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NY Cty L § 263-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 263-A - Powers With Respect to Lake Protection and Rehabilitation.

§  263-a.  Powers  with respect to lake protection and rehabilitation.   The administrative head or body shall be responsible for:1. Initiating and coordinating research and surveys for the purpose of   gathering data on the lake, related shorelands, and the drainage basin;2. Planning lake rehabilitation projects;3. Adopting by resolution rules for  carrying  out  their  duties  and   plans for lake rehabilitation projects;4. Contacting and attempting to secure the cooperation of officials of   units  of  general  purpose  government  in  the area for the purpose of   enacting ordinances deemed necessary by  the  board  of  supervisors  as   furthering the objectives of the district;5.  Carrying  out  lake  protection  and  rehabilitation  projects and   obtaining any necessary permits therefor; and6. Maintaining liaison with those officials of  state  government  and   local government involved in lake protection and rehabilitation.
NY Cty L § 264 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 264 - Rules and Regulations.

§  264.  Rules  and  regulations.  The board of supervisors shall have   power to  adopt,  amend  and  repeal,  from  time  to  time,  rules  and   regulations  for the operation of a county district and the use of water   in a water  district  including  regulation  of  the  manner  of  making   connections and the construction of the county system and all facilities   and appurtenances.
NY Cty L § 265 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 265 - Contracts.

§   265.   Contracts.  a.  The  administrative  head  or  body,  where   applicable, may contract (1) for the purchase,  from  any  legal  entity   having  water  available, of any quantity of water for resale within the   water district on either a wholesale or retail  basis,  subject  to  the   approval  of the contract by the county legislative body, or (2) for the   collection, conveyance, treatment  or  disposal  of  sewage,  wastewater   disposal,  water  quality  treatment residuals, drainage and refuse with   any  public  corporation  or  any  county  or  town  on  behalf  of  any   improvement  district and also with any other sewer district, wastewater   disposal  district,  water  quality  treatment   district   or   private   corporation.  If  the county drainage district has capacity in excess of   its own  needs,  the  county  legislative  body  may  contract  for  the   conveyance   of   storm   water  and  other  waters,  both  surface  and   sub-surface, from municipalities, districts and  persons,  corporate  or   otherwise, outside the drainage district.If  a  Suffolk county sewer district has capacity in excess of its own   needs,  the  administrative  head  may  contract  with   municipalities,   districts,  public  or  private  corporations,  or individuals within or   without the  district  for  the  collection,  conveyance,  treatment  or   disposal of sewage including scavenger waste.b.  Upon the adoption of a resolution, the administrative head or body   of a district, with the approval of the  county  legislative  body,  may   enter  into  such  contracts, as it may deem necessary, with any person,   corporation or association for the purpose of ensuring that the cost  of   the  county  district  will  not  constitute  an  undue  burden upon the   property within such district and may require the  filing  of  a  surety   bond  or  bonds  or  the  deposit  of cash or securities with the county   treasurer to ensure the performance of such contracts.
NY Cty L § 267 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 267 - Expense of the Improvement.

§  267.  Expense  of  the  improvement. The cost of establishment of a   county district and the furnishing  of  the  improvement  therein  shall   include  the  amount  of  all  contracts,  the  costs  of  all lands and   interests  therein  necessarily  acquired,  the  costs  of  erection  of   necessary  facilities  and appurtenances for operation or administration   of the improvement,  the  costs  of  necessary  original  equipment  for   operation  or  administration  of the improvement, printing, publishing,   interest on loans, legal and engineering services and all other expenses   incurred or occasioned by reason of the establishment  of  the  district   and  the  furnishing  of  the  improvement.  In  addition there shall be   apportioned against, charged to and included in such cost such allowance   as the board of supervisors  may  make  for  expenditures  made  by  the   initiating  agency  which are directly attributable to the establishment   of the county district, as well as for  any  services  rendered  by  the   county  attorney,  the  county  engineer  or  any  other salaried county   officer or employee, when  such  services  have  been  necessary  to  or   occasioned by reason of the establishment of the county district.
NY Cty L § 269 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 269 - Increase of Maximum Amount to Be Expended.

§  269.  Increase  of maximum amount to be expended. At any time after   the establishment of a district pursuant to this  article,  the  maximum   amount authorized to be expended for the original improvement or for the   original  improvement, the plans for which have been amended or modified   pursuant to section two hundred fifty-three-a of this article,  in  such   district may be increased by a resolution of the board of supervisors on   its  own motion or provided a petition requesting such increase executed   and acknowledged in accordance with section two hundred  fifty-three  of   this  article is presented to the board of supervisors, and provided the   board of supervisors shall, after a public hearing called  and  held  in   the manner prescribed by section two hundred fifty-four of this article,   determine that it is in the public interest to authorize the increase of   such  maximum  amount  and  provided  that  whenever  it  is proposed or   required that the county in which such district is located shall finance   the cost thereof by the issuance of the bonds,  notes,  certificates  or   other  indebtedness  of the county therefor, or shall assume the payment   of annual installments of debt service on obligations issued to  finance   the  cost  of  facilities,  pursuant to section two hundred sixty-two of   this article, and the cost to the typical property or, if different, the   cost to the typical  one  or  two  family  home  is  above  the  average   estimated  cost to the typical properties or homes for the establishment   of similar types of districts as may be annually computed by  the  state   comptroller,  the  comptroller of the state of New York shall have made,   prior to such public hearing, an order approving the  increase  of  such   maximum  amount  as  stated  in the motion or petition. The order of the   comptroller shall be prepared in duplicate and one copy thereof filed in   the office of the department of audit and control and the other copy  in   the  office  of  the  clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in   which the district is located.If zones of assessment have been established, such resolution  of  the   board  of  supervisors shall provide for the allocation of such increase   as between such zones of assessment,  and  the  notice  of  such  public   hearing shall state such allocation.The  resolution  of  the  board  of  supervisors shall be subject to a   permissive referendum in the same manner and extent as provided  for  in   section two hundred fifty-six of this article.
NY Cty L § 272 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 272 - Taxation of District Property.

§  272.  Taxation of district property. All real property acquired for   the purposes of the county district shall be acquired  in  the  name  of   such  county  district. Real property acquired in the name of the county   district shall be assessed for the purposes of  taxation  at  the  value   thereof  exclusive  of improvements erected or installed by or on behalf   of such county district, but in  no  case  at  less  than  the  assessed   valuation  at  the time of acquisition by such county district, provided   however, that in those cases where the  county  district  acquires  real   property  already  containing improvements intended for the very purpose   for which the particular district was established, the real property  so   acquired  shall be assessed at the value of the land alone, exclusive of   such improvements. Except as provided above, such real property shall be   valued on an equitable basis with other comparable real property in  the   district.
NY Cty L § 274 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 274 - Extension of the District.

§ 274. Extension of the district. A county district may be extended so   as to include territory not previously included within its boundaries in   the   same   manner   as   hereinbefore   prescribed  for  the  original   establishment of the district.   If the cost  of  establishment  of  the   original district and of providing the improvement therein was assessed,   levied  and  collected pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred   seventy, then the cost of the extension and of the improvements  therein   shall  be  assessed,  levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of   said section. If the cost of establishment of the original district  and   of  providing  of  the  improvement  therein  was  assessed,  levied and   collected pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred seventy-one,   then the cost of the extension and of the improvement therein  shall  be   assessed,  levied  and  collected  pursuant  to  the  provisions of said   section. The cost of the extension shall include such proportion of  the   cost  of the system of the original district as the board of supervisors   shall determine.
NY Cty L § 276 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 276 - Jurisdiction of Other State Agencies.

§ 276. Jurisdiction of other state agencies. Nothing contained in this   article  shall  be held to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the   state department of health, the water pollution control  board,  or  any   other state department or agency over district matters.
NY Cty L § 278 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 278 - Definitions.

§  278.  Definitions.    For  purposes  of  this article the following   definitions shall apply:1. the term "board of supervisors" shall be  deemed  to  mean  "county   legislature" in those counties having county legislatures;2.  the term "typical property" shall mean a benefited property having   an assessed value that approximates the assessed value of  the  mode  of   the benefited properties situated in the district or extension that will   be required to finance the cost of the proposed improvements;3.  the  term  "typical one or two family home" shall mean a benefited   property improved by a one or two family dwelling and having an assessed   value that approximates the assessed value of the mode of the  benefited   properties  improved  by  one  or  two  family dwellings situated in the   district or extension that will be required to finance the cost  of  the   proposed improvement;4.  the  terms  "cost  of  the  district  or  extension to the typical   property" and "cost of the district or extension to the typical  one  or   two  family  home"  shall  mean the amount that it is estimated that the   owner of such  a  typical  property  or  home  within  the  district  or   extension  will  be  required  to  pay  for  debt service, operation and   maintenance and other charges, such as  user  charges,  related  to  the   improvements  in  the  first year following formation of the district or   extension or, if greater, in the first year in which both principal  and   interest on any indebtedness and operation and maintenance costs will be   paid;5.  the  term  "mode" shall mean, in connection with assessed value of   property, the most frequently occurring assessed value as shown  on  the   latest completed final assessment roll.
NY Cty L § 279 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 279 - Operation of Certain Collection and Disposal Facilities in Suffolk County.

§  279.  Operation  of  certain  collection and disposal facilities in   Suffolk county. In the county  of  Suffolk,  the  county  department  of   environmental   conservation  may  contract  with  non-county  sewer  or   wastewater  disposal  districts,   private   or   public   corporations,   municipalities,  government  agencies,  and  individuals  to operate and   maintain their sewage collection and disposal facilities including those   for  scavenger  waste  on  such  terms  and  conditions  as  the  county   legislature shall approve.
NY Cty L § 279-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 279-A - Acquisition of Real Property for Future Districts in Suffolk County.

§  279-a. Acquisition of real property for future districts in Suffolk   county. 1. In the county of Suffolk, upon the adoption of a  resolution,   the  county legislature may acquire, in the name of the county, any real   property or rights therein for use by a future district or districts, or   extensions thereof in such county.2. Any such acquisition of real property or rights therein  as  herein   authorized  shall be for the purposes of one or more future districts or   extensions thereof which may be established and after the  establishment   thereof,  such real property shall be utilized for such purposes. In the   event, however, such district, districts or extensions are  not  created   or  the  property  becomes  unsuitable  or undesirable for such district   purposes, the property  may  be  used  for  other  county  purposes,  if   practicable  to do so, but if not, the property may be sold and disposed   of in the same manner as other county  property  no  longer  needed  for   county purposes.3. The initial expense, if any, of any acquisition authorized pursuant   to  this section shall be a general county charge and shall be assessed,   levied and collected in the same manaer and at the same  time  as  other   county  charges,  provided,  however,  nothing herein contained shall be   construed to  prevent  financing  acquisition,  in  whole  or  in  part,   pursuant to the local finance law.4.  When  the  county  authorizes  the  use  of any property or rights   therein acquired pursuant to this section and conveys the  same  to  any   district,  districts  or  extensions thereof thereafter established, the   expense, if any, of such acquisition or a proportionate  share  of  such   expense  and  the cost of maintenance, if any, shall be allocated to the   district or  extension  thereof  by  the  county  legislature  upon  the   establishment  of  such  district  or  extension. Such allocated amount,   together with the expense, if any, of the construction of  the  original   improvement  for such district or extension, shall be included as a part   of the original improvement and maximum amount authorized for and to  be   spent  by  such  district or extension. Upon conveyance to the district,   the district shall repay to the county the aforesaid allocated amount.
NY Cty L § 279-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-A - County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts 279-B - Agreements of County District; Certain Cases.

§   279-b.   Agreements   of   county   district;  certain  cases.  1.   Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a  county  district  in   the county of Suffolk, acting through its administrative head, is hereby   authorized  and  empowered,  from  time to time, to enter into or amend,   supplement, modify, change  or  extend  agreements,  including  but  not   limited  to, contracts, leases, rental or management agreements with, or   grant licenses, permits, concessions or any other authorizations to  any   private  corporation,  partnership  or  individual,  upon such terms and   conditions and for such consideration and for such term or duration  not   to   exceed   twenty-five   years,   as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  said   administrative head, with the approval of the county legislature of  the   county  wherein  such  private entity is granted the right to construct,   operate, maintain, use, manage, occupy, lease, own, or any of them,  all   or part of certain facilities it or the district owns or will own and to   carry on activities or furnish services, in whole or in part relative to   the  manner  of sewerage and wastewater treatment and collection for the   district on sites approved by the district which may either be owned  by   the district, county or privately.2.  A private entity which is a party to such agreement may be granted   the rights hereinbefore referred to for any purpose  or  purposes  which   shall,  by  utilization  of  such  sewerage and wastewater treatment and   collection facilities, benefit the people  of  the  county  district  or   provide  for  the  improvement  of  their  health and welfare or aid and   assist in the financing of the construction, operation or maintenance of   such facilities.3. The by-products, if any, generated by the  facility  may  be  sold,   utilized  or otherwise disposed of by the private entity pursuant to the   agreement, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration  as   may be agreed upon by the parties thereto.4.  Nothing  contained  in the provisions of this section shall exempt   the district from any  applicable  provision  of  law  relating  to  the   requirements for public bidding.
NY Cty L § 280 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-B - County Hurricane Protection, Flood and Shoreline Erosion Control Districts 280 - Declaration of Policy and Purposes.

§ 280. Declaration of policy and purposes. Whereas beach erosion along   the  shoreline  of  this state and especially along the shoreline in the   county of Suffolk causes  loss  of  life  and  damage  to  property  and   constitutes  a menace to the health, safety and welfare of the people of   this state in general and the residents of Suffolk in particular, it  is   the  sense  of  the  legislature  that  in  order  to arrest erosion and   alleviate or prevent damage resulting therefrom and as  protection  from   storms, the governing body of the county of Suffolk is hereby authorized   to  establish or extend county hurricane protection, flood and shoreline   erosion control districts in the manner  hereinafter  provided  for  the   purpose  of  constructing  and  reconstructing dunes, bluffs, bulkheads,   dikes, groins, jetties, fills and  other  works  and  improvements  upon   lands  and lands under water owned by such county, or any town, village,   park, or existing hurricane  protection,  flood  and  shoreline  erosion   control  district  or  private  lands upon which the county has obtained   easements or a fee  title.  No  county  district  shall  be  established   hereunder  which  shall  consist  wholly of territory within one town or   village.
NY Cty L § 280-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-B - County Hurricane Protection, Flood and Shoreline Erosion Control Districts 280-A - Definitions.

§  280-a.  Definitions.  Whenever  used in this article, the following   terms shall have  the  respective  meanings  hereinafter  set  forth  or   indicated:1.  Governing  body.  The  term  "governing  body"  means  the elected   legislative body of the county.2. District. The term "district" means a county  hurricane  proection,   flood  and  shoreline  erosion  control  district except where otherwise   stated.3. Agency. The term "agency"  means  a  county  hurricane  protection,   flood and shoreline erosion control agency.4. Administrative head or body. The term "administrative head or body"   means  the  chief  official  or  board of a county hurricane protection,   flood and shoreline erosion control district.5. Shoreline. The term "shoreline" means the lands  between  high  and   low water mark, the lands contiguous or adjacent to the high water mark,   beaches, dunes and bluffs.6.  Single  purpose  flood  or shoreline erosion control project.  The   term "single purpose flood or shoreline erosion control project" means a   project which benefits only private properties within a district without   substantial  benefit  to  adjacent  lands  or  waters  not  within  such   district.
NY Cty L § 280-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-B - County Hurricane Protection, Flood and Shoreline Erosion Control Districts 280-B - County Agency.

§ 280-b. County agency. The governing body may appoint or establish an   officer,  board  or body, or may designate an existing officer, board or   body, or public authority which possesses the express power  to  act  as   such  an  agency,  to  act  as  a county hurricane protection, flood and   shoreline erosion  control  agency  (hereinafter  referred  to  in  this   article  as  the  "agency")  having the powers hereinafter prescribed in   sections two hundred eighty-c, two  hundred  eighty-d  and  two  hundred   eighty-e,  and  such  other powers and duties as the governing board may   determine necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this article.   Except in the case of  a  public  authority,  the  agency  may  also  be   designated  as  the  administrative  head or body of any county district   which may be established pursuant to the provisions of this article. All   matters relating to the membership of such agency,  including,  but  not   limited  to,  numbers,  method  of selection, tenure, qualifications and   compensation, shall be determined by the governing body.
NY Cty L § 280-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5-B - County Hurricane Protection, Flood and Shoreline Erosion Control Districts 280-C - Powers of County Agency.

§  280-c.  Powers  of  county  agency. The agency, as empowered by the   governing body, may assemble data relating to (1) problems and solutions   in hurricane protection, flood and shoreline  erosion  control  and  the   areas  of  immediate  need  within  the  county,  (2) the techniques and   effectiveness of providing  dunes,  bluffs,  bulkheads,  dikes,  groins,   jetties,  fills  and  alternative methods of hurricane protection, flood   and shoreline erosion control, (3) the methods  of  financing  hurricane   protection,  flood and shoreline erosion control and the availability of   aid and assistance from alternative  sources,  (4)  the  possibility  of   developing  and  utilizing existing facilities and a plan of development   for the county district which most complements more comprehensive  plans   of  hurricane  protection,  flood  and shoreline erosion control and (5)   employ such engineering, legal, professional  and  other  assistance  as   from  time  to  time may be needed, and may incur such other expenses as   may be necessary within the amounts made available  therefor  by  budget   appropriations.  When  authorized  by the governing body, the agency may   also apply for and  expend  state  and  federal  aid  for  comprehensive   studies and reports.