Title PBA, Public Authorities

* § 1900. Statement of legislative intent. It is the intent of the\nlegislature in enacting this title to empower the New York state energy\nresearch and development authority to establish effective programs and\nother mechanisms to: (1) foster and encourage the orderly and expe…

* § 1901. Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Authority" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision two of\nsection eighteen hundred fifty-one of this article.\n 2. "Commission" shall mean the public service commis…

* § 1902. Powers and duties. The authority is hereby authorized and\ndirected to undertake such actions it deems necessary or convenient to\nfoster and encourage the siting and development of build-ready sites\nthroughout the state in accordance with this title, work in\ncollabo…

* § 1903. Eligibility. The authority may establish and revise any\neligibility and evaluation criteria it deems appropriate for the proper\nadministration of the programs created pursuant to this title.\n * NB Repealed December 31, 2030\n

* § 1904. Funding. 1. The authority may seek funding from any\nauthorized or other available source to administer this program.\n 2. Without limiting the foregoing, the authority shall submit a\npetition or other appropriate filing to the commission describing the\nactivities it…

* § 1905. Reporting. 1. Effective April first, two thousand\ntwenty-one, the authority shall issue an annual report specifying:\n (a) any proceeds, less program expenses and administration, so earned\nby the authority pursuant to this title;\n (b) the sites auctioned for develop…

* § 1910. Statement of legislative findings and intent. 1. Findings.\nThe legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares:\n (a) New York will need to accelerate the deployment of renewable\nenergy projects, both large-scale and distributed energy systems, in\norder to achiev…

* § 1911. Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Authority" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision two of\nsection eighteen hundred fifty-one of this article.\n 2. "Departments" shall mean the department of enviro…

* § 1912. Powers and duties. The authority is hereby authorized and\ndirected to undertake such actions it deems necessary or convenient to\nestablish, augment, or expand existing renewable energy outreach and\ncommunity planning programs to provide information, resources and\nt…

* § 1913. Reporting. 1. Effective April first, two thousand\ntwenty-five, the authority shall issue an annual report regarding the\nrenewable energy technology outreach and community planning assistance\nprogram, and provide recommendations for improvements to the program.\nSuch…

* § 1914. Reporting. 1. Effective April first, two thousand\ntwenty-four, the authority shall issue an annual report regarding the\neffectiveness of the program and providing recommendations for\nimprovements to the program. Such report shall include:\n (a) the number and identi…

§ 1940. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Upper Mohawk Valley memorial auditorium authority act."\n

§ 1941. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Auditorium" means the auditorium commonly known as the Utica\nmemorial auditorium located in the city of Utica, as well as surrounding\nlands, including…

§ 1942. Upper Mohawk Valley memorial auditorium authority. 1. A public\ncorporation, to be known as the "Upper Mohawk Valley memorial auditorium\nauthority" is hereby created for the public purposes and charged with\nthe duties and having the powers provided in this title. The a…

§ 1943. Powers of the authority. Except as otherwise limited by this\ntitle, the authority shall have the 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 bonds, notes or other obligations for its\ncorporate purpo…

§ 1944. Appropriations for purposes of the authority; transfer of\nproperty to the authority; acquisition of property by municipality for\nauthority; contracts with municipality. 1. In addition to any powers\ngranted to it by law, any municipality may, from time to time,\napprop…

§ 1945. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power\nand is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds, notes or\nother obligations to pay the costs of the auditorium or for any other\ncorporate purpose, including the establishment of reserves to secure…

§ 1946. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or\nresolutions adopted pursuant to this title:\n 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of\nprincipal or of interest on any issue of bonds after the same shall\nbecome due, whether at maturity o…

§ 1947. State or municipality not liable on authority bonds. Neither\nthe state nor any municipality shall be liable on the bonds of the\nauthority and such bonds shall not be a debt of either the state, or any\nmunicipality, and each such bond shall contain, on the face thereof…

§ 1948. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority from\nwhatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority\nand shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or trust company in the state\ndesignated by the governing body. The moneys in such accounts sha…

§ 1949. Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds of the\nauthority are hereby made securities in which all public officials and\nbodies of the state and all municipalities, all insurance companies and\nassociations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, a…

§ 1949-a. Agreement with state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to\nthis title and with those persons or public corporations who may enter\ninto contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of t…

§ 1949-b. Tax exemption and tax contract by the state. 1. It is hereby\ndetermined that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of\nits corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people\nof the state of New York and is a public purpose. Accordingly, …

§ 1949-c. Actions against the authority. 1. Except for wrongful death\nactions, no action or special proceeding shall be prosecuted or\nmaintained against the authority for personal injury or damage to real\nor personal property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the\nn…

§ 1949-d. Contracts. All contracts for construction shall be let by\nthe authority in conformity with the applicable provisions of section\none hundred thirty-five of the state finance law and shall be let in\naccordance with the provisions of state law pertaining to prevailing\…

§ 1949-e. Code of ethics. 1. Definition. As used in this section the\nterm "authority employee" shall mean any member, officer or employee of\nthe authority.\n 2. Rule with respect to conflicts of interest. No authority employee\nshould have any interest, financial or otherwise,…

§ 1949-f. Equal employment opportunity. The authority shall ensure\nthat all employees or applicants for employment are afforded equal\nemployment opportunity without discrimination.\n

§ 1949-g. Transfer of officers and employees. 1. In accordance with\nthe provisions of section seventy of the civil service law, any officer\nor employee of the city, may, at the request of the authority and with\nthe consent of the mayor of the city, be transferred to the autho…

§ 1949-h. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions\nof section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the\nauthority shall be subject to the supervision of the comptroller and an\nannual audit shall be performed by an independent certified acc…

§ 1949-i. Limited liability. Neither the members of the governing\nbody of the authority, nor any officer or employee acting in their\nbehalf shall be subject to any personal liability resulting from the\nconstruction, maintenance or operation of any of the properties of the\nau…

§ 1949-j. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section,\nor part of this title shall be adjudged by any court of competent\njurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or\ninvalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operatio…

§ 1949-k. Effect of inconsistent provisions. In so far as the\nprovisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any\nother act, general or special, or of any charter, local law, ordinance\nor resolution of any municipality, the provisions of this title shall be\n…

§ 1950. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Troy Industrial\nDevelopment Authority Act."\n

§ 1951. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. The term "authority" shall mean the Troy Industrial Development\nAuthority, the corporation created by section nineteen hundred fifty-two\nof this title;…

§ 1952. Troy industrial development authority. A board to be known as\nthe "Troy industrial development authority" is hereby created. Such\nboard shall be a body corporate and politic, constituting a public\nbenefit corporation and its existence shall commence upon the\nappointm…

§ 1952-a. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The\nauthority shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and\npublic hearings on its website in real-time. The authority shall post\nvideo recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its…

§ 1953. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purposes of the\nauthority shall be to promote, develop, encourage and assist in the\nacquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining,\nequipping and furnishing industrial, manufacturing, warehouse,\ncommercial and…

§ 1953-a. Additional prerequisites to the provision of financial\nassistance. Prior to providing any financial assistance of more than one\nhundred thousand dollars to any project, the authority must comply with\nthe following prerequisites:\n 1. The authority must adopt a resol…

§ 1954. Civil service status of officers and employees. Officers and\nemployees of any board, commission or department of the city may be\ntransferred to the authority in accordance with the provisions of the\ncivil service law and shall be eligible for such transfer and\nappoin…

§ 1954-a. Conflicts of interest. All members, officers and employees\nof the authority shall be subject to the provisions of article eighteen\nof the general municipal law.\n

§ 1955. Conveyance of property by the city to the authority and\nconveyance and leasing of said property by the authority. 1. The city\nmay, by duly adopted resolution of the city council or by instruments\nauthorized by such resolution, convey, with or without consideration, to…

§ 1955-a. Compensation procurement and investment. 1. The compensation\nof an officer or full-time employee of the authority (but not including\npart-time employees or consultants, including accountants, attorneys and\nbond counsel to the authority) shall not be contingent on th…

§ 1956. Construction and purchase contracts. The provisions of law\nrelating to the requirement of public bidding with respect to the\nconstruction of public facilities or projects shall not be applicable to\nthe acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenanc…

§ 1957. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority, from\nwhatever source derived, shall be paid to the authority's appointed\nchief financial officer of the city as agent of the authority, who shall\nnot commingle such moneys with any other moneys. Such moneys shall b…

§ 1958. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power\nand is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds\nin conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code\nfor any of its corporate purposes without limitation as to am…

§ 1959. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have power from\ntime to time to issue its negotiable notes in conformity with applicable\nprovisions of the uniform commercial code and from time to time issue\nrenewal notes (herein referred to as notes) maturing not later th…

§ 1960. Agreements of the city and state. The city is authorized to,\nand the state does hereby, pledge to and agree with the holders of the\nbonds that neither the city nor the state, respectively, will limit or\nalter the rights, hereby vested in the authority to acquire, cons…

§ 1961. State and city not liable on bonds. The bonds and other\nobligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the state or of the\ncity, and neither the state nor the city shall be liable thereon, nor\nshall they be payable out of any funds other than those of the\nauthor…

§ 1962. Bonds legal investments for public officers. The bonds or\nnotes are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies\nof this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all\ninsurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on a…

§ 1963. Tax exemptions. 1. It is hereby determined that the creation\nof the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in\nall respects for the benefit of the people of the city and its environs,\nand is a public purpose, and the authority shall be regarded as\…