NY Hwy L § 196 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 196 - County Aid for Connecting Highway Through Villages.

§  196.  County aid for connecting highway through villages. The board   of supervisors of a county may,  upon  the  petition  of  the  board  of   trustees  of  an  incorporated  village, provide for the construction or   improvement of a highway or section thereof, through  such  village,  at   the  joint  expense  of the county and village. The board of supervisors   shall determine  the  portion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  and   improvement of such highway to be borne by the county and the portion to   be borne by the village. The portion, if any, to be borne by the village   shall  be a village charge and the residue shall be a county charge. The   amount to be borne by the county shall be provided by tax, to be  levied   upon the taxable property of the county and collected in the same manner   as  other  county charges and shall be paid into the county treasury and   such tax shall not be reported as a basis for state aid as  provided  by   article six of this chapter or the county may finance all or part of its   share  pursuant  to the local finance law. The board of supervisors may,   in its discretion,  appropriate  and  make  immediately  available  from   county funds, the portion of the moneys to be borne by the county.The  board  of  supervisors  may  designate the highway to be improved   under the provisions of this section and in such case, the cost shall be   borne by the county.  No  such  highway  shall  be  so  constructed  and   improved  through  a  village,  except  to  connect  a  highway improved   pursuant to the provisions of sections one hundred and ninety-four,  one   hundred  and  ninety-five,  or  article six of this chapter with a state   highway, or a county road, or  to  connect  with  another  town  highway   improved  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  sections  one  hundred  and   ninety-four, one  hundred  and  ninety-five,  or  article  six  of  this   chapter,  or  to  connect  a  city street with a highway improved by the   county or state. Such construction shall  not  be  commenced  until  the   portion,  if any, to be borne by the village, as determined by the board   of supervisors, has been deposited in the county treasurer's  office  of   such  county.  The  construction  or improvement of a highway, as herein   provided, shall be done under  the  supervision  and  direction  of  the   county superintendent of highways or of a committee known as the highway   officials  of the county, to consist of the county superintendent, three   members of the board to be appointed by the chairman, and the supervisor   of the town in which road is being improved. Payments therefor shall  be   made  from  time to time by the county treasurer upon the certificate of   the county superintendent, approved by the  chairman  of  the  board  of   supervisors.A highway within a village constructed or improved as herein provided,   shall  be  of  the  same  width  and  type  of construction as such town   highways so improved by the aid  of  the  county  outside  the  village,   unless  a  greater width or different type of construction is desired by   the village. The additional expense caused by  the  increased  width  or   different  type  or both, shall be borne wholly by the village. Any such   highway, when completed, shall thereafter be repaired and maintained  by   the  village  wherein  such highway is located in the same manner as all   other village highways. The board of supervisors may determine that such   highways be thereafter repaired and maintained under the supervision and   direction of the county superintendent of highways  and  thereafter  the   amount,  if any, to be borne by the village shall be paid by the village   into the county treasury and the whole of such money including the share   of the county and of the village, if any,  shall  be  paid  out  by  the   county  treasurer  for  the  repair  and maintenance of such highways on   orders signed by the county superintendent of highways and countersigned   by the chairman of the board of supervisors.