N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-1971: Transfer of property and discontinuance of district

§ 15-1971. Transfer of property and discontinuance of district.

Whenever a drainage improvement district created pursuant to this

article and lying wholly within a county small watershed protection

district established pursuant to article 5-D of the County Law has no

outstanding debts, liabilities and obligations, the department as the

governing body of such drainage improvement district, if it determines

after public hearing that the public interest would be served thereby,

is hereby authorized to convey, upon such terms and conditions and for

such consideration as it may deem adequate, if any, all or any part of

the real estate or an easement or easements therein, or other property

of such drainage improvement district to such county small watershed

protection district. Whenever all of the real property and other

property is conveyed as authorized herein, such drainage improvement

district and the drainage improvement association within such district

shall immediately cease to exist, and any and all functions, powers and

duties previously possessed, performed and exercised by either of them

shall be terminated.