Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 2052-m. Authority shall be deemed state agency. For the purposes of\narticle fifteen-A of the executive law only, the authority shall be\ndeemed a state agency as that term is used in such article, and its\ncontracts for design, construction, services and materials shall be\nd…

§ 2052-n. 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. The\nauthority shall annually submit to the governor and comptroller a…

§ 2052-o. Books and records. The county comptroller and his legally\nauthorized representatives are authorized and empowered from time to\ntime to examine the accounts and books of the authority, including its\nreceipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investmen…

§ 2052-p. Limited liability. Neither the members of the board, nor any\nmunicipality, officer or employee acting in its behalf, while acting\nwithin the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal\nliability resulting from the construction, maintenance or operatio…

§ 2052-q. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and\npermits. 1. Any application in relation to the purposes of or\ncontemplated by this title heretofore filed, or any proceeding\nheretofore commenced, or any determination or decision heretofore made\nby the county …

§ 2052-r. Separability. If any section, clause or provision in this\ntitle shall be held by a competent court to be unconstitutional or\nineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not\nunconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective, and no\nother…

§ 2052-s. 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 the county, or other municipality, the provisions of\nthi…

* § 2053. Broome county sports center authority. A board to be known\nas "Broome county sports center authority" is hereby created. The board\nshall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit\ncorporation, and its existence shall commence upon the appointment …

§ 2053-a. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority Act."\n

§ 2053-b. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Animal shelter" shall mean any facility, building, or structure,\nwhere temporary or permanent housing and care is provided to stray,\nabandoned, abus…

§ 2053-c. Rockland county solid waste management authority. 1. Upon\ncompliance with the requirements of subdivision seven of this section, a\ncorporation known as the Rockland county solid waste management\nauthority shall be deemed to have been created hereby for the public\np…

§ 2053-d. Transfer of property to authority; acquisition of property\nby county for authority. 1. The county or any other municipality may\ngive, grant, sell, convey, loan, license the use of or lease to the\nauthority any property or facility which is useful to the authority in…

§ 2053-e. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have the power:\n 1. To sue and be sued.\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same.\n 3. To acquire in the name of the authority, hold, sell, lease,\nmortgage or otherwise dispose of property, real, personal or mixed, or\nany i…

§ 2053-f. Certain county rights. The authority shall not (1) acquire\nor lease any interest in real property, or (2) accept or permit the\nacceptance at facilities owned or under contract with the authority of\nsolid waste originating outside the county, unless (i) at least\nfor…

§ 2053-g. Charges by the authority; method of collection. 1. The\nauthority may fix and collect, on any equitable basis, rates, rentals,\nfees and other charges for the use of facilities of or services or\ncommodities provided by the authority, including the availability of any\…

§ 2053-h. Governmental capacity of the authority and municipalities.\nThe county, other municipalities within the county and the authority in\ncarrying out the respective powers and duties under this title shall be\ndeemed to be acting in a governmental capacity. The constructio…

§ 2053-i. Transfer of officers and employees. Any officer or employee\nof the county under civil service or otherwise, selected by the\nauthority, may, with the consent of the county executive, be transferred\nto the authority and shall be eligible for such transfer and\nappoint…

§ 2053-j. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds or notes\nin such principal amounts as it may determine to be necessary to pay the\ncost of any project or for any other corporate purpose, includin…

§ 2053-k. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or\nresolutions adopted pursuant to subdivision three of section two\nthousand fifty-three-j of this title:\n 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of\nprincipal of or interest on any issue of…

§ 2053-l. State, county and municipalities not liable on bonds.\nNeither the state, county nor any other municipality or public\ncorporation shall be liable on the bonds of the authority and such bonds\nshall not be a debt of the state, county or any other municipality or\npubli…

§ 2053-m. 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 interest bearing accounts in a bank\nor banks in the state designated by the governing body. The mone…

§ 2053-n. Bonds and notes as legal investment. 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, all…

§ 2053-o. Agreement with the state. The state does hereby pledge to\nand agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued by the authority\npursuant to this title that the state will not alter or limit the rights\nhereby vested in the authority to purchase, construct, maintai…

§ 2053-p. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees. 1. It is\nhereby determined that the creation of the authority and the carrying\nout of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the\npeople of the county and the state and is a public purpose and …

§ 2053-q. Actions against the authority. 1. Except in an action for\nwrongful death, 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 t…

§ 2053-r. Contracts. 1. All contracts or orders for work, material or\nsupplies performed or furnished in connection with construction shall be\nawarded by the authority pursuant to resolution of the governing body\nexcept as hereinafter provided. Such awards, when applicable, s…

§ 2053-s. Interest in contracts prohibited. It shall be a misdemeanor\nfor any member of the governing body or any officer, agent, servant or\nemployee of the authority to be in any way or manner interested,\ndirectly or indirectly, in the furnishing of work, materials, supplies…

§ 2053-t. 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 state comptroller\nand an annual audit shall be performed by an independent certifi…

§ 2053-u. Limited liability. Neither the members of the governing\nbody, nor any municipality, officer or employee acting on its behalf,\nwhile acting within the scope of their authority, shall be subject to\nany personal liability resulting from the construction, maintenance or…

§ 2053-v. Contracts with municipalities; powers of municipalities. 1.\nThe county and one or more municipalities within the county, or the\nauthority and the county, shall have power to contract from time to time\nbetween or among themselves, or among themselves and with the aut…

§ 2053-w. Solid waste reserve fund. The county legislature may\nestablish a special fund, to be known as the solid waste reserve fund of\nthe county. There shall be credited to such reserve fund all amounts\npaid to the county and specifically designated by the payor for deposit…

§ 2053-x. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and\npermits. 1. Any application in relation to the purposes of or\ncontemplated by this title, or any proceeding commenced in relation\nthereto, by the county with the state department of environmental\nconservation, …

§ 2053-y. Separability. If any section, clause or provision in this\ntitle shall be held by a competent court to be unconstitutional or\nineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not\nunconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective, and no\nother…

§ 2053-z. 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 the county charter or any local\nlaw, ordinance or resolution of the county or any other municipality,\nthe p…

* § 2054. Purposes and powers of the authority. The purposes of the\nauthority shall be to construct, operate and maintain the project\nconsisting of the Broome county sports center and facilities in\nconnection therewith. To carry out the purposes the authority shall have\npowe…

* § 2055. Acquisition of land for the project. The authority may\nacquire lands for the project. It shall have the power to sell, lease or\notherwise dispose of said real property and shall retain and have the\npower to use the proceeds of sale, rentals or other moneys derived f…

* § 2056. Civil service status of employees. The appointment and\npromotion of all employees of the authority shall be made in accordance\nwith the provisions of the civil service law and the rules of the Broome\ncounty civil service commission, and such employees shall be entit…

* § 2057. Contracts. The authority shall let contracts for\nconstruction and materials in the manner provided by law for contracts\nof the county, except that where the estimated expense of a contract\ndoes not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars such contract may be\nenter…

* § 2058. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority shall\nbe paid to the county treasurer as agent of the authority, who shall\ndesignate depositories and who shall not commingle such moneys with any\nother moneys. The moneys shall be deposited in a separate bank acc…

* § 2059. Bonds of the authority. a. The authority shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable\nbonds in conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial\ncode for its corporate purposes in the aggregate principal amoun…

* § 206. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have power and\nis hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds in\nconformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code in\nthe aggregate principal amount of not exceeding one million f…

* § 2060. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have power from\ntime to time to issue negotiable notes in conformity with applicable\nprovisions of the uniform commercial code and from time to time to issue\nrenewal notes, herein referred to as notes, maturing not later t…

* § 2061. Agreements of the state. The state of New York does pledge\nto and agree with the holders of the bonds that the state will not limit\nor impair the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire,\nconstruct, maintain, reconstruct and operate the project, to establish…

* § 2062. New York state and Broome county not liable on bonds. The\nbonds and other obligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the\nstate of New York or of the county of Broome, and neither the state nor\nthe county shall be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable ou…

* § 2063. Bonds legal investments for public officers and fiduciaries.\nThe bonds are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions,\nall insurance companies and associations and other persons carr…

* § 2064. Exemptions from taxation. It is hereby found, determined and\ndeclared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its\ncorporate purposes will alleviate juvenile delinquency, will improve the\ngeneral health and welfare, will in all respects benefit the…

* § 2065. Tax contract by the state. The state of New York covenants\nwith the purchasers and with all subsequent holders and transferees of\nbonds issued by the authority pursuant to this title, in consideration\nof the acceptance of and payment for the bonds, that the bonds of…

* § 2066. Remedies of bondholders. a. In the event that the authority\nshall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of\nthe bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon\ncall for redemption, and such default shall continue for a per…

* § 2067. Actions against the authority. a. In every action against\nthe authority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or\nfor the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or death, the\ncomplaint shall contain an allegation that at least thirty days hav…

* § 2068. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or\nineffective. If any section, clause or provision of this title shall be\nunconstitutional or be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent\nthat it is not unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and\neff…