§ 273. Contracts with public authorities for county water districts.\n1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of\nsupervisors may enter into a contract with a public authority which\npossesses express reciprocal powers whereby the construction and\ndevelopment of a water supply and distribution system, or any part or\nparts thereof, may be accomplished by such public authority on behalf of\nthe county water district, with the expense thereof to be assessed as\nprovided in section two hundred seventy hereof. Such water authority\nshall be deemed the agent of the county or counties which are a party or\nparties to such contract. If such contract shall authorize the water\nauthority to purchase supplies or equipment or to construct public\nworks, such authority shall be subject to all provisions of law to which\na county would be subject in relation to advertising and awarding any\nsuch contracts for supplies, equipment or public works.\n 2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the board of\nsupervisors may enter into a contract with a public authority whereby\nthe public authority may assume the operation and management of the\ndistrict. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions\nof sections two hundred sixty-one, two hundred sixty-five and two\nhundred sixty-six shall, in such case, be inoperative, and the functions\nof the administrative head or body as prescribed in sections two hundred\nsixty-two and two hundred sixty-three shall be exercised by the board of\nsupervisors.\n b. The public authority shall make periodic reports to the board of\nsupervisors, showing in detail the operations of the district for the\npreceding period, including a detailed report of its receipts and\ndisbursements, and such other facts as the board of supervisors may deem\nimportant for its information, together with such recommendations as the\npublic authority may have as to improvements to the systems and such\nother recommendations as may be proper for the consideration of the\nboard of supervisors.\n c. The public authority shall also annually, at such time as the board\nof supervisors may determine, submit to such board a statement of the\nestimated expense of the operation and maintenance of the district and\nthe amount required for the payment of all debt service on obligations\nof the county issued for the purposes of such district, for the ensuing\nfiscal year. Such statement shall show the amount which the public\nauthority recommends be raised by water rates and the amount to be\nraised by assessments. The board of supervisors may change the amounts\nso recommended to be raised by water rates and assessments, provided,\nhowever, that the total of such amounts shall not be reduced below the\nestimated expense of the operation and maintenance of the district plus\nthe amount required for the payment of all debt service on obligations\nof the county issued for the purposes of such district. The board of\nsupervisors shall affirm and adopt such statement as originally\nsubmitted or as changed. All rate schedules proposed to be established\nby the public authority and all amendments thereto or changes therein,\nshall be submitted to the board of supervisors for its prior approval.\nRates shall be fixed in such amounts as to assure revenues therefrom, in\naddition to amounts received from assessments, sufficient to defray all\ncosts of operation and maintenance and all debt service on obligations\nof the county issued for the purposes of the county water district. The\npublic authority shall pay over to the county treasurer, or comparable\nofficer or body, at such times as necessary, sufficient moneys to meet\nsuch obligations as they become due. Unpaid water charges shall be a\nlien upon real property as provided in subdivision two of section two\nhundred sixty-six of this chapter and shall be enforced as provided in\nsubdivision three of such section, except that the list of de
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