1. "Comprehensive study and report" shall mean a comprehensive
engineering and economic feasibility study and the resultant plan for
the development of projects to provide adequately for present and
reasonably foreseeable area-wide public water supply system needs. The
study shall be designed to develop such information as may be required
by the department, including, but not limited to: technical feasibility;
cost estimates for construction, property rights acquisition and
contingencies and for engineering, legal and other services; proposed
methods of financing; and estimates of first costs and subsequent total
annual costs of construction, operation and maintenance of recommended
facilities. Such study shall not provide for plans and projects for
public water supply system, or portions thereof, the scope or the area
of which is less than that determined by the commission as necessary for
comprehensive area-wide water supply system planning. Such study shall
not include the preparation of detail design and engineering drawing,
specifications, and contract documents.
2. "Public water supply system" means the public treatment facilities,
transmission facilities and source of supply facilities to provide water
for residential, commercial, industrial and fire service needs for areas
located in two or more municipalities.
3. "Municipality" means a county, city, town or village.
4. "Governing body" means: (a) in a county, the county legislative
body; (b) in a city, the board of aldermen, common council, commission
or other body vested by its charter or other law with jurisdiction to
enact ordinances or local laws, except that in a city having a
population of one million or more, if there be a board of estimate, the
term "governing body" shall mean such board of estimate; (c) in a town,
the town board; and (d) in a village, the board of trustees.
5. "Local agency" means the department, bureau, commission, board,
division, agency, public benefit corporation, administration, or
committee of municipalities, designated by the governing body of each
participating municipality, or designated by the county legislative body
in the case of a county acting on its own motion, to conduct and develop
comprehensive studies and reports.