District and Black River Regulating District: Transfer of Functions; Pending Actions and Proceedings; Interpretation of Docume

§ 15-2139. Hudson  River  Regulating District and Black River RegulatingDistrict:  transfer  of  functions;  pending  actions   andproceedings;  interpretation  of documents; existing rightsand remedies.1. Except as hereinafter provided, the contracts, books, maps,  plans,   papers,   records  and  property  of  whatever  description  within  the   jurisdiction or  under  the  control  of  the  Hudson  River  Regulating   District  or  the  Black  River  Regulating  District,  including moneys   appropriated and available to such districts, pertaining to or  used  in   connection with the exercise or performance of the functions, powers and   duties  hereby  transferred  and  assigned,  shall  be  delivered to the   secretary of the  board  of  the  Hudson  River-Black  River  Regulating   District, who is hereby authorized to take possession thereof.2.  For  the  purposes of succession, the functions, powers and duties   transferred, assigned to, and  devolving  upon  the  Hudson  River-Black   River  Regulating  District shall be deemed to constitute a continuation   of such functions, powers and  duties  exercised  by  the  Hudson  River   Regulating  District  and  the  Black River Regulating District, and the   acts, orders, rules, regulations and determinations  of  such  districts   shall  have, and continue with, the same force and effect as though done   by or made by the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.3. Any business or matter heretofore undertaken  or  commenced  by  or   before   the  Hudson  River  Regulating  District  or  the  Black  River   Regulating District, or any action or proceeding heretofore  brought  by   or   against  such  districts,  pertaining  to  or  connected  with  the   functions, powers and duties hereby  transferred  and  assigned  to  the   Hudson   River-Black   River   Regulating  District  may  be  conducted,   completed, prosecuted and defended by and in  the  name  of  the  Hudson   River-Black   River   Regulating  District.  In  all  such  actions  and   proceedings the  Hudson  River-Black  River  Regulating  District,  upon   application to the court, may be substituted as a party.4.  When  the  Hudson  River  Regulating  District  or the Black River   Regulating District is referred to or designated in any law, contract or   document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to  and   include  the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District so far as such   law, contract or document pertains  to  matters  which  are  within  its   jurisdiction  by  reason  of  such transfer and assignment of functions,   powers and duties.5. No existing right or remedy of any  character  shall  be  lost,  or   affected  by  reason  of the provisions of sections 15-2137, 15-2139 and   15-2141.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2141 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 21 - River Regulation by Storage Reservoirs 15-2141 - Hudson River Regulating District and Black River Regulating District: Funds of the Board.

§ 15-2141. Hudson  River  Regulating District and Black River RegulatingDistrict: funds of the board.1. Notwithstanding the consolidation of the  Hudson  River  Regulating   District and the Black River Regulating District into a single district,   effectuated  by  this  title, or any other provision of title 21 of this   article, moneys constituting the  respective  "general  fund"  or  "debt   service  fund"  or  other  fund  or  funds  of  either  the Hudson River   Regulating Board or District or the  Black  River  Regulating  Board  or   District,  shall  remain  and  be  kept  separate and apart and shall be   applied for the cost of maintenance and operation in  the  area  of  the   appropriate  district  and  to  pay  the  debts  and  obligations of the   appropriate board  or  district,  on  whose  account  such  moneys  were   received.2.  Notwithstanding  any  provision of sections 15-2137 and 15-2139 or   any other provision of title 21 of this article,  all  moneys  hereafter   received  by  the  Hudson  River-Black River Regulating District and its   board, as consolidated, by reason of assessments or  from  the  sale  of   obligations  issued  or  from  other source, all for the purposes of the   respective areas  heretofore  comprising  the  Hudson  River  Regulating   District  or the Black River Regulating District, shall be kept separate   and apart and shall constitute "general funds" and "debt service  funds"   and  other  fund  or  funds  with  the  same  force  and effect as funds   heretofore constituted by the Hudson River Regulating Board or  District   and by the Black River Regulating Board or District and shall be applied   solely for the cost of maintenance and operation in the respective areas   from which the moneys were received and to pay the debts and obligations   accrued  or  as  they  become  due  in  the  areas  where  the debts and   obligations were incurred, provided, however, that the expenses  of  the   board,  as  consolidated by this part, and of its officers and employees   shall  be  paid  from  the  appropriate  "general  funds"  in  the  same   proportion  as  moneys are annually collected from the respective areas.   The provisions of section 15-2129, in so far as the same are  applicable   and  not  inconsistent  herewith,  shall  apply  as  they  relate to the   "general fund", "debt service fund", and to the fund  or  funds  of  the   district.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 23 - River Improvement 15-2301 - Legislative Purpose.

§ 15-2301. Legislative purpose.The  purpose  of  title  23  of this article is to provide a method by   which a project may be undertaken  to  improve  the  channel,  construct   dikes  or  regulate  the  flow  of  a  river for the protection of life,   property and the public health or welfare from damage  by  floods,  such   work  in  general  to  be  done  at  the  expense  of  the owners of the   properties and of the political  subdivisions  of  the  state  benefited   thereby.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-2305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 23 - River Improvement 15-2305 - River Improvement Associations.

§ 15-2305. River improvement associations.There shall be in each river improvement district an association to be   known by the name of the district, as..................River Improvement   Association. It shall be the object of this association to represent the   interests  of  its  members  before  the department and elsewhere and to   serve as a channel of communication between the members thereof and  the   department.  Each  public  corporation and each owner of land within the   district and each lessee of such land shall be a  member  of  and  shall   have  an  equal  vote in the association. Such association may be formed   voluntarily as soon as the department has filed its first description of   the boundaries of the district. As soon as practicable  after  recording   the  final  order  creating  the  district  the  association, if already   formed, shall call a meeting of  the  members  of  the  association  and   perfect  a permanent organization. If no association has been formed the   department shall call a meeting for  the  purpose  of  forming  such  an   association and a representative of the department shall preside thereat   until  a  temporary  chairman  is  elected. Such association shall adopt   by-laws for the transaction  of  its  business.  The  association  shall   choose  from  among  its  members  a  president, secretary and executive   committee and such other officers and  committees  as  the  by-laws  may   provide.  It  shall  be  the duty of the secretary to keep a list of the   members and their addresses and to furnish the department with a list of   such members on request. The association  may  require  the  payment  of   annual  dues or contributions to the association treasury, the amount of   such contribution and the manner of collecting the same to be decided by   the association. The annual meeting of the  association  shall  be  held   during the month of February in each year, at which meeting the officers   shall  be elected and the association shall determine what further work,   if any, it desires during the ensuing year. Immediately after the  close   of  the  annual meeting the secretary of the association shall submit to   the department a list of names and addresses of  the  officers  for  the   year and a petition setting forth the desires of the association.