Title PBA, Public Authorities

* § 1114-s. Acquisition by eminent domain. Notwithstanding any\nprovision of the eminent domain procedure law to the contrary, in any\nproceeding brought by the authority pursuant to said law, title shall\nvest in the authority and compensation shall be paid only:\n 1. upon a de…

* § 1114-s. Acquisition by eminent domain. Notwithstanding any\nprovision of the eminent domain procedure law to the contrary, in any\nproceeding brought by the authority pursuant to said law, title shall\nvest in the authority and compensation shall be paid only:\n 1. upon a de…

§ 1115. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the\n"Albany municipal water finance authority act".\n

§ 1115-a. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Agreement" shall mean any agreement entered into by the city\npursuant to section one thousand one hundred fifteen-g or section one\nthousand one hund…

§ 1115-aa. 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\nothe…

§ 1115-b. Albany municipal water finance authority. 1. A public\ncorporation, to be known as the "Albany municipal water finance\nauthority," is hereby created for the public purposes and charged with\nthe duties and having the powers provided in this title. The authority\nshall…

§ 1115-bb. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the\nprovisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any\nother act, general or special, or of the city charter, or any local law,\nordinance or resolution of the city, the provisions of this title shall\n…

§ 1115-c. General powers of the authority. The authority shall have\nthe 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 or other obligations and to provide\nfor the rights of the holders thereof;\n 4. To e…

§ 1115-d. Approval of projects. The authority shall not enter into any\ncontract or agreement with the city or the water board with respect to\nthe financing of any project pursuant to section one thousand one\nhundred fifteen-h of this title, unless the state commissioner of\ne…

§ 1115-e. Water board. 1. A city water board may be created by a\nspecial act of the state legislature at the request of the city as a\nbody corporate and politic, constituting a corporate municipal\ninstrumentality of the state and having the powers and duties as\nprovided in t…

§ 1115-f. General powers of the water board. Except as otherwise\nlimited by this title, the water board shall have power:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. To enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or\nconve…

§ 1115-g. Transfer of sewerage or water systems by the city to the\nwater board. 1. The city may, by resolution of the common council of the\ncity, enter into an agreement with the water board for the transfer to\nthe water board, for use in the exercise of its corporate powers …

§ 1115-h. Agreement among the water board, the city and the authority\nfor the provision of projects. 1. The authority, the water board and the\ncity, acting by resolution of the common council of the city, may enter\ninto agreements for the purpose of providing for the construc…

§ 1115-i. Imposition and disposition of fees, rates, rents or charges.\n1. The water board shall establish, fix and revise, from time to time,\nfees, rates, rents or other charges for the use of, or services\nfurnished, rendered or made available by, the water system or sewerage…

§ 1115-j. Tax exemption of the water board property and activities. 1.\nIt is hereby determined that the creation of a water board and the\ncarrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the\nbenefit of the city and is a public purpose and the water board shall be…

§ 1115-k. Pledge effective without filing or recording. Any provision\nof the uniform commercial code to the contrary notwithstanding, any\npledge of or other security interest in revenues or other personal\nproperty made or created by the authority, the water board or the city\…

§ 1115-l. Governmental capacity of the authority, the water board and\nthe city. The authority, the water board and the city in carrying out\ntheir respective powers and duties under this title, shall be deemed to\nbe acting in a governmental capacity and in the performance of a…

§ 1115-m. Transfer of officers and employees. Any officer or employee\nof the city under civil service who is selected by the authority or the\nwater board may, with the consent of the mayor, be transferred to the\nauthority or the water board, as the case may be, and shall be e…

§ 1115-n. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds in\nconformance with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code in\nsuch principal amounts as it may determine to be necessary to pay the\…

§ 1115-o. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or\nresolutions adopted pursuant to paragraph (i) of subdivision four of\nsection one thousand one hundred fifteen-n of this title:\n 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of\nprincipal of or …

§ 1115-p. State, city and water board not liable on authority bonds.\nNeither the state, nor the city, nor the water board nor any subdivision\nthereof shall be liable on the bonds of the authority and such bonds\nshall not be a debt of the state, the city, or such water board.\…

§ 1115-q. 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 banks in the state\ndesignated by the governing body. The moneys in such accounts shall be\…

§ 1115-r. Bonds legal investment 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, …

§ 1115-s. Agreement of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to\nthis title that the state will not alter or limit the rights hereby\nvested in the authority or the water board to fulfill the terms of…

§ 1115-t. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees; payments\nin lieu of taxes. 1. It is hereby determined that the creation of the\nauthority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all\nrespects for the benefit of the people of the city and of the state …

§ 1115-u. Actions against authority and water board. 1. Except in an\naction for wrongful death, no action or proceeding shall be prosecuted\nor maintained against the authority or the water board for personal\ninjury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have been\n…

§ 1115-v. Contracts. 1. All contracts or orders for work, material or\nsupplies performed or furnished in connection with construction shall be\nawarded by the contracting agency pursuant to resolution of its\ngoverning body. Such awards shall be made in compliance with section …

§ 1115-w. 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 or the water board to be in any way or manner\ninterested, directly or indirectly, in the furnishing of work,\…

§ 1115-x. Authority, water board and city to take affirmative action.\n1. Each contracting agency which awards contracts for design,\nconstruction, services or materials for projects authorized by this\ntitle shall require that such contracts and documents soliciting bids or\npr…

§ 1115-y. Audit and annual report. The accounts of the authority and\nthe water board shall be subject to the supervision of the city\ncomptroller. The authority shall annually submit to the governor and\ncomptroller and to the state legislature a detailed report pursuant to\nth…

§ 1115-z. Limited liability. Neither the members of the authority or\nthe water board, nor any officer or employee of the authority or the\nwater board acting in behalf thereof, while acting within the scope of\nhis authority, shall be subject to any liability resulting from (i)…

§ 1116. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the\n"Albany water board act".\n

§ 1118. Albany water board. For the benefit of the city of Albany and\nthe inhabitants thereof, a water board to be known as the Albany water\nboard is hereby established for the accomplishment of any or all of the\npurposes specified in title six of article five of this chapter…

§ 1120. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the\n"Clifton Park water authority act".\n

§ 1120-a. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Authority" means the corporation created by section eleven hundred\ntwenty-c of this title.\n 2. "Board" means the members of the authority constituti…

§ 1120-b. Clifton Park water district. There is hereby defined and\nestablished an area to be known as the "Clifton Park water district"\nwhich shall embrace all the territory located within the town of Clifton\nPark, provided that the authority shall only be empowered to exerci…

§ 1120-c. Clifton Park water authority. 1. A public corporation to be\nknown as the Clifton Park water authority, is hereby created for the\npublic purposes and charged with the duties and having the powers\nprovided in this title. The authority shall be a body corporate and\npo…

§ 1120-d. 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 at pleasure;\n 3. To borrow money and issue bonds or other obligations and to provide\nfor the rights of the holders thereof;\n 4. To enter into…

§ 1120-e. Advances on behalf of the authority; transfer of property to\nauthority; acquisition of property by town for authority. 1. In addition\nto any powers granted to it by law, the town, from time to time, may\nappropriate sums of money to or on behalf of the authority to d…

§ 1120-f. Governmental capacity of the authority and municipalities.\nThe authority, the town and the other municipalities, in carrying out\ntheir respective powers and duties under this title, shall be deemed to\nbe acting in a governmental capacity and in the performance of an…

§ 1120-g. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or\nemployee in the public service who is selected by the authority may,\nwith the consent of the commission, board, or chief executive officer of\nthe municipality by which he or she has been employed, be transfer…

§ 1120-h. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds in such\nprincipal amounts as it may determine to be necessary to pay the cost of\nany project or for any other corporate purpose, including inciden…

§ 1120-i. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or\nresolutions adopted pursuant to paragraph (j) of subdivision four of\nsection one thousand one hundred twenty-h of this title:\n 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the principal of\nor interest on …

§ 1120-j. State and town not liable on authority bonds. Neither the\nstate nor the town shall be liable on the bonds of the authority and\nsuch bonds shall not be a debt of the state, or the town, and such bonds\nshall contain, on the face thereof, a statement to such effect.\n

§ 1120-k. 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 banks in the state\ndesignated by the board. The moneys in such accounts shall be paid out\…

§ 1120-l. 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,…

§ 1120-m. Agreement of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to\nthis title that the state will not alter or limit the rights hereby\nvested in the authority to negotiate, purchase, construct, maintai…

§ 1120-n. 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 town and the state and is a public purpose and th…

§ 1120-o. Actions against the authority. 1. No action or special\nproceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority for\npersonal injury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have\nbeen sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of the\nau…

§ 1120-p. 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…