21-E - Operating assistance for water-works corporations in certain cities.

§ 21-e. Operating  assistance  for water-works corporations in certain  cities. Each city having a population  of  more  than  one  million  may  provide operating assistance to a water-works corporation subject to the  provisions  of  the  public  service law which provides water service in  such city for the purpose of reducing or eliminating  disparity  between  rates  charged  for such service by the municipal water supply system of  such city and rates charged by  such  water-works  corporation,  and  in  furtherance of such purpose the chief executive officer of such city may  enter  into  an  agreement  with such water-works corporation and expend  such sums as may be appropriated therefor so as to effect a reduction of  rates of such water-works corporation.