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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 […]

273 – Contracts With Public Authorities for County Water Districts.

§ 273. Contracts with public authorities for county water districts. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of supervisors may enter into a contract with a public authority which possesses express reciprocal powers whereby the construction and development of a water supply and distribution system, or any part or parts thereof, may […]

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 […]

274-A – Consolidation of County Districts by Board of Supervisors.

§ 274-a. Consolidation of county districts by board of supervisors. 1. Resolution. The board of supervisors may, and upon the filing with the board of a petition signed and acknowledged, in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, by the requisite number of owners of real property authorized to execute and acknowledge a […]

274-B – Consolidation of the District and Its Extensions.

§ 274-b. Consolidation of the district and its extensions. 1. Determination and notice of public hearing. Whenever the board of supervisors calls a public hearing on the extension of a district, pursuant to section two hundred seventy-four of this article, or calls a public hearing on the consolidation of two or more districts, pursuant to […]

262 – Performance of the Work.

§ 262. Performance of the work. After a district shall have been established, the administrative head or body shall cause to be prepared by the county engineer, or other county officer having equivalent qualifications, or a duly licensed engineer employed for that purpose, detailed plans and specifications for the improvement, a careful estimate of the […]

263 – Powers.

§ 263. Powers. The administrative head or body may acquire by gift, lease, purchase or condemnation, real estate and easements, rights of way or other interests therein necessary or proper for the purposes of the district. In Suffolk county it may acquire by gift, lease or purchase personalty or it may accept the gift of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]