Title SWC, Soil & Water Conservation Districts

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

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

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

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

§ 11-b. Agricultural nonpoint source abatement and control projects. 1. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor, a matching grant program is established to fund agricultural nonpoint source abatement and control projects that meet the following criteria: a. th…

§ 12. Discontinuance of districts. (1) The county board of any county or the city council of the city of New York which, by resolution, has declared the county or the city of New York to be a soil and water conservation district, may at any time after five years from the passage…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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