N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-1301: Definitions

§ 15-1301. Definitions.

1. "Comprehensive study and report" shall mean a comprehensive

engineering and economic feasibility study and the resultant plan for

the development of projects to provide adequately for present and

reasonably foreseeable area-wide public water supply system needs. The

study shall be designed to develop such information as may be required

by the department, including, but not limited to: technical feasibility;

cost estimates for construction, property rights acquisition and

contingencies and for engineering, legal and other services; proposed

methods of financing; and estimates of first costs and subsequent total

annual costs of construction, operation and maintenance of recommended

facilities. Such study shall not provide for plans and projects for

public water supply system, or portions thereof, the scope or the area

of which is less than that determined by the commission as necessary for

comprehensive area-wide water supply system planning. Such study shall

not include the preparation of detail design and engineering drawing,

specifications, and contract documents.

2. "Public water supply system" means the public treatment facilities,

transmission facilities and source of supply facilities to provide water

for residential, commercial, industrial and fire service needs for areas

located in two or more municipalities.

3. "Municipality" means a county, city, town or village.

4. "Governing body" means: (a) in a county, the county legislative

body; (b) in a city, the board of aldermen, common council, commission

or other body vested by its charter or other law with jurisdiction to

enact ordinances or local laws, except that in a city having a

population of one million or more, if there be a board of estimate, the

term "governing body" shall mean such board of estimate; (c) in a town,

the town board; and (d) in a village, the board of trustees.

5. "Local agency" means the department, bureau, commission, board,

division, agency, public benefit corporation, administration, or

committee of municipalities, designated by the governing body of each

participating municipality, or designated by the county legislative body

in the case of a county acting on its own motion, to conduct and develop

comprehensive studies and reports.