Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 725. Ogdensburg bridge authority reconstituted and continued as\nOgdensburg bridge and port authority. The Ogdensburg bridge authority,\ncreated pursuant to the provisions of title eight of article three of\nthis chapter, is hereby reconstituted the Ogdensburg bridge and port\…

§ 726. Ogdensburg bridge and port authority. Notwithstanding any other\nprovisions of this chapter, the members of the Ogdensburg bridge\nauthority in office on the effective date of this title shall become and\nbe the members of the board of and shall thereafter constitute, the…

§ 727. Ogdensburg port authority abolished; transfer of functions.\nExcept as hereinafter provided, the Ogdensburg port authority, created\npursuant to the provisions of title three of article six of this\nchapter, is hereby abolished, and all of the jurisdiction, functions,\npo…

§ 728. Transfer of records and property. Except as hereinafter\nprovided, all the contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records, moneys\nand property, of whatsoever nature or kind, owned or possessed or under\nthe jurisdiction or control of the Ogdensburg port authority, and al…

§ 729. Continuity of authority; status of acts. For the purposes of\nsuccession, all of the functions, powers and duties of the Ogdensburg\nbridge authority, and of the Ogdensburg port authority, as prescribed\nand provided, respectively, by the provisions of title eight of arti…

§ 730. Unfinished business; pending actions and proceedings. Any\nbusiness or matter heretofore undertaken or commenced by or before the\nOgdensburg bridge authority or the Ogdensburg port authority, or any\naction or proceeding brought by or against either of such authorities\n…

§ 731. Terms occurring in law, or in contracts or documents. Whenever\nthe Ogdensburg bridge authority or the Ogdensburg port authority is\nreferred to or designated in any law, or in any contract or document,\nsuch reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to and includ…

§ 732. Existing rights and remedies. No existing right or remedy of\nany character shall be lost, or otherwise affected by reason of the\nenactment of this title.\n

§ 733. Funds of the authority. Notwithstanding the reconstitution and\ncontinuation of the Ogdensburg bridge authority and the abolition of the\nOgdensburg port authority, effectuated by this title, or any other\nprovision of this chapter, moneys constituting the fund or funds o…

§ 734. Application of consistent provisions. All of the provisions of\ntitle eight of article three and of title three of article six of this\nchapter, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with\nthis title, shall apply to the Ogdensburg bridge and port authorit…

§ 735. Actions against the authority. 1. In every action against the\nauthority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or for\nthe destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, the complaint shall\ncontain an allegation that at least thirty days have elapsed si…

§ 8. Local authorities searchable subsidy and economic development\nbenefits database. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Economic development benefits" shall mean:\n (i) funds made available by a local development…

§ 825. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Central New York\nRegional Market Authority Act."\n

§ 826. Central New York Regional Market Authority. 1. There is hereby\ncreated and established a district to be known as the "central New York\nregional market district," hereinafter in this title referred to as "the\ndistrict," which shall embrace all the territory included wit…

§ 827. Board of directors. The board of directors of the authority,\nhereinafter in this title referred to as "the board," shall consist of\nseventeen voting members, as follows: The commissioner of agriculture\nand markets or the commissioner's representative. The board of\nsup…

§ 828. Powers of the board. The board of directors may name a manager\nand such other officers and employees as may be needed, and fix their\ncompensation; may determine the location, type, size, construction and\nequipment of requisite regional marketing facilities within the\n…

§ 829. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have power and\nis hereby authorized from time to time to issue negotiable bonds in\nconformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code.\n 2. Such bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board and sha…

§ 830. Agreement of the state. The state of New York does pledge and\nagree with the holders of any bonds that are issued under this title\nthat the state will not authorize the construction of any market\nfacilities which will be competitive with any market facilities owned or\…

§ 831. State and county not liable on bonds. The bonds and other\nobligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the state or of any\ncounty or counties included within the district, and the board shall\nhave no power to make them payable out of any funds except those of th…

§ 832. Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds of the\nauthority are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions\nmay properly and legally invest funds in their control.\n

§ 833. Exemption from taxation. The real and personal property of the\nauthority shall be exempt from all taxation, and so shall all of its\nactivities and operations, except that the owners of its bonds and other\nobligations shall be subject to transfer and estate taxes.\n

§ 834. Covenants with authority. Any county, city, town or village\nwithin the territorial limits of the district may by ordinance or\nresolution of its governing body make covenants with the authority which\nshall enure to the benefit of the holders of any bonds issued under th…

§ 834-a. Policing. Any county, city, town or village within the\nterritorial limits of the district may, by ordinance or resolution of\nits governing body, make covenants with the authority which shall\nprovide for the policing of designated property of the authority by the\npol…

§ 834-b. Powers of municipal corporations. Any county, city, town or\nvillage within the territorial limits of the district, by ordinance or\nresolution of its governing body, shall have the following powers\nhereinafter enumerated which shall not be deemed to have any effect\nu…

§ 835. Assistance by counties within district. To aid and assist in\nthe acquisition, construction and equipment of requisite regional\nmarketing facilities within the district, including the acquisition of a\nsite or sites and the construction of a regional market and marketing…

§ 836. Remedies of bond holders. 1. In the event that the authority\nshall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of\nthe bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon\ncall for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period …

§ 837. Members not to be interested in transactions. No member of the\nboard shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any transaction\nwith the authority, except the leasing as a grower of a stall or stalls\nupon the market and such transactions as are ordinarily incident…

§ 838. Repayment of state appropriation. The moneys appropriated by\nchapter eight hundred forty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred\nthirty-five and expended, shall be repaid by the authority into the\nstate treasury, when the cost of acquisition, construction and\nimprovemen…

§ 839. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.\nIf 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\neffecti…

§ 840. Inconsistent provisions in other acts superseded. In so far as\nthe provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any\nother act, general, special or local, the provisions of this title shall\nbe controlling.\n

§ 841. Actions against authority. 1. In any case founded upon tort a\nnotice of claim shall be required as a condition precedent to the\ncommencement of an action or special proceeding against the authority\nand the provisions of section fifty-e of the general municipal law shal…

§ 842. Moneys of the authority. The state comptroller or such\ncomptroller's legally authorized representatives are hereby authorized\nand empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the\nauthority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking\n…

§ 843. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section, the term "authority\nemployee" shall mean any board member, member, officer or employee of\nthe authority.\n 2. The authority shall make available their code of ethics on their\nwebsite, which is applicable to all authority empl…

§ 875. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Genesee Valley\nRegional Market Authority Act".\n

§ 876. Definitions. As used in this title, unless a different meaning\nclearly appears from the context:\n 1. The term "district" shall mean the Genesee Valley Regional Market\nDistrict created by section eight hundred seventy-seven of this title.\n 2. The term "authority" shall…

§ 877. Genesee Valley Regional Market District. There is hereby\ncreated and established a district to be known as the "Genesee Valley\nRegional Market District", which shall embrace the area and territory\nbounded and described as follows: All the territory included within the\…

§ 878. Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority. 1. A board to be\nknown as the "Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority" is hereby\ncreated. Such board shall be a body corporate and politic, constituting\na public benefit corporation.\n 2. The board shall consist of fifteen me…

§ 879. Purposes and powers of the authority. The purposes of the\nauthority shall be to assist in the establishment and development of\nagriculture and agriculturally related businesses in the district, and\nto acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, equip, operate and maintai…

§ 880. Moneys of the authority. 1. The treasurer of the authority\nshall demand, collect, receive and have the care and custody of moneys\nbelonging to or due the authority from every source. Not later than the\nbusiness day next following the day of their receipt the treasurer …

§ 881. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have power and\nis hereby authorized from time to time to issue negotiable bonds in\nconformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code,\nfor any corporate purpose of the authority. The authority shall have\…

§ 882. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have power from\ntime to time to issue its negotiable notes in conformity with applicable\nprovisions of the uniform commercial code whenever the board shall\ndetermine that payment thereof can be made in full from any moneys or…

§ 883. Agreement of the state. The state of New York does hereby\npledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds that the state will\nnot authorize the construction or operation of any market facilities\nwithin the district by any public agency or public corporation, nor will…

§ 884. State and counties not liable on bonds. The bonds and other\nobligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the state or of any\ncounty or counties, and the board shall have no power to make them\npayable out of any moneys except those of the authority.\n

§ 885. 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, all insurance companies and\nassociations and other persons carrying on an insurance business,…

§ 886. Exemptions from taxation. 1. It is hereby determined that the\ncreation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes\nis in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New\nYork and it is a public purpose and the authority shall be regard…

§ 887. Remedies of bondholders. 1. In the event that the authority\nshall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of\nthe bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon\ncall for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period o…

§ 888. Interest in claims and contracts prohibited. No member,\nofficer, agent or employee of the authority shall be interested,\ndirectly or indirectly, in any claim against or contract with the\nauthority except for lawful compensation and reimbursement for actual\nand necessa…

§ 889. Actions against authority. 1. In any case founded upon a tort a\nnotice of claim shall be required as a condition precedent to the\ncommencement of an action or special proceeding against the authority\nand the provisions of section fifty-e of the general municipal law sh…

§ 890. Contracts. All contracts of the authority for the purchase of\nsupplies, materials or equipment or for public work, which involve an\nexpenditure of more than twenty-five hundred dollars, shall be let upon\nsealed bids, after public advertisement, to the lowest responsibl…

§ 891. State's right to require redemption of bonds. Notwithstanding\nand in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may\nbe contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, the state\nmay, upon furnishing sufficient funds therefor, require the autho…