N.Y. County Law § 279-b: Agreements of county district; certain cases

§ 279-b. Agreements of county district; certain cases. 1.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a county district in

the county of Suffolk, acting through its administrative head, is hereby

authorized and empowered, from time to time, to enter into or amend,

supplement, modify, change or extend agreements, including but not

limited to, contracts, leases, rental or management agreements with, or

grant licenses, permits, concessions or any other authorizations to any

private corporation, partnership or individual, upon such terms and

conditions and for such consideration and for such term or duration not

to exceed twenty-five years, as may be agreed upon by said

administrative head, with the approval of the county legislature of the

county wherein such private entity is granted the right to construct,

operate, maintain, use, manage, occupy, lease, own, or any of them, all

or part of certain facilities it or the district owns or will own and to

carry on activities or furnish services, in whole or in part relative to

the manner of sewerage and wastewater treatment and collection for the

district on sites approved by the district which may either be owned by

the district, county or privately.

2. A private entity which is a party to such agreement may be granted

the rights hereinbefore referred to for any purpose or purposes which

shall, by utilization of such sewerage and wastewater treatment and

collection facilities, benefit the people of the county district or

provide for the improvement of their health and welfare or aid and

assist in the financing of the construction, operation or maintenance of

such facilities.

3. The by-products, if any, generated by the facility may be sold,

utilized or otherwise disposed of by the private entity pursuant to the

agreement, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as

may be agreed upon by the parties thereto.

4. Nothing contained in the provisions of this section shall exempt

the district from any applicable provision of law relating to the

requirements for public bidding.