N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-1959: Corrections and revisions of assessments, determinations of drainage enhancements and apportionment of costs

§ 15-1959. Corrections and revisions of assessments, determinations of

drainage enhancements and apportionment of costs.

1. In the event that obvious errors or discrepancies should be

discovered in any assessment, determination of drainage enhancements or

general or special apportionments of cost, the department may correct

the same by filing corrected copies of the statement of such assessment,

determination or apportionments and following the procedure specified in

title 19 of this article.

2. Should such corrections be made, the county legislative body is

empowered to levy additional sums on or to give credit to certain

parcels to the end that the amount collected from each parcel shall be

what it should have been had an error not been made. The county

legislative body is also empowered to apply to the department for an

adjustment of assessments among the various parts into which an original

parcel may have subdivided.

3. The department shall file and record its findings in such cases as

amendments to the original or corrected assessments, and shall give

notice to the parties affected, but need hold no hearing thereon unless

such hearing be demanded by a party affected within ten days after

notice is given.

4. None of the above proceedings shall be held to reopen a

determination of enhancements or an apportionment of cost, except as to

the particular matter involved. Should the department at any time find

that a former assessment, determination or apportionment appears with

the lapse of time or in the light of new knowledge and experience to

have become inequitable, it may so declare by written order and proceed

to review the whole matter by following the full procedure laid down in

whichever one of the following sections is appropriate: 15-1919,

15-1925, 15-1937 or 15-1939.