§ 279-A — Acquisition of real property for future districts in Suffolk county

New York § 279-A

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law CNT: County
• Art. 5-A: County Water, Sewer, Drainage and Refuse Districts

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§ 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 districts, or\nextensions thereof in such county.\n 2. Any such acquisition of real property or rights therein as herein\nauthorized shall be for the purposes of one or more future districts or\nextensions thereof which may be established and after the establishment\nthereof, such real property shall be utilized for such purposes. In the\nevent, however, such district, districts or extensions are not created\nor the property becomes unsuitable or undesirable for such district\npurposes, the property may be used for other county purposes, if\npracticable to do so, but if not, the property may be sold and disposed\nof in the same manner as other county property no longer needed for\ncounty purposes.\n 3. The initial expense, if any, of any acquisition authorized pursuant\nto this section shall be a general county charge and shall be assessed,\nlevied and collected in the same manaer and at the same time as other\ncounty charges, provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be\nconstrued to prevent financing acquisition, in whole or in part,\npursuant to the local finance law.\n 4. When the county authorizes the use of any property or rights\ntherein acquired pursuant to this section and conveys the same to any\ndistrict, districts or extensions thereof thereafter established, the\nexpense, if any, of such acquisition or a proportionate share of such\nexpense and the cost of maintenance, if any, shall be allocated to the\ndistrict or extension thereof by the county legislature upon the\nestablishment of such district or extension. Such allocated amount,\ntogether with the expense, if any, of the construction of the original\nimprovement for such district or extension, shall be included as a part\nof the original improvement and maximum amount authorized for and to be\nspent by such district or extension. Upon conveyance to the district,\nthe district shall repay to the county the aforesaid allocated amount.\n