§ 280-x. Contracts with public authorities for county hurricane\nprotection, flood and shoreline erosion control districts. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the governing body\nmay enter into a contract with a public authority which possesses\nexpress reciprocal powers whereby the construction and development of\nhurricane protection, flood and shoreline erosion control facilities, or\nany part or parts thereof, may be accomplished by such public authority\non behalf of the county hurricane protection, flood and shoreline\nerosion control district, with the expense thereof to be assessed as\nprovided in section two hundred eighty-u hereof. Such hurricane\nprotection, flood and shoreline erosion control authority shall be\ndeemed the agent of the county or counties which are a party or parties\nto such contract. If such contract shall authorize the hurricane\nprotection, flood and shoreline erosion control authority to purchase\nsupplies or equipment or to construct hurricane protection, flood and\nshoreline erosion control facilities, such authority shall be subject to\nall provisions of law to which a county would be subject in relation to\nadvertising and awarding any such contracts for supplies, equipment or\npublic works.\n 2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the governing\nbody may enter into a contract with a public authority whereby the\npublic authority may assume the operation and management of the\ndistrict. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions\nof section two hundred eighty-l, two hundred eighty-o and two hundred\neighty-q shall, in such case, be inoperative, and the functions of the\nadministrative head or body as prescribed in sections two hundred\neighty-m and two hundred eighty-n shall be exercised by the governing\nbody.\n b. The public authority shall make periodic reports to the governing\nbody, showing in detail the operations of the district for the preceding\nperiod, including a detailed report of its receipts and disbursements,\nand such other facts as the governing body may deem important for its\ninformation, together with such recommendations as the public authority\nmay have as to improvements to the systems and such other\nrecommendations as may be proper for the consideration of the governing\nbody.\n c. The public authority shall also annually, at such time as the\ngoverning body may determine, submit to such governing body a statement\nof the estimated expense of the operation and maintenance of the\ndistrict and the amount required for the payment of all debt service on\nobligations of the county issued for the purposes of such district, for\nthe ensuing fiscal year. Such statement shall show the amount which the\npublic authority has available through state and federal aid and\nassistance or other sources and the amount it recommends be raised by\nassessment. The governing body may change the amount so recommended to\nbe raised by assessment, provided, however, that the total of such\namounts shall not be reduced below the estimated expense of the\noperation and maintenance of the district plus the amount required for\nthe payment of all debt service on obligations of the county issued for\nthe purposes of such district. The governing body shall affirm and adopt\nsuch statement as originally submitted or as changed.\n d. The amount determined to be raised by assessment shall be assessed\nand levied as provided in section two hundred eighty-u, provided,\nhowever, that if the notice of public hearing to be held by the\ngoverning body pursuant to section two hundred eighty-e shall contain a\nstatement that the cost of the improvement will be assessed in\nproportion as nearly as may be to the benefit which each lot or parcel\nof land will derive therefrom, such amount shall be assessed and levied\nas hereinafter provided. The governing body shall annually cause to be\nassessed the amount determined to be raised by assessment on t
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