§ 99-j. Control of aquatic plant growth. Every municipal corporation
is, and any two or more municipal corporations jointly are, hereby
authorized and empowered to take such action as may be required to adopt
plans and specifications and enter into a contract or contracts, or take
such other action as may be required for the control of aquatic growth
as it may deem to be necessary or desirable, in the case of a joint
project by two or more municipal corporations, the share of the cost of
such project or activity to be borne by each such municipal corporation
shall be fixed by contract. The expenditure of moneys for such purpose
by a municipal corporation shall be deemed a lawful municipal purpose
and the moneys appropriated therefor shall be raised by tax upon the
taxable real property within the municipal corporation in the same
manner as moneys for other lawful municipal purposes. Each municipal
corporation is hereby authorized to accept and disburse grants of public
or private money or other aid paid or made available by the state or
federal government for any such purpose.