Section 1174-C. Water authority of Southeastern Nassau county district

1.
  There is hereby created a district to be known as the  "water  authority
  of  Southeastern  Nassau  county district" which shall be defined as all
  that portion of Nassau county serviced by the  New  York  Water  service
  corporation as of January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one.
    2.  If  the  authority decides to enter into a contract to purchase or
  otherwise acquire an interest in the New York Water Service  Corporation
  or  to initiate a condemnation proceeding pursuant to the eminent domain
  procedure law, prior to  entering  into  any  contract  to  purchase  or
  otherwise  acquire an interest in the New York Water Service Corporation
  or the initiation  of  any  condemnation  proceeding  by  the  authority
  pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law the authority shall provide
  ratepayers  within  the  area  serviced  by  the  New York Water Service
  Corporation and the public with public forums  for  the  expression  and
  discussion of views regarding such purchase, acquisition or condemnation
  of  the  New York Water Service Corporation. The authority shall hold at
  least one forum in each of the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay  within
  the  portions  of  the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay serviced by the
  New York Water Service Corporation.
    3. If the authority decides to enter into a contract  to  purchase  or
  otherwise  acquire an interest in the New York Water Service Corporation
  or to initiate a condemnation proceeding pursuant to the eminent  domain
  procedure  law, the authority is authorized to provide registered voters
  within the area serviced by the New York Water Service Corporation prior
  to entering into such contract  to  purchase  or  otherwise  acquire  an
  interest  in the New York Water Service Corporation or the initiation of
  any condemnation proceeding by the authority  pursuant  to  the  eminent
  domain  procedure  law,  with a nonbinding referendum, regarding whether
  the authority should enter into a  contract  to  purchase  or  otherwise
  acquire  an  interest  in  the  New  York  Water  Service Corporation or
  initiate  condemnation  proceeding  pursuant  to  the   eminent   domain
  procedure  law.  The proposition shall be placed on the ballot and voted
  upon at a special election or a date to  be  determined  by  the  Nassau
  county board of elections.