§ 1078-d. Additional powers of the county of Suffolk and towns and
villages within Suffolk county. 1. a. In addition to any powers granted
by any general or special law, the board of supervisors of the county of
Suffolk, acting on behalf of the county, and any town board or village
board of trustees of any town or village within the county of Suffolk,
acting on behalf of such town or village, either separately or pursuant
to agreements among themselves, may, from time to time, appropriate by
resolution sums of money to defray costs and expenses of the authority
associated with the extension of authority mains to areas in the county
within which the county department of health services has documented
that private wells providing water to home owners have become
contaminated with pollutants in concentrations greater than recommended
by any drinking water guidelines or standard established by the federal
government or this state, and may enter into a contract or contracts
with the authority to so extend authority mains.

b. In areas of documented groundwater contamination where potable
water may be more economically supplied by a municipal water authority,
special district or improvement area established to provide a water
improvement, or by a village, than by the Suffolk county water
authority, the county board of supervisors and any town board or village
board of trustees within Suffolk county may appropriate sums of money to
said municipal water authority, special district or improvement area or
village, and enter into a contract or contracts, in accordance with this
subdivision.

2. Persons wishing to connect to mains that have been extended to
areas of documented groundwater contamination with financial assistance
by the county, or any town or village as provided herein, shall be
solely responsible for costs and expenses associated with connecting to
said mains.

3. Appropriations of money by the county board of supervisors and any
town board or village board of trustees in the county of Suffolk to the
authority or to a municipal water authority, special district or
improvement area or village within Suffolk county, and any contract or
contracts entered into with said authority or municipal water authority,
special district or improvement area or village prior to the effective
date of this section that are consistent with the authorization in
subdivision one of this section are hereby legalized, validated,
ratified and confirmed.