§ 299-n. County small watershed agency and processing of applications.\n1. Designation of an agency. The board of supervisors may appoint or\ndesignate a county small watershed agency (hereinafter referred to as\nthe agency), in similar manner as provided in section two hundred\nfifty-one of this chapter in the case of county water districts, as now\nin effect or as hereafter amended. However, in any county where the\nboard of supervisors has established or shall establish a soil\nconservation district pursuant to the soil conservation districts law,\nthe soil conservation district shall serve as such agency. The agency\nshall undertake studies and assemble data relating to the need for a\nsmall watershed project (hereinafter referred to as the "project"),\npursuant to said "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" and the\nneed for the establishment of a county small watershed protection\ndistrict (hereinafter referred to as the "watershed district").\n 2. Procedure for approval of project applications and establishing\npriorities therefor. If the agency, after study and investigation, is of\nthe opinion that it would be in the public interest and for the\nprotection of public health and welfare to undertake a project, it\nshall, with the approval of the board of supervisors, make application\nto the secretary of agriculture of the United States for assistance\npursuant to section three of the said "Watershed Protection and Flood\nPrevention Act". Before such application is forwarded to the secretary\nof agriculture of the United States for approval, it shall be submitted\nto and approved by the water resources commission (hereinafter referred\nto as the "commission") prior to submission of the application to the\nsecretary of agriculture. At the same time that an application is\nsubmitted to the commission, a copy thereof shall be forwarded by the\nagency to the state soil conservation committee, which shall, within\nthirty days after receipt of the copy of the application, submit any\nadvice or comments to the commission. The commission is authorized to\nestablish and amend a priority list for projects, and to establish rules\nand regulations for the handling and processing of applications, plans\nand projects.\n Such applications to the commission shall be accompanied by an outline\nof the project in general form indicating the purpose, size, scope and\nlocation of the contemplated project, the proposed works and facilities,\nand, when available, preliminary estimates of the total maximum cost of\nthe project and the amount and nature of requested federal aid and local\ncosts. The approval of the application by the commission shall not be\ndeemed to be final approval of the project, or approval of detailed\nplans and specifications for the project, or to authorize the\nconstruction of any project works or facilities. The commission shall\nnot be required to hold a hearing on such an application but, before\ndisapproving any application, it may cause a public hearing to be held\non the application to hear any and all interested parties.\n 3. Approval of watershed work plan. (a) Upon completion of a watershed\nwork plan which shall contain an outline of the proposed project,\nincluding preliminary plans, estimates, cost allocations and other data\nas provided in section three of the said "Watershed Protection and Flood\nPrevention Act," the agency, if it, after a study of the data, still is\nof the opinion that the project should be undertaken, shall have the\nwatershed work plan reviewed and approved by the county engineer or\nanother properly licensed professional engineer retained for such\npurpose, and after such review and as approved, shall, subject to\nauthorization by the board of supervisors, submit the watershed work\nplan to the commission for approval, disapproval or modification. At the\ntime of submitting the watershed work plan to the commission, the agency\nshall forward copies thereof to the soil c
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