N.Y. Soil & Water Conservation Districts Law § 12: Discontinuance of districts

§ 12. Discontinuance of districts. (1) The county board of any county

or the city council of the city of New York which, by resolution, has

declared the county or the city of New York to be a soil and water

conservation district, may at any time after five years from the passage

of said resolution, and after determining that a substantial proportion

of the rural land occupiers of the district so desire, repeal said

resolution at a regular or special meeting of said board or council,

providing written notice of intended action on such resolution, together

with the basis for action, is provided by the county board or city

council to the state soil and water conservation committee at least

thirty days before action is taken on such resolution. This

determination may be made through hearings, petitions or referenda.

(2) Upon the repeal of the resolution which declared the county or the

city of New York to be a soil and water conservation district, the

directors may not enter into any more contracts or agreements on behalf

of the district, and all rules and regulations theretofore adopted and

in force within such district shall be of no further force and effect.

Such district, however, shall continue for the purpose of fulfilling its

contracts, discharging any existing obligations, collecting and

distributing its assets and doing all other acts required to adjust and

wind up its affairs.

(3) Upon the repeal by the county board or the city council of the

resolution declaring the county or the city of New York to be a soil and

water conservation district, the directors shall at public auction

dispose of all property belonging to the district as soon as said

property is no longer needed by the district to fulfill any existing

contracts, and shall forthwith pay over the proceeds of such sale, after

paying the necessary costs of the sale, into the county or the city of

New York treasury. The directors shall, at least ten days prior to the

holding of such public auction, notify the state committee of the

property proposed to be sold thereat, and after such sale shall render

to the county board or the city council and to the state committee a

report of such sale, specifying the property sold, the amount received

therefore, and the disposition of the proceeds. Such report of the sale

shall also be accompanied by a list of the remaining property of the

district still undisposed of.