§ 15-1971. Transfer of property and discontinuance of district.

Whenever a drainage improvement district created pursuant to this
article and lying wholly within a county small watershed protection
district established pursuant to article 5-D of the County Law has no
outstanding debts, liabilities and obligations, the department as the
governing body of such drainage improvement district, if it determines
after public hearing that the public interest would be served thereby,
is hereby authorized to convey, upon such terms and conditions and for
such consideration as it may deem adequate, if any, all or any part of
the real estate or an easement or easements therein, or other property
of such drainage improvement district to such county small watershed
protection district. Whenever all of the real property and other
property is conveyed as authorized herein, such drainage improvement
district and the drainage improvement association within such district
shall immediately cease to exist, and any and all functions, powers and
duties previously possessed, performed and exercised by either of them
shall be terminated.