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Joint River Regulating, River Improvement and Drainage Improvement Districts (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 15 Water Resources; Title 25; §§ 15-2501 − 15-2505)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
New York
Document type
Legislation
Date
1909 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
River basin institution Institution Local government Drainage/land reclamation Waterworks Governance Procedural matters Financing Freshwater pollution Inland waters Surface water Flood Freshwater resources management Water rights Pollution control
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Title of Article 15 of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York (the Article 15 being known as the Water Resources Law of New York) concerns joint river regulating, river improvement and drainage improvement districts. A river regulating district formed and established under the provisions of this Article may be given extended powers and duties by the formation by the department of environmental conservation of New York of a river improvement or drainage improvement district, or both, which districts shall have the same boundaries as the river regulating district, shall be joined with it as one body corporate and subject to the general supervision of the department and shall be administered by the board of the river regulating district. The Title further contains the financial provisions for such districts and the powers of the department.

Full text
English
Website
public.leginfo.state.ny.us