Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 892. 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…

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 Inconsistent provisions in other laws superseded.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

§ 900. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the\n"Long Island Market Authority Act".\n

§ 901. 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 nine hundred\ntwo of this title.\n 2. "Bonds" means the bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedne…

§ 902. Long Island market authority. 1. A public corporation to be\nknown as the "Long Island market authority" is hereby created for public\npurposes and charged with the duties and shall have the powers provided\nin this title. The authority shall be a body corporate and polit…

§ 903. General purpose and powers of authority. The purpose of the\nauthority shall be to acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, equip,\noperate and maintain adequate regional wholesale market facilities\nwithin the service area for the buying and selling of agricultural\ncom…

§ 904. Projects of the authority. 1. The authority shall undertake\nprojects as authorized in this section upon a finding by the governing\nbody of the authority that such project:\n (a) is consistent with a local or regional strategic plan for economic\ndevelopment;\n (b) will …

§ 905. Transfer of officers and employees; civil service. 1. In\naccordance with the provisions of section seventy of the civil service\nlaw, any officer or employee of a municipality transferred to the\nauthority shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment, without\nfur…

§ 906. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power\nand is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds, notes or\nother obligations to pay the cost of any project or for any other\npurpose under this title, including the establishment of reserves to\nsec…

§ 907. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or\nresolutions adopted pursuant to this title:\n 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of\nprincipal of or interest on any issue of bonds after the same shall\nbecome due, whether at maturity or…

§ 908. State and county not liable on authority bonds. 1. The state\nshall not be liable on the bonds or notes of the authority and such\nbonds or notes shall not be a debt of the state, and such bonds and\nnotes shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect.\n 2.…

§ 909. Monies of the authority. All monies 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 designated by the\nauthority. The monies in such accounts shall be paid out or withdrawn…

§ 910. Bonds legal investment for fiduciaries. The bonds of the\nauthority are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of the state and all municipalities, all insurance companies and\nassociations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all\…

§ 911. Agreement with state. The state does hereby pledge to and agree\nwith the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this\ntitle and with those persons or public authorities who may enter into\ncontracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of the t…

§ 912. Tax exemption and tax contract by the state. 1. It is hereby\ndetermined that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of\nits purposes under this title are in all respects for the benefit of the\npeople of the state of New York and is a public purpose. Accordin…

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

§ 914. Audit and annual reports. In conformity with the provisions of\nsection five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the\nauthority shall be subject to the supervision of the state comptroller\nand an annual audit shall be performed by an independent certified…

§ 915. Defense and indemnification. The authority shall not execute\nany of its powers, except as necessary to commence its corporate\nexistence, until it has elected to make the provision of section\neighteen of the public officers law applicable to its employees (as such\nterm…

§ 916. Contracts. All contracts for the construction, reconstruction,\nrehabilitation and improvement of projects authorized pursuant to this\ntitle shall be subject to article eight of the labor law and shall also\nbe subject to the provisions of law applicable to county contra…

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

§ 918. Equal employment opportunity. The authority shall ensure that\nall employees or applicants for employment are afforded equal employment\nopportunity without discrimination.\n

§ 919. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or\npart of this title shall be adjudged by any court of competent\njurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or\ninvalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation\n…