N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1174-e: Responsibilities of the authority

§ 1174-e. Responsibilities of the authority. The authority shall have

the responsibility to: 1. investigate, analyse and evaluate various

options for the distribution of water to the district, including, but

not limited to, the following:

(a) The purchase, in the name of the authority, or in the name of any

municipality or municipalities, of any water facility or distribution

system or parts thereof involved in the supply of water to the district;

(b) The operation of any water facility or distribution system or

parts thereof by any public water suppliers which operate in geographic

areas adjacent to the district;

(c) The creation of additional water authorities to supply water to

portions of the district as described in section eleven hundred

seventy-four-c of this article; and

(d) The retention of the water supply system within the district which

is in existence as of the effective date of this title.

2. Following any purchase pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one

of this section:

(a) Meter service to its customers; and

(b) Repair and maintain that portion of a water supply pipe extending

from the water mains to the water meter. For purposes of this paragraph

"water supply pipe" shall mean a pipe or line which connects the water

mains directly to a customer's water meter.