NY Pub Auth L § 1147-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-F - Charges by the Authority; Method of Collection.

§  1147-f.  Charges  by  the  authority;  method  of  collection.  The   authority may fix and collect, on any equitable basis, rates,  fees  and   other  charges  for  the  use  of  its  facilities or of the services or   commodities provided by the authority. Such  rates,  rentals,  fees  and   other  charges may be fixed and collected from any person or corporation   to which such facilities, services or commodities are provided  or  made   available  from  the  authority.  Such  rates,  rentals,  fees and other   charges may be the same or different for each classification of user  or   service  recipient  and  may,  by way of example, reflect the source and   composition of the sewage. The authority shall  not  establish,  fix  or   revise any classification of user or rate, rental or fee or other charge   unless  and  until  the  authority  has  held  a public hearing at which   interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning  the   same.  Notice of any such public hearing shall be published at least ten   days before the date set therefor, in at least one newspaper of  general   circulation  in  the  boundaries of the authority. Such notice shall set   forth the date, time and place of such hearing and shall include a brief   description of matters to be considered at such meeting. A copy of  such   notice  shall  be  available  for  inspection by the public. At any such   hearing, any interested persons shall have an opportunity  to  be  heard   concerning  the  matters  under  consideration.    Any  decision  by the   authority at such public  hearing  or  relating  to  the  matters  under   consideration  at such hearing shall be in writing and made available in   the office  of  the  authority  for  public  inspection  during  regular   business hours.All  rates,  fees  and  other charges for the use of the facilities or   services provided or made available by the authority and billed directly   by the authority  to  the  user  or  service  recipient  pursuant  to  a   classification  of  users or service recipients adopted by the authority   as herein provided shall be lien upon the real property upon  which,  or   in  connection  with which, services are provided or are made available,   as and from the first date fixed for payment  of  such  rates,  rentals,   fees  and  other  charges.  Any  such lien shall take precedent over all   other liens or encumbrances, except taxes or assessments. The  treasurer   of   the   authority  shall  prepare  and  transmit  to  the  respective   legislative body of each town or village wholly or partially within  the   bounds  of the authority, on or before the first day of December in each   year, a list of those properties within each respective town or  village   using  such  facilities or for which such services were provided or made   available and from which the payment of rates, rentals, fees  and  other   charges  are  in  arrears  for a period of thirty days or more after the   last day fixed for payment  of  such  rates,  rentals,  fees  and  other   charges  without  penalty. The list shall contain a brief description of   such properties, the names of the persons or corporations liable to  pay   for the same, and the amount chargeable to each, including penalties and   interest  computed to December thirty-first of that year. Each governing   body shall levy such sums against the properties liable and shall  state   the  amount  thereof in a separate column in the annual tax rolls of the   various towns and villages under the heading  "sewer  disposal  charge".   Such  amounts,  excluding  penalties  and interest when collected by the   several town or village collectors or receivers of taxes, shall be  paid   over to the treasurer of the authority.  Penalties and interest shall be   retained  by  the  collectors  which  shall become a part of the general   funds of the collecting town or village. All of the  provisions  of  the   tax  law  of  the  state  governing enforcement and collection of unpaid   taxes or assessments for special improvements not inconsistent  herewith   shall  apply  to  the collection of such unpaid rates, rentals, fees and   other charges.