Title CNT, County

§ 267. Expense of the improvement. The cost of establishment of a\ncounty district and the furnishing of the improvement therein shall\ninclude the amount of all contracts, the costs of all lands and\ninterests therein necessarily acquired, the costs of erection of\nnecessary fa…

§ 268. Increase and improvement of facilities. 1. Whenever the board\nof supervisors shall determine it necessary to acquire additional lands\nor interests in lands or to acquire or to construct (1) water rights,\nwells, reservoirs or basins in order to maintain an adequate sour…

§ 269. Increase of maximum amount to be expended. At any time after\nthe establishment of a district pursuant to this article, the maximum\namount authorized to be expended for the original improvement or for the\noriginal improvement, the plans for which have been amended or mo…

§ 270. Assessment of the cost. 1. The expense of the establishment of\na district, except a water quality treatment district, and of providing\nimprovements therein, including the improvements described in section\ntwo hundred sixty-eight, shall be assessed, levied and collected…

§ 271. Alternative method of assessment. 1. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of the preceding section, if the notice of public hearing to\nbe held by the board of supervisors pursuant to section two hundred\nfifty-four shall contain a statement that the cost of the improvement\nw…

§ 272. Taxation of district property. All real property acquired for\nthe purposes of the county district shall be acquired in the name of\nsuch county district. Real property acquired in the name of the county\ndistrict shall be assessed for the purposes of taxation at the valu…

§ 273. Contracts with public authorities for county water districts.\n1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of\nsupervisors may enter into a contract with a public authority which\npossesses express reciprocal powers whereby the construction and\ndeve…

§ 274. Extension of the district. A county district may be extended so\nas to include territory not previously included within its boundaries in\nthe same manner as hereinbefore prescribed for the original\nestablishment of the district. If the cost of establishment of the\norig…

§ 274-a. Consolidation of county districts by board of supervisors. 1.\nResolution. The board of supervisors may, and upon the filing with the\nboard of a petition signed and acknowledged, in the same manner as a\ndeed to be recorded, by the requisite number of owners of real pr…

§ 274-b. Consolidation of the district and its extensions. 1.\nDetermination and notice of public hearing. Whenever the board of\nsupervisors calls a public hearing on the extension of a district,\npursuant to section two hundred seventy-four of this article, or calls a\npublic …

§ 275. Sale of water district facilities. 1. The board of supervisors\nmay sell all or any part of the water supply and distribution system of\na county water district to a water authority or to a joint water works\nsystem established pursuant to article five-B of the general mu…

§ 276. Jurisdiction of other state agencies. Nothing contained in this\narticle shall be held to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the\nstate department of health, the water pollution control board, or any\nother state department or agency over district matters.\n

§ 277. Establishment of certain county sewer districts in Suffolk\ncounty. 1. For the purposes of this section the following terms are\ndefined as follows:\n a. County shall mean the county of Suffolk or the county of Erie.\n b. County legislature shall mean the county legislatu…

§ 277-a. Conveyance or lease to the county of Westchester by a city,\ntown or village in the county's New Rochelle sanitary sewer district of\nsewer system property and the establishment of certain county sewer\ndistricts, extensions or special transitional zones of assessment i…

§ 278. Definitions. For purposes of this article the following\ndefinitions shall apply:\n 1. the term "board of supervisors" shall be deemed to mean "county\nlegislature" in those counties having county legislatures;\n 2. the term "typical property" shall mean a benefited prope…

§ 279. Operation of certain collection and disposal facilities in\nSuffolk county. In the county of Suffolk, the county department of\nenvironmental conservation may contract with non-county sewer or\nwastewater disposal districts, private or public corporations,\nmunicipalities…

§ 279-a. Acquisition of real property for future districts in Suffolk\ncounty. 1. In the county of Suffolk, upon the adoption of a resolution,\nthe county legislature may acquire, in the name of the county, any real\nproperty or rights therein for use by a future district or dis…

§ 279-b. Agreements of county district; certain cases. 1.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a county district in\nthe county of Suffolk, acting through its administrative head, is hereby\nauthorized and empowered, from time to time, to enter into or amend,\nsuppl…

§ 279-c. Certain agreements of a county sewer district in Orange\ncounty. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a county\nsewer district in Orange county, acting through its administrative head,\nis hereby authorized and empowered, from time to time, to issue reque…

§ 279-d. Water districts in the county of Westchester. 1.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, county\nWater District number two in the county of Westchester, acting through\nits administrative head, is hereby authorized and empowered, from time\nto …

§ 280. Declaration of policy and purposes. Whereas beach erosion along\nthe shoreline of this state and especially along the shoreline in the\ncounty of Suffolk causes loss of life and damage to property and\nconstitutes a menace to the health, safety and welfare of the people o…

§ 280-a. Definitions. Whenever used in this article, the following\nterms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth or\nindicated:\n 1. Governing body. The term "governing body" means the elected\nlegislative body of the county.\n 2. District. The term "district" …

§ 280-aa. Claims. The expense for all claims made against the county\nor the district, its agents, servants or employees arising out of the\nestablishment, operation, maintenance or control of the district or any\nimprovement created by the district, shall be included in the ann…

§ 280-b. County agency. The governing body may appoint or establish an\nofficer, board or body, or may designate an existing officer, board or\nbody, or public authority which possesses the express power to act as\nsuch an agency, to act as a county hurricane protection, flood a…

§ 280-c. Powers of county agency. The agency, as empowered by the\ngoverning body, may assemble data relating to (1) problems and solutions\nin hurricane protection, flood and shoreline erosion control and the\nareas of immediate need within the county, (2) the techniques and\ne…

§ 280-d. Preparation of maps and plans. A petition may be presented to\nthe governing body requesting that a certain area or areas of the county\nbe established as a county district. Such petition shall be executed and\nacknowledged on behalf of a municipality or existing distri…

§ 280-e. Public hearing. When the agency has caused such maps and\nplans to be prepared, it shall transmit them to the governing body,\ntogether with a report of its proceedings and its recommendations,\nincluding a recommendation as to what officer, board or body should be\nthe…

§ 280-f. Representation by municipalities and district. At the public\nhearing on the establishment of a county district which includes the\nwhole or any part of a town, village or such existing district\nfurnishing a similar service as the proposed district, the inhabitants\nof…

§ 280-g. Establishment of a county district. Upon the evidence\npresented at the public hearing, and after due consideration of the maps\nand plans, reports, recommendations and other data filed with it, the\ngoverning body shall determine, by resolution, whether or not the\npro…

§ 280-h. Permissive referendum. The provisions of sections one hundred\none and one hundred two of this chapter and the applicable provisions of\nthe election law as to conduct of elections and qualifications of voters\nshall apply to permissive referenda conducted hereunder, ex…

§ 280-i. Application to the department of audit and control. Whenever\na resolution approving the establishment of a county district shall have\nbecome effective, the clerk of the governing body shall file an\napplication in the office of the department of audit and control for\…

§ 280-j. Recording and filing of determination. The clerk of the\ngoverning body shall within ten days cause a certified copy of the order\nof the governing body establishing the district to be recorded in the\noffice of the clerk of the county and when so recorded such order sh…

§ 280-k. Review. Any interested party, including a village, or a town\nboard or board of commissioners on behalf of an existing district,\naggrieved by the final determination or order made by the governing body\nestablishing the district, may make application for review of any …

§ 280-l. Administration of the county district. When a county district\nshall have been established, the governing body shall appoint, designate\nor establish an officer, board or body as the administrative head or\nbody of the district. All matters relating to the membership of…

§ 280-m. Performance of the work. After a district shall have been\nestablished, the administrative head or body shall cause to be prepared\nby the county engineer, or other county officer having equivalent\nqualifications, or a duly licensed engineer employed for that purpose,\…

§ 280-n. Powers. The administrative head or body upon authorization\nfrom the governing body may acquire in the name of the county by gift,\nlease, purchase or condemnation, real estate and easements, rights of\nway or other interests therein necessary or proper for the purposes…

§ 280-o. Rules and regulations. The governing body shall have power to\nadopt, amend and repeal, from time to time, rules and regulations for\nthe operation of a county district including regulation of the manner of\nthe construction of the county district and all facilities and…

§ 280-p. Contracts. The administrative head or body, where applicable,\nsubject to the approval of the governing body, may make contracts\nnecessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. Provided, however,\nthat no such contract, nor the power to contract, shall be deemed …

§ 280-q. Revenues. 1. The county treasurer shall collect and receive\nall levies, charges, other revenue of the district and grants in aid and\nassistance and keep a true account of all such receipts. Unpaid levies\nand charges shall be a lien upon the real property upon which o…

§ 280-r. Expense of the improvement. The cost of establishment of a\ncounty district and the furnishing of the improvement therein shall\ninclude the amount of all contracts, the costs of all lands and\ninterests therein necessarily acquired, the costs of erection of\nnecessary …

§ 280-s. Increase and improvement of facilities. Whenever the\ngoverning body shall determine it necessary to acquire additional lands\nor interests in lands or to acquire or to construct dunes, bluffs,\nbulkheads, dikes, groins, jetties, fills or other works including all\nnece…

§ 280-t. Increase of maximum amount to be expended. At any time after\nthe establishment of a district pursuant to this article, the maximum\namount authorized to be expended for the original improvement in such\ndistrict may be increased by a resolution of the governing body pr…

§ 280-u. Assessment of the cost. The expense of the establishment of a\ndistrict and of providing improvements therein, including the\nimprovements described in section two hundred eighty-s, shall be\nassessed, levied and collected from the several lots and parcels of land\nwith…

§ 280-v. Alternative method of assessment. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of the preceding section, if the notice of public hearing to\nbe held by the governing body pursuant to section two hundred eighty-e\nshall contain a statement that the cost of the improvement will be\nas…

§ 280-w. Taxation of district property. All real property acquired for\nthe purposes of the county district shall be acquired in the name of the\ncounty. Real property acquired in the name of the county shall be\nassessed for the purposes of taxation at the value thereof exclusi…

§ 280-x. Contracts with public authorities for county hurricane\nprotection, flood and shoreline erosion control districts. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the governing body\nmay enter into a contract with a public authority which possesses\nexpress rec…

§ 280-y. Extension of the district. A county district may be extended\nso as to include territory not previously included within its boundaries\nin the same manner as hereinbefore prescribed for the original\nestablishment of the district. If the cost of establishment af the\nor…

§ 280-z. Jurisdiction of other state agencies. The powers and duties\nof the state department of environmental conservation, the water\npollution control board, or any other state department or agency\nheretofore or hereafter exercised or conferred shall not be altered or\nabrid…

§ 299-l. Declaration of policy and purposes. Whereas erosion, flood\nwater and sediment damage in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of\nthe state cause loss of life and damage to property and constitute a\nmenace to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this sta…

§ 299-m. County small watershed protection districts. The board of\nsupervisors of each county may establish or extend county small\nwatershed protection districts in the manner hereinafter provided, for\nthe purpose of undertaking, constructing and maintaining projects and\nwor…