256-b. Suffolk county wastewater management district. 1. (a)\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law to\nthe contrary, including this article, the county legislature of Suffolk\ncounty is hereby authorized to establish by resolution a Suffolk county\nwastewater management district, hereinafter referred to in this section\nas the "district", which shall include all powers of a sewer district\nand a wastewater disposal district as provided in section two hundred\nfifty of this article and as set forth in this subdivision, pursuant to\nthe procedure contained in this section.\n (b) In addition to the powers provided in section two hundred fifty of\nthis article, the district shall have the power, as determined by the\ncounty legislature, to: (i) consolidate all of the original county sewer\ndistricts within the county as well as unsewered areas of the county,\nunder the jurisdiction of the district; (ii) establish one or more zones\nof assessment within the district, coterminous with the territorial\nboundaries of the existing county sewer districts, consolidated pursuant\nto this section, the method of wastewater collection, treatment and\ndisposal, existing or proposed, or both, and make changes to such zones\nof assessments; (iii) acquire interests in real property which may be\ncompleted by the transfer of property of original county sewer districts\nto the district, necessary for the installation and maintenance of\ndistrict facilities; (iv) prioritize district projects in accordance\nwith the Suffolk county subwatershed wastewater plan (SWP) adopted by\nthe county legislature, and any amendments thereto; (v) receive funds\nfrom the Suffolk county water quality restoration fund, as established\nby section one thousand two hundred ten-F of the tax law, and distribute\ngrant proceeds within the district in accordance with the goals\nestablished in the Suffolk county subwatershed wastewater plan; (vi)\nassume and pay any remaining indebtedness of each original county sewer\ndistrict; (vii) within the zones of assessment, establish and provide\nfor the collection of charges, rates, taxes or assessments to provide\nfor the costs of operation, expenses, the sums sufficient to pay the\nannual installment of principal of, and interest on, obligations for\nimprovements of the district, maintenance and improvements of the\ndistrict, including but not limited to: (A) special assessment as\ndefined in subdivision fifteen of section one hundred two of the real\nproperty tax law; (B) special ad valorem levy as defined in subdivision\nfourteen of section one hundred two of the real property tax law; (C)\nsewer rent as provided under article fourteen-F of the general municipal\nlaw; (viii) distribute grant proceeds within the district in accordance\nwith the goals established in the SWP; and (ix) adopt, amend and repeal,\nfrom time to time, rules and regulations for the operation of a county\ndistrict. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the\ncollection of charges, rates, taxes, or assessments authorized by this\nsection outside of the established zones of assessment within the\nunsewered portions of the district or within town or village sewer\ndistricts.\n 2. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district upon formation shall\ninclude the boundaries of all county sewer districts consolidated into\nthe district and all unsewered areas of the county. Until such time as a\ntown or village sewer district is consolidated into the district as set\nforth in subdivision ten of this section, the boundaries of the district\nshall not include territorial boundaries of town or village sewer\ndistricts located wholly or in part in the county of Suffolk.\n 3. County agency review and report. The county legislature may direct\nthe county agency, appointed or established pursuant to section two\nhundred fifty-one of this article, to, or the county agency on its own\nmotion may, review and report thereon to the
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