§ 17-1903. Contracts for construction of sewage treatment works.\n 1. As used in this section:\n a. "Sewage treatment works" means a facility for the purpose of\ntreating, neutralizing or stabilizing sewage, including treatment or\ndisposal plants, the necessary intercepting, outfall and outlet sewers,\npumping stations integral to such plants or sewers, equipment and\nfurnishings thereof and their appurtenances.\n b. "Construction" means the erection, building, acquisition,\nalteration, reconstruction, improvement or extension of sewage treatment\nworks; the inspection and supervision thereof; and the engineering,\narchitectural, legal, fiscal and economic investigations and studies,\nsurveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures,\nand other actions necessary thereto.\n c. "Eligible project" means a project for the construction of sewage\ntreatment works, (1) for which a permit has been issued pursuant to\nsection 17-0701 of this article, (2) which is, in the judgment of the\ncommissioner, in accord with applicable comprehensive studies and\nreports made pursuant to section 17-1901, if any, (3) which is, in the\njudgment of the commissioner, eligible for federal pollution abatement\nassistance, whether or not federal funds are then available therefor,\n(4) which conforms with applicable rules and regulations of the\ncommissioner, (5) which is, in the judgment of the commissioner,\nnecessary for the accomplishment of the state water pollution control\nprogram, and (6) either (a) the erection, building, acquisition,\nalteration, reconstruction, improvement or extension of which is\ncommenced or is to be commenced between the date on which this act\nbecomes a law and March 31, 1972, or (b) any portion of the erection,\nbuilding, acquisition, alteration, reconstruction, improvement or\nextension of which is undertaken between the date on which this act\nbecomes a law and March 31, 1972.\n d. "Municipality" means any county, city, town, village, district\ncorporation, county or town improvement district, or sewer authority now\nexisting in a city, the New York State Environmental Facilities\nCorporation acting pursuant to subdivision three of section twelve\nhundred eighty-five of the public authorities law, or any two or more of\nthe foregoing which are acting jointly in connection with an eligible\nproject.\n e. "Federal pollution abatement assistance" means funds available to a\nmunicipality, either directly or through allocation by the state, from\nthe federal government as grants for construction of sewage treatment\nworks, pursuant to section 6 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act\nas enacted by section 1 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act\namendments of 1956 and acts amendatory thereto.\n f. "Federal assistance" means funds available, other than by loan,\nfrom the federal government to a municipality, either directly or\nthrough allocation by the state, for construction of sewage treatment\nworks or which are used for such construction, pursuant to the Federal\nWater Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereto or pursuant to\nany other federal law or program.\n 2. For the purpose of discharging the state responsibility with\nrespect to the protection and promotion of the health of the inhabitants\nof the state by the provision of sewage treatment works, the\ncommissioner, in the name of the state, may enter into contracts with\nmunicipalities having power to construct, operate and maintain sewage\ntreatment works, and any such municipality may enter into a contract\nwith the commissioner, concerning eligible projects. Any such contract\nmay include such provisions as may be agreed upon by the parties\nthereto, and shall include, in substance, the following provisions:\n a. An estimate of the reasonable cost of the project as determined by\nthe commissioner.\n b. An agreement by the commissioner to pay to the municipality, during\nthe progress of construction of each phas
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