Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 1312. Agreement of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this title,\nthat the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the\nauthority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the hold…

§ 1313. Right of state to require redemption of bonds. Notwithstanding\nand in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may\nbe contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, the state\nmay, upon furnishing sufficient funds therefor, require the aut…

§ 1314. Remedies of noteholders and bondholders. 1. In the event that\nthe authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest\non any issue of notes or bonds after the same shall become due, whether\nat maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall…

§ 1315. Notes and bonds as legal investment. The notes and bonds of\nthe authority are hereby made securities in which all public officers\nand bodies of the state and all municipalities and political\nsubdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons\ncar…

§ 1316. Exemption from taxation. It is hereby found, determined and\ndeclared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its\npurposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state\nof New York and for the improvement of their health, welfare and\…

§ 1317. Actions against the authority. 1. As a condition to the\nconsent of the state to such suits against the authority, in every\naction against the authority for damages, for injuries to real or\npersonal property or for the destruction thereof, or for personal\ninjuries or …

§ 1318. Agreements relating to payment in lieu of taxes. To the end\nthat municipal corporations, counties and school districts may not\nsuffer undue loss of taxes or assessments:\n If the authority acquires property for non-transportation purposes\n(e.g. for future transportati…

§ 1319. Interest of members or employees of authority in contracts\nprohibited. It shall be a misdemeanor for a member of the authority or\nan officer, agent, servant or employee employed by or appointed by the\nauthority, to be in any way or manner interested, directly or\nindi…

§ 1320. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the authority shall begin on\nthe first day of April.\n

§ 1321. Consent by the state. The commissioner of general services\nshall have power, in his discretion, from time to time to transfer and\nconvey to the authority, or to one or more participating counties for\nthe use of the authority, and for such consideration as may be\ndete…

§ 1322. Separability. If any provision of any section of this title or\nthe application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged\ninvalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment\nshall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which i…

§ 1323. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions\nof this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law,\ngeneral, special or local, the provisions of this title shall be\ncontrolling.\n

§ 1325. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Central New York\nRegional Transportation Authority Act".\n

§ 1326. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Authority" shall mean the corporation created by section thirteen\nhundred twenty-eight of this title.\n 2. "Transportation district" and "district" sha…

§ 1327. Central New York regional transportation district. 1. There\nis hereby created and established a transportation district to be known\nas the central New York regional transportation district. This district\nshall embrace the county of Onondaga and such of the following c…

§ 1328. Central New York regional transportation authority. 1. (a)\nThere is hereby created the central New York regional transportation\nauthority. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic\nconstituting a public benefit corporation. It shall consist of not more\nthan…

§ 1329. Purposes of the authority. 1. The purposes of the authority\nshall be the continuance, further development and improvement of\ntransportation and other services related thereto within the\ntransportation district, by railroad, omnibus, marine and air, in\naccordance with…

§ 1330. Formulation, filing and adoption of action plan; amendments.\nThe authority shall formulate an action plan for transportation within\nthe district. In formulating such plan, the authority shall consult and\ncooperate with the commissioner and the planning authorities in …

§ 1330-a. Filing five year performance, capital and operating finance\nplans. 1. (a) On or before October first, nineteen hundred ninety-four,\nand annually thereafter on or before April first, the authority shall\nadopt an operational performance plan for the five-year period\n…

§ 1331. General powers of the authority. A. Except as otherwise\nlimited by this title, the authority shall have power:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. To borrow money and issue negotiable notes, bonds or other\nobligations and t…

§ 1332. Special powers of the authority. In order to effectuate the\npurposes of this title: 1. The authority may acquire, by purchase, gift,\ngrant, transfer, contract or lease, or condemnation, any transportation\nfacility, including port or related facilities wholly or partia…

§ 1332-a. Restrictions. With respect to any statewide mass\ntransportation operating assistance program established pursuant to\nsection eighteen-a of the transportation law which by its terms makes\navailable to the authority monies for operating expenses as mass\ntransportatio…

§ 1333. Acquisition and disposition of real property. 1. In addition\nto the powers provided in section thirteen hundred thirty-one of this\ntitle to acquire transportation facilities, equipment and real property,\nthe authority may acquire, by condemnation pursuant to the conde…

§ 1334. Cooperation and assistance of other agencies. In the interest\nof economy and to promote coordination of authority projects with state,\nlocal, county and regional plans and also to carry out the objective of\nfull participation of all agencies in the development of a\nt…

§ 1335. Notes and bonds of the authority. 1. (a) The authority shall\nhave power and is hereby authorized from time to time to borrow money\nand issue its negotiable bonds and notes in such principal amount, as,\nin the opinion of the authority, shall be necessary to provide\nsu…

§ 1336. Reserve funds and appropriations. 1. The authority may create\nand establish one or more reserve funds to be known as debt service\nreserve funds and may pay into such debt service reserve funds (a) any\nmoneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purpose…

§ 1337. Agreement of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this title,\nthat the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the\nauthority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the hold…

§ 1338. Right of state to require redemption of bonds. Notwithstanding\nand in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may\nbe contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, the state\nmay, upon furnishing sufficient funds therefor, require the aut…

§ 1339. Remedies of noteholders and bondholders. 1. In the event that\nthe authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest\non any issue of notes or bonds after the same shall become due, whether\nat maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall…

§ 1340. Notes and bonds as legal investment. The notes and bonds of\nthe authority are hereby made securities in which all public officers\nand bodies of the state and all municipalities and political\nsubdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons\ncar…

§ 1341. Exemption from taxation. It is hereby found, determined and\ndeclared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its\npurposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state\nof New York and for the improvement of their health, welfare and\…

§ 1342. Actions against the authority. 1. As a condition to the\nconsent of the state to such suits against the authority, in every\naction against the authority for damages, for injuries to real or\npersonal property or for the destruction thereof, or for personal\ninjuries or …

§ 1343. Agreements relating to payment in lieu of taxes. To the end\nthat municipal corporations, counties and school districts may not\nsuffer undue loss of taxes or assessments:\n If the authority acquires property for non-transportation purposes\n(e.g. for future transportati…

§ 1344. Interest of members or employees of authority in contracts\nprohibited. It shall be a misdemeanor for a member of the authority or\nan officer, agent, servant or employee employed by or appointed by the\nauthority, to be in any way or manner interested, directly or\nindi…

§ 1345. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the authority shall begin on\nthe first day of April.\n

§ 1346. Consent by the state. The commissioner of general services\nshall have power, in his discretion, from time to time to transfer and\nconvey to the authority, or to one or more participating counties for\nthe use of the authority, and for such consideration as may be\ndete…

§ 1347. Separability. If any provision of any section of this title or\nthe application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged\ninvalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment\nshall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which i…

§ 1348. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions\nof this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law,\ngeneral, special or local, the provisions of this title shall be\ncontrolling.\n

§ 1350. Short title. This title may be cited as the "port of Oswego\nauthority act."\n

§ 1351. Definitions. As used in this title, unless a different meaning\nclearly appears from the context:\n (1) The term "district" shall mean the Oswego port authority district\ncreated by section eighteen hundred twenty-seven of this title.\n (2) The term "authority" shall mea…

§ 1352. Oswego port district. There is hereby created and established\na district to be known as the "Oswego port district" which shall embrace\nthe city of Oswego, the town of Scriba and all lands and water under and\nin the Oswego river and Lake Ontario lying or situated withi…

§ 1353. Port of Oswego authority. The board heretofore created by this\nsection and known as the Oswego port authority is hereby continued and\nshall hereafter be known and designated as the port of Oswego authority.\nSuch board shall be a body corporate and politic, constitutin…

§ 1354. Purposes and powers of the authority. The authority shall have\npower over the survey, development and operation of port facilities and\nindustrial projects in such port district as hereinafter more\nspecifically set forth, and the coordination of the same with existing\…

§ 1354-a. Meetings and records of authority to be public. The regular\nmeetings of the authority shall be public meetings open to the general\npublic, except for executive sessions thereof. Subject to appropriate\nprovisions of law and any reasonable regulations established by t…

§ 1355. Orders, service thereof and penalties. The authority may make,\nand cause to be served upon any corporation or individual, within the\nport district, excepting the city of Oswego and the town of Scriba, any\nreasonable order which it may determine to be necessary for the…

§ 1356. Investigations. The authority, and any member thereof, when\ndirected by the authority, may make any investigation which the\nauthority may deem necessary to enable it effectually to carry out the\nprovisions of this act, and for that purpose the authority, or such\nmemb…

§ 1357. Real estate and title thereto. 1. The authority may lease or\nacquire title to real and personal property including water front\nproperty, ferries, bridges, wharf property, land under water, public\nlandings, wharves and docks in the name of "Oswego port authority" by\np…

§ 1358. Grants from commissioner of general services. 1. The\ncommissioner of general services shall have power, in his discretion,\nfrom time to time to transfer and convey to the authority for such\nconsideration as may be determined by him to be paid to the state of New\nYork…

§ 1359. Right of entry upon streets. The authority, with the consent\nof the city, the town superintendent of highways or the county\nsuperintendent of highways, as the case may be, or of the state\ndepartment of transportation, if required, may enter upon streets,\navenues, par…

§ 1360. Contracts; manner of letting. Where the expense of the\nconstruction of a project, or a part thereof, or an addition, betterment\nor extension to the port facilities or industrial projects, or the\npurchase of materials, supplies and equipment involves an expense\nexceed…