N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-1927: Proceedings on general apportionment of costs and final fixation of boundaries

§ 15-1927. Proceedings on general apportionment of costs and final

fixation of boundaries.

1. The department shall prepare and sign a statement of the general

apportionment of cost and shall file it together with the maps, reports

and estimates on which it was based and shall give notice of a hearing

thereon. At the hearing the department shall consider and hear

objections to the various matters covered by sections 15-1923 and

15-1925.

2. After the hearing the department shall make such revisions as it

may find to be proper, shall adopt the maps, plans, estimates,

boundaries and general apportionment in final form, shall file such

papers and give notice of such filing. Such general apportionment in

final form shall include an order fixing the final boundaries of the

district. Thereupon these matters may be reviewed as provided by section

15-0905 and, if not so reviewed within sixty days after date of filing,

such apportionment shall be final and conclusive and shall be recorded

together with the final statement of drainage enhancements. Thereafter

such apportionment in final form and the boundaries of the district

shall be fixed and determined. At the same time or as a separate

proceeding the apportionment of the cost of older drainage work may be

considered, heard, reviewed and recorded in like manner.

3. Thereafter all costs incurred by the department for surveys and all

proceedings necessary for and including final fixation of boundaries of

the district shall be apportioned on all parcels of land included in

such district in proportion to the areas of such parcels of land and

shall be collected on one assessment roll. Should the proceedings

necessary for and including final fixation of boundaries of a district

for any reason be abandoned or discontinued such costs shall,

notwithstanding such action, be assessed on and collected from the lands

within the boundaries of the district as fixed at the time of such

abandonment or discontinuance as herein provided.