Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 2052-l. Interest in contracts prohibited. It shall be a misdemeanor for any member of the board or any officer, agent, servant or employee of the authority to be in any way or manner interested, directly or indirectly, in the furnishing of work, materials, supplies or labor or…

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

§ 2052-n. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions of section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the authority shall be subject to the supervision of the comptroller. The authority shall annually submit to the governor and comptroller and …

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

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

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

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

§ 2052-s. Effect of inconsistent provisions. In so far as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, or of any charter, local law, ordinance or resolution of the county, or other municipality, the provisions of this ti…

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

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

§ 2053-b. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. "Animal shelter" shall mean any facility, building, or structure, where temporary or permanent housing and care is provided to stray, abandoned, abused, s…

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

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

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

§ 2053-f. Certain county rights. The authority shall not (1) acquire or lease any interest in real property, or (2) accept or permit the acceptance at facilities owned or under contract with the authority of solid waste originating outside the county, unless (i) at least forty-f…

§ 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. The county, other municipalities within the county and the authority in carrying out the respective powers and duties under this title shall be deemed to be acting in a governmental capacity. The construction, …

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

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

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

§ 2053-l. State, county and municipalities not liable on bonds. Neither the state, county nor any other municipality or public corporation shall be liable on the bonds of the authority and such bonds shall not be a debt of the state, county or any other municipality or public co…

§ 2053-m. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority from whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority and shall be deposited forthwith in interest bearing accounts in a bank or banks in the state designated by the governing body. The moneys …

§ 2053-n. Bonds and notes as legal investment. The bonds of the authority are hereby made securities in which all public officials and bodies of the state and all municipalities, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all ba…

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

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

§ 2053-q. Actions against the authority. 1. Except in an action for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority for personal injury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the …

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

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

§ 2053-t. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions of section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the authority shall be subject to the supervision of the state comptroller and an annual audit shall be performed by an independent certified …

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

§ 2053-v. Contracts with municipalities; powers of municipalities. 1. The county and one or more municipalities within the county, or the authority and the county, shall have power to contract from time to time between or among themselves, or among themselves and with the author…

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

§ 2053-x. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and permits. 1. Any application in relation to the purposes of or contemplated by this title, or any proceeding commenced in relation thereto, by the county with the state department of environmental conservation, the …

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

§ 2053-z. Effect of inconsistent provisions. In so far as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, or of the county charter or any local law, ordinance or resolution of the county or any other municipality, the provi…

* § 2054. Purposes and powers of the authority. The purposes of the authority shall be to construct, operate and maintain the project consisting of the Broome county sports center and facilities in connection therewith. To carry out the purposes the authority shall have power: (…

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

* § 2056. Civil service status of employees. The appointment and promotion of all employees of the authority shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law and the rules of the Broome county civil service commission, and such employees shall be entitled…

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

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

* § 2059. Bonds of the authority. a. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds in conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code for its corporate purposes in the aggregate principal amount o…

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

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

* § 2061. Agreements of the state. The state of New York does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds that the state will not limit or impair the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire, construct, maintain, reconstruct and operate the project, to establish an…

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

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

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

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

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

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