N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 15-1959
Corrections and revisions of assessments, determinations of drainage enhancements and apportionment of costs

1.

In the event that obvious errors or discrepancies should be discovered in any assessment, determination of drainage enhancements or general or special apportionments of cost, the department may correct the same by filing corrected copies of the statement of such assessment, determination or apportionments and following the procedure specified in title 19 of this article.

2.

Should such corrections be made, the county legislative body is empowered to levy additional sums on or to give credit to certain parcels to the end that the amount collected from each parcel shall be what it should have been had an error not been made. The county legislative body is also empowered to apply to the department for an adjustment of assessments among the various parts into which an original parcel may have subdivided.

3.

The department shall file and record its findings in such cases as amendments to the original or corrected assessments, and shall give notice to the parties affected, but need hold no hearing thereon unless such hearing be demanded by a party affected within ten days after notice is given.

4.

None of the above proceedings shall be held to reopen a determination of enhancements or an apportionment of cost, except as to the particular matter involved. Should the department at any time find that a former assessment, determination or apportionment appears with the lapse of time or in the light of new knowledge and experience to have become inequitable, it may so declare by written order and proceed to review the whole matter by following the full procedure laid down in whichever one of the following sections is appropriate: 15-1919, 15-1925, 15-1937 or 15-1939.

Source: Section 15-1959 — Corrections and revisions of assessments, determinations of drainage enhancements and apportionment of costs, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/15-1959 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 4, 2024).

15‑1901
Purpose 15‑1903
General provisions and definitions 15‑1905
Drainage improvement districts 15‑1907
Drainage improvement associations 15‑1909
Entry upon lands, structures and waters 15‑1911
Petition for formation of district 15‑1913
Proceedings on petition 15‑1915
Proceedings for formation of district 15‑1917
Surveys and maps 15‑1919
Drainage enhancements 15‑1921
Proceedings on enhancements 15‑1923
Plans and estimates 15‑1925
General apportionment of cost 15‑1927
Proceedings on general apportionment of costs and final fixation of boundaries 15‑1929
Corrections and revisions of statements of enhancements 15‑1931
Procedure for authorization of construction 15‑1933
Construction 15‑1935
Contracts 15‑1937
Operation and maintenance 15‑1939
Special apportionment of cost 15‑1941
Major repairs of drainage works 15‑1943
Minor repairs in drainage districts 15‑1945
Minor repairs in existing drainage ditches 15‑1947
Unlawful interference with drainage works 15‑1949
Removal of beaver 15‑1951
Financing of improvements 15‑1953
Drainage improvement district fund 15‑1955
Proceedings for assessment and collection of cost 15‑1957
Drainage fund 15‑1959
Corrections and revisions of assessments, determinations of drainage enhancements and apportionment of costs 15‑1961
Drainage district with federal aid 15‑1963
Formation of district with federal aid 15‑1965
Construction project 15‑1967
Changes in project 15‑1969
Continuation of district 15‑1971
Transfer of property and discontinuance of district 15‑1973
Drainage section association 15‑1975
Drainage section association 15‑1977
Articles of association 15‑1979
First annual meeting 15‑1981
Powers of association 15‑1983
Drainage of agricultural lands
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 15-1959’s source at nysenate​.gov

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