Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 2642-p. Action by or against the authority. 1. Except in an action for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority, its members, officers or employees for personal injury or damage to real or personal property alleged…

§ 2642-q. Track, bridge, signal, station and other facility operation and maintenance. The operation, maintenance and use of track, bridges, signals, freight stations, passenger stations and other facilities shall be public purposes of the authority and the participating countie…

§ 2642-r. State, participating counties, and municipalities not liable for obligations of authority. 1. Neither the state, the participating counties, nor any municipality or public corporation shall be liable on any bond, note or other obligation of the authority, and such bond…

§ 2642-s. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, or of a county charter, any local law, ordinance or resolution of a municipality, the provisions of this title shall be…

§ 2650. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority Act".

§ 2651. Statement of legislative findings. It is hereby found, determined and declared that there is an immediate need to institute a comprehensive, coordinated program of economic development activities in the Route 5 and Route 7 corridors of Schenectady county, especially in t…

§ 2652. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. The term "authority" shall mean the public benefit corporation created by section twenty-six hundred fifty-three of this title. 2. The term "board" shall me…

§ 2653. Schenectady metroplex development authority. 1. The Schenectady metroplex development authority is hereby created. Such authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation. The governing body of the authority shall be a board. The au…

§ 2654. Schenectady metroplex service district. 1. The Schenectady metroplex service district shall include all real property within the county of Schenectady, from the Albany county/Schenectady county border to the Montgomery county/Schenectady county border, and within thirty-…

§ 2655. General purposes and powers of the authority. The general purposes of the authority shall be to design, develop, plan, finance, create, site, construct, renovate, administer, operate, manage, and maintain all metroplex facilities and metroplex parks within the service di…

§ 2655-a. Bylaws of the authority. 1. The board shall draft proposed bylaws for the organization and procedure of the authority. Such bylaws shall be consistent with the provisions of this title and all other state and federal laws, and shall contain a provision that such bylaws…

§ 2655-b. Public hearings of the authority. Prior to the adoption of any project where the authority would: 1. expend more than five hundred thousand dollars; 2. borrow money or issue bonds pursuant to subdivision four of section twenty-six hundred fifty-five of this title; or 3…

§ 2655-c. Capital plan of the authority. On or before the first day of March, the authority shall annually produce, and present at a public hearing for public comment, a five-year capital projects plan, outlining the vision of its intended capital projects for the next five year…

§ 2655-d. Reports of the authority. 1. In addition to any other report required by this title, the authority, through its chairman, shall annually deliver, in oral and written form, a report to the county legislature. Such report shall be presented by March fifteenth of each yea…

§ 2656. Contracts. 1. Construction contracts let by the authority shall be in conformity with the applicable provisions of section one hundred thirty-five of the state finance law. 2. The authority may, in its discretion, assign contracts for supervision and coordination to the …

§ 2657. Employees, civil service. 1. The appointment and promotion of all non-exempt/non-management confidential employees of the authority shall be made in accordance with the civil service law and the rules of the Schenectady county civil service commission. 2. In accordance w…

§ 2658. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section the term "authority employee" shall mean any member, officer or employee of the authority. 2. No authority employee shall have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or…

§ 2659. Acquisition of land. The authority, upon the terms and conditions approved by resolution of the authority, shall have the power to acquire real property located within the service district by purchase, lease or condemnation to accomplish its lawful purposes. It shall als…

§ 2660. Request for state assistance. 1. Should the chairman of the authority determine that state assistance is necessary for the authority to achieve its lawful goals, powers and purposes, the chairman may annually may make and deliver to the director of the budget, the chairm…

§ 2661. Request for municipal assistance. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the county of Schenectady may transfer to the authority from funds appropriated by the county legislature for the fiscal year beginning nineteen hundred nin…

§ 2662. Private donations. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any person may donate, give, tender or provide, and the authority may receive, private monies to assist the authority in its successful operation and achievement of its lawfu…

§ 2663. Monies of the authority. 1. All monies of the authority from whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority and shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or banks designated by the authority. The monies in such accounts shall be paid out or withdraw…

§ 2664. Return of moneys to the county of Schenectady. 1. In the event that the revenues of the authority exceed its current liabilities by more than fifty percent at the end of its first fiscal year, or by more than ten percent at the end of its fiscal year of each fiscal year …

§ 2665. Bonds or notes of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds, notes or other obligations in conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code to pay the cost of any project, the establ…

§ 2666. Bonds; legal investment for fiduciaries. The bonds of the authority are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of the state and all municipalities, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all b…

§ 2667. Tax exemption and tax contract by the state. 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 state of New York and is a public purpose. Accordingly, the a…

§ 2668. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to this title: 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upo…

§ 2669. State, county and municipalities not liable on bonds. Neither the state, the county nor any municipality therein shall be liable on the bonds or notes of the authority and such bonds or notes shall not be a debt of the state, the county or of any municipality therein and…

§ 2669-a. Agreement with state. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this title and secured by a pledge, and with those persons or public authorities who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant t…

§ 2669-b. Agreement with county. 1. The county is authorized to pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this title and secured by such a pledge, and with those persons or public authorities who may enter into contracts with the autho…

§ 2670. Actions against authority. 1. Except in an action for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority, its members, officers or employees for personal injury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have be…

§ 2671. Limitation of liability; indemnification. 1. Neither the members of the authority nor any person acting in its behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal liability resulting from carrying out any of the powers expressly giv…

§ 2672. Assistance by state officers, departments, boards and commissions. The department of audit and control, department of law, and all other state officers, agencies, departments, boards, divisions offices, and commissions may render such services to the authority within the…

§ 2673. Audit, annual report, county approval of certain projects. 1. 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 public accountant. The authority shall annually sub…

§ 2674. Separability. If any provision of any section of this title or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which it w…

§ 2675-a. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Albany convention center authority act".

§ 2675-b. Statement of legislative findings. It is hereby found, determined and declared that there is an immediate need to institute a comprehensive, coordinated program of convention activities in the city of Albany. It is further found, determined and declared to be desirable…

§ 2675-c. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning appears from the context: 1. "Authority" shall mean the public benefit corporation created by section twenty-six hundred seventy-five-d of this title. 2. "Board" shall mean the members of the…

§ 2675-d. Albany convention center authority. 1. A corporation known as the Albany convention center authority is hereby created for the public purpose and charged with the duties and having the powers provided in this title. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic c…

§ 2675-e. General purposes and powers of the authority. The general purposes of the authority shall be to design, develop, plan, finance, create, site, construct, renovate, administer, operate, manage, and maintain the convention facility of the authority. To carry out such purp…

§ 2675-f. Preliminary study of the authority. Prior to commencing any purchase, lease or transfer of any real property, in whole or part, the authority shall formulate a plan for the creation and development of the convention facility. After passage of a resolution approving suc…

§ 2675-g. Public hearings of the authority. 1. The authority shall hold public hearings prior to: (a) the adoption of the preliminary report pursuant to section twenty-six hundred seventy-five-f of this title; (b) the adoption of any project where the authority would condemn rea…

§ 2675-h. Contracts. 1. Construction contracts let by the authority shall be in conformity with the applicable provisions of section one hundred thirty-five of the state finance law. 2. The authority may, in its discretion, assign contracts for supervision and coordination to th…

§ 2675-i. Monies of the authority. 1. All monies of the authority from whatever source derived, except as otherwise authorized or provided in this title, shall be paid to the authority and shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or banks in the state designated by the authority. …

§ 2675-ii. State aid revenues. 1. With respect to each issue of outstanding hotel revenue bonds, the chairperson of the authority shall certify at least semi-annually, or in the case of the first such certificate within thirty days after the sale of an issue of hotel revenue bon…

§ 2675-j. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue hotel revenue bonds. The authority shall further have power from time to time and whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any hotel revenue bonds …

§ 2675-k. Agreements of the state. The state of New York does hereby 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 its convention facili…

§ 2675-l. State, county and city not liable on bonds. The bonds and other obligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the state of New York, the county of Albany or the city of Albany, and neither the state, the county nor the city shall be liable thereon, nor shall they…

§ 2675-m. Bonds; legal investment for 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 carrying on an insurance bu…

§ 2675-n. Tax exemption and tax contract by the state. 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 state of New York and is a public purpose. Accordingly, the…