Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 2876. Disqualification to contract with public authority. Any person\nwho, when called before a grand jury, head of a state department,\ntemporary state commission or other state agency, the organized crime\ntask force in the department of law, head of a city department, or ot…

§ 2877. Removal of disqualification of public contractors by petition.\n1. Any firm, partnership or corporation which has become subject to the\ncancellation or termination of a contract or disqualification to\ncontract on account of the refusal of a member, partner, director or…

§ 2877-a. The New York state buy American salt act. 1. Use of American\nmaterials. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when\nsoliciting a contract for the purchase of rock salt or sodium chloride,\nany public authority may award such contract to the responsible and\n…

§ 2878. Statement of non-collusion in bids or proposals to public\nauthority. Every bid or proposal hereafter made to a public authority or\nto any official of any public authority created by the state or any\npolitical subdivision, where competitive bidding is required by statu…

§ 2878-a. Purchasing of products. 1. All products purchased shall be\nrecycled products, which meet contract specifications, unless the only\navailable product does not contain recycled content, and provided that\nthe cost of the recycled product does not exceed a cost premium o…

§ 2878-b. Source separation of wastes. 1. No later than September\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-nine each public authority, corporation\nor commission shall devise and institute a program to source separate\nwaste paper generated within its facilities.\n Such program shall inc…

§ 2878-c. Certain contracts involving personal protective equipment\nand medical supplies. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,\nall contracts over fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by\nany state authority for the purchase of personal protective equipme…

§ 2879. Procurement contracts. 1. Every public authority and public\nbenefit corporation, a majority of the members of which consist of\npersons either appointed by the governor or who serve as members by\nvirtue of holding a civil office of the state, or a combination thereof,\…

§ 2879-a. Comptroller approval of contracts. 1. Except as set forth in\nsubdivision three of this section, where the comptroller determines\npursuant to his or her authority to supervise the accounts of public\ncorporations, that contracts or categories of contracts in excess of…

§ 2879-b. Labor peace. 1. As used in this section:\n (a) "Contractor" means a company undertaking a covered project, or the\noperator of a hotel or convention center that is part of a covered\nproject.\n (b) "Substantial proprietary interest" means the authority: (i) owns\nfee t…

§ 2879-c. Iranian energy sector divestment. 1. As used in this\nsection:\n a. "Energy sector" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph\n(a) of subdivision one of section one hundred sixty-five-a of the state\nfinance law.\n b. "Financial institution" shall have the sa…

§ 2880. Prompt payment. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings unless the context\nshall indicate another or different meaning or intent:\n (a) "Corporation" means every public authority and public benefit\ncorporation a m…

§ 2880-a. Contracts for the financing of local water supply systems.\nNotwithstanding any other provisions of this title or the provisions of\nany general, special or local law, any public benefit corporation\ncreated pursuant to article five of this chapter which is authorized …

§ 2890. Funds and accounts of public authorities. Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provision of this chapter or any other general, special or\nlocal law, every authority or commission hereafter created by this\nchapter is hereby empowered to establish such funds and accounts as…

§ 2895. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning is required by the context:\n 1. "Contracting officer" shall mean the officer or employee of a\npublic authority who shall be appointed by resolution of the board of\nthe public authority to be resp…

§ 2896. Duties of public authorities with respect to the disposal of\nproperty. 1. Every authority, as defined in section two of this chapter,\nshall adopt by resolution comprehensive guidelines which shall (a)\ndetail the public authority's operative policy and instructions\nre…

§ 2897. Disposal of public authority property. 1. Supervision and\ndirection. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the contracting\nofficer designated by each public authority shall have supervision and\ndirection over the disposition of property of such public authorit…

§ 2900. Compensation; eminent domain taking. When property of a public\nbenefit corporation is taken in the exercise of the power of eminent\ndomain for a purpose substantially different from that for which it is\nheld by such public benefit corporation, just compensation to the…

§ 2925. Investments of funds by public authorities and public benefit\ncorporations; general provisions. 1. Every public authority and every\npublic benefit corporation whether or not such corporation is otherwise\ngoverned by this chapter, (such entities to be hereinafter in th…

§ 2926. Interest rate exchange or similar agreements for court\nfacilities and combined occupancy structures and health facilities. 1.\nIn connection with the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations,\nor in connection with such bonds, notes, or other obligations already\n…

§ 2927. Investment of funds by public authorities and public benefit\ncorporations in deposits insured by the federal deposit insurance\ncorporation.\n Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter or any\nother general, special or local law, every corporation wheth…

§ 2930. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Internal control". A process that integrates the activities,\nplans, attitudes, policies, systems, resources and efforts of the people\nof an organization working t…

§ 2931. Internal control responsibilities. The governing board of each\ncovered authority shall: 1. establish and maintain for the authority\nguidelines for a system of internal control that are in accordance with\nthis article and internal control standards;\n 2. establish and …

§ 2932. Internal audit responsibilities. 1. The governing board of\neach covered authority or its designee shall determine, and periodically\nreview the determination of, whether an internal audit function within\nthe covered authority is required. Establishment of such function…

§ 2960. Interest rates. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this\nchapter or the provisions of any other general, special or local law,\nany public authority may agree or contract to pay interest on its\ncertificates, notes or bonds, including those now outstanding, at such\…

§ 2975. Recovery of state governmental costs from public authorities\nand public benefit corporations. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law to the contrary, every public authority and every public benefit\ncorporation created by or pursuant to New York state law at lea…

§ 2976. Cost recovery on the issuance of certain bonds. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other law to the contrary, public benefit\ncorporations (which for purposes of this section shall include\nindustrial development agencies created pursuant to title one of article\neighteen-A of the …

§ 2977. Applicability of title. 1. The provisions of this title shall\nnot be construed to, nor shall they be implemented in such a manner as\nto:\n (a) require the application of monies pledged to the security of\nbonds, notes or other obligations in violation of applicable bon…

§ 2980. Wrongful death; notice of claim. No wrongful death action\nagainst a public authority or public benefit corporation shall be\ncommenced unless a notice of claim has been served on the authority or\ncorporation in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-e of the\n…

§ 2981. Wrongful death; limitation period. A wrongful death action\nagainst a public authority or public benefit corporation shall be\ncommenced within two years of the happening of the death.\n

§ 2982. Scope of title. Except where such an action is statutorily\nrequired to be brought only in the court of claims, this title shall be\napplicable to all wrongful death actions brought against a public\nauthority or public benefit corporation, notwithstanding any\ninconsist…

§ 2985. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with toll\ncollection regulations. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nevery public authority which operates a toll highway bridge and/or\ntunnel facility is hereby authorized and empowered to impose monetary\…

* § 2985-a. Payment of tolls under the tolls by mail program. 1. This\nsection shall not apply to the payment of tolls by means of an\nelectronic toll device that transmits information through an electronic\ntoll collection system as defined in subdivision twelve of section\ntwe…

§ 2986. Whistleblower access and assistance program. 1. Definitions.\na. "Employees of state and local authorities" means those persons\nemployed at state and local authorities, including but not limited to:\nfull-time and part-time employees, those employees on probation, and\n…

§ 2987. Lobbying contacts. 1. Definitions. As used in this title:\n a. "lobbyist" shall have the same meaning as defined in section one-c\nof the legislative law.\n b. "lobbying" shall mean and include any attempt to influence:\n (i) the adoption or rejection of any rule or regu…

§ 3. Pay equity. 1. In order to attract unusual merit and ability to\nthe service of public authorities in the state of New York, to stimulate\nhigher efficiency among the personnel, to provide skilled leadership in\nadministration, to reward merit and to insure the highest retu…

§ 3001. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "New York State Municipal Assistance Corporation Act".\n

§ 3002. Legislative findings and statement of purposes. It is hereby\nfound and declared that, by reason of the severe economic and social\ndislocations of recent years, there has been a great increase in the\nneed and demand for public services at a time when financing such\nse…

§ 3003. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and\nterms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall\nindicate another or different meaning or intent:\n 1. "Municipality" means any city in the state.\n 2. "State" means the state of New York.\n …

§ 3010. Creation; purposes and general powers of a municipal assistance\ncorporation. A municipal assistance corporation shall be created by a\nspecial law of the legislature. The purposes of a municipal assistance\ncorporation shall be to assist a municipality attempting to prov…

§ 3011. Administration of a municipal assistance corporation. 1.\nUnless otherwise provided in a special law, a municipal assistance\ncorporation shall be administered by a board of directors appointed by\nthe governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The number and\nq…

§ 3012. Issuance of notes and bonds of a municipal assistance\ncorporation. 1. (a) A municipal assistance corporation shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its notes and\nbonds in conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial…

§ 3013. Moneys of a municipal assistance corporation. 1. All moneys of\na corporation from whatever source derived may be paid to the treasurer\nof the corporation and be deposited forthwith in a bank or banks in the\nstate designated by such corporation. The moneys in such acco…

§ 3014. Conditions on payment of funds to or purchase of obligations\nof municipality. 1. A corporation shall require, in connection with any\npayment of funds to, or purchase or exchange of the obligations of, the\nmunicipality being assisted, or the extension of other benefits…

§ 3015. Agreement with the state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued by a corporation\nunder this act that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby\nvested in such corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements…

§ 3016. State or state-aided municipality not liable on notes and\nbonds. The notes, bonds or other obligations of a municipal assistance\ncorporation shall not be a debt of either the state or the municipality\nbeing assisted, and neither the state nor such municipality shall b…

§ 3017. Remedies of noteholders and bondholders. 1. In the event that\na corporation shall default in the payment of principal of or interest\non or sinking fund payment on, any issue of notes or bonds after the\nsame shall become due, whether at maturity or otherwise or in the …

§ 3018. Notes and bonds as legal investments. The notes and bonds of a\ncorporation are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of this state and all political subdivisions of the state and\nother persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bank…

§ 3019. Exemption from taxation. 1. It is hereby determined that the\ncreation of a corporation and the carrying out of its corporate purpose\nis in all respects a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of\nthe people of the state and for the improvement of their health…

§ 3020. Actions against a municipal assistance corporation;\nindemnification. 1. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action\nagainst a municipal assistance corporation for personal injury or\nproperty damage or founded on tort shall not be commenced more than one\nyear an…