Title SWC, Soil & Water Conservation Districts

Section 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the\n"soil and water conservation districts law".\n

§ 10. Cooperation between districts. The directors of any two or more\ndistricts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate\nwith one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this\nchapter.\n

§ 11. State agencies to cooperate. Agencies of this state which shall\nhave jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any\nstate-owned lands, and of any county, or other governmental subdivision\nof the state, which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged …

§ 11-a. State aid to districts. (1) To aid districts in carrying out\nthe purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, providing\ntechnical assistance to landowners, the state, within the amount\nappropriated therefor, shall:\n (a) Reimburse each soil and water conse…

§ 11-b. Agricultural nonpoint source abatement and control projects.\n1. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor, a\nmatching grant program is established to fund agricultural nonpoint\nsource abatement and control projects that meet the following criteria:\n …

§ 12. Discontinuance of districts. (1) The county board of any county\nor the city council of the city of New York which, by resolution, has\ndeclared the county or the city of New York to be a soil and water\nconservation district, may at any time after five years from the pass…

§ 13. Separability clause. If any provisions of this chapter or the\napplication of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held\ninvalid, the remainder of the chapter, and the application of such\nprovision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected\nthere…

§ 14. Inconsistency with other acts. Insofar as any of the provisions\nof this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law,\nthe provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.\n

§ 15. Effective date. This chapter shall take effect immediately.\n

§ 2. Declaration of policy. (1) Preservation of soil and water\nresources. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to\nprovide for the conservation of the soil and water resources of this\nstate, and for the improvement of water quality, and for the control and…

§ 3. Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this chapter, unless\na different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) "District" or\n"soil and water conservation district" means a county whose board of\nsupervisors has by resolution declared said county to be a soil …

§ 4. State soil and water conservation committee. (1) There is\nestablished in the department of agriculture and markets, the state soil\nand water conservation committee as an agency of this state which\ncommittee shall exercise the functions conferred upon it in this\nchapter.…

§ 4-a. Farm drain tile revolving loan program. (1) Definitions. (a)\n"Farm drain tile project." A specific work or improvement that is\nundertaken by an agricultural producer for the construction or\nimprovement of drain tile for the purpose of enhancing farm fields.\n (b) "Loca…

§ 5. Creation of soil and water conservation districts. (1) When the\nboard of supervisors of any county determines that conservation of soil\nand water resources and control and prevention of soil erosion and\nprevention of floodwater and sediment damages are problems of public…

§ 6. Designation of district directors. 1. (a) When a county has been\ndeclared a soil and water conservation district a board of directors\nconsisting of five members shall be appointed by the county board. This\nboard of directors shall consist of two members of the county boa…

§ 7. Appointment, qualifications, compensation and tenure of\ndirectors. The two members from the county board shall be appointed\nannually. The other members shall serve for terms of three years each,\nexcept that the first three appointed shall be designated to serve for\nterm…

§ 8. Organization of directors. (1) The directors of the district\nshall be the governing body thereof. They shall designate a chairman\nand may, from time to time, change such designation. The directors may\ndelegate to their chairman, or to one or more directors, such powers a…

§ 9. Powers of districts and directors. The directors of a soil and\nwater conservation district shall have the following powers, in addition\nto others granted in other sections of this chapter:\n (1) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the\ncharacter o…