N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 607.4
On or before June 1st of any calendar year, the county board of supervisors shall file with the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation for his approval an application for reimbursement of land, easements and rights-of-way acquired or to be acquired for flood prevention facility construction during that year's construction season. The request shall be made in quadruplicate on forms provided by the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Environmental Conservation. The application shall specify the amount expended or to be expended for land, easements and rights-of-way. When certified by the commissioner, one copy of the application shall be returned to the county board of supervisors. The reimbursable amount estimated for each specific project shall be requested by the commissioner in the budget for the following fiscal period.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 607.4