Section 99-J. Control of aquatic plant growth  


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  • 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.