N.Y. County Law Section 267
Expense of the improvement

The cost of establishment of a county district and the furnishing of the improvement therein shall include the amount of all contracts, the costs of all lands and interests therein necessarily acquired, the costs of erection of necessary facilities and appurtenances for operation or administration of the improvement, the costs of necessary original equipment for operation or administration of the improvement, printing, publishing, interest on loans, legal and engineering services and all other expenses incurred or occasioned by reason of the establishment of the district and the furnishing of the improvement. In addition there shall be apportioned against, charged to and included in such cost such allowance as the board of supervisors may make for expenditures made by the initiating agency which are directly attributable to the establishment of the county district, as well as for any services rendered by the county attorney, the county engineer or any other salaried county officer or employee, when such services have been necessary to or occasioned by reason of the establishment of the county district.

Source: Section 267 — Expense of the improvement, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CNT/267 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 25, 2025).

250
Purpose 251
County agency 252
Powers of county agency 253
Preparation of maps and plans 253–A
Provision for excess sewer, drainage or water facilities 253–B
Amendment or modification of plans 254
Public hearing 255
Representation by municipalities and district 256
Establishment of a county district 256–A
Consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore 256–B
Suffolk county wastewater management district 257
Permissive referendum 258
Application to the department of audit and control 259
Recording and filing of determination 260
Review 261
Administration of the county district 262
Performance of the work 263
Powers 263–A
Powers with respect to lake protection and rehabilitation 264
Rules and regulations 265
Contracts 266
Water rates, water quality treatment, sewage, wastewater disposal and refuse collection charges and revenues 267
Expense of the improvement 268
Increase and improvement of facilities 269
Increase of maximum amount to be expended 270
Assessment of the cost 271
Alternative method of assessment 272
Taxation of district property 273
Contracts with public authorities for county water districts 274
Extension of the district 274–A
Consolidation of county districts by board of supervisors 274–B
Consolidation of the district and its extensions 275
Sale of water district facilities 276
Jurisdiction of other state agencies 277
Establishment of certain county sewer districts in Suffolk county 278
Definitions 279
Operation of certain collection and disposal facilities in Suffolk county 279–A
Acquisition of real property for future districts in Suffolk county 279–B
Agreements of county district 279–C
Certain agreements of a county sewer district in Orange county 279–D
Water districts in the county of Westchester
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Verified:
Oct. 25, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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