§ 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 passage\nof said resolution, and after determining that a substantial proportion\nof the rural land occupiers of the district so desire, repeal said\nresolution at a regular or special meeting of said board or council,\nproviding written notice of intended action on such resolution, together\nwith the basis for action, is provided by the county board or city\ncouncil to the state soil and water conservation committee at least\nthirty days before action is taken on such resolution. This\ndetermination may be made throu
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§ 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 passage\nof said resolution, and after determining that a substantial proportion\nof the rural land occupiers of the district so desire, repeal said\nresolution at a regular or special meeting of said board or council,\nproviding written notice of intended action on such resolution, together\nwith the basis for action, is provided by the county board or city\ncouncil to the state soil and water conservation committee at least\nthirty days before action is taken on such resolution. This\ndetermination may be made through hearings, petitions or referenda.\n (2) Upon the repeal of the resolution which declared the county or the\ncity of New York to be a soil and water conservation district, the\ndirectors may not enter into any more contracts or agreements on behalf\nof the district, and all rules and regulations theretofore adopted and\nin force within such district shall be of no further force and effect.\nSuch district, however, shall continue for the purpose of fulfilling its\ncontracts, discharging any existing obligations, collecting and\ndistributing its assets and doing all other acts required to adjust and\nwind up its affairs.\n (3) Upon the repeal by the county board or the city council of the\nresolution declaring the county or the city of New York to be a soil and\nwater conservation district, the directors shall at public auction\ndispose of all property belonging to the district as soon as said\nproperty is no longer needed by the district to fulfill any existing\ncontracts, and shall forthwith pay over the proceeds of such sale, after\npaying the necessary costs of the sale, into the county or the city of\nNew York treasury. The directors shall, at least ten days prior to the\nholding of such public auction, notify the state committee of the\nproperty proposed to be sold thereat, and after such sale shall render\nto the county board or the city council and to the state committee a\nreport of such sale, specifying the property sold, the amount received\ntherefore, and the disposition of the proceeds. Such report of the sale\nshall also be accompanied by a list of the remaining property of the\ndistrict still undisposed of.\n