New York Laws
Article 5-B - County Hurricane Protection, Flood and Shoreline Erosion Control Districts
280-N - Powers.

ยง 280-n. Powers. The administrative head or body upon authorization
from the governing body may acquire in the name of the county by gift,
lease, purchase or condemnation, real estate and easements, rights of
way or other interests therein necessary or proper for the purposes of
the district. It may (1) construct or reconstruct dunes, bluffs,
bulkheads, dikes, groins, jetties, fills and other works and
improvements upon such lands, or (2) provide for the acquisition,
construction, operation and maintenance of all facilities and appliances
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.