Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 1149-p. Construction and purchase contracts. The authority shall let\ncontracts for construction or purchase of supplies, materials, or\nequipment pursuant to section one hundred three of the general municipal\nlaw. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the power…

§ 1149-q. Authority to take affirmative action. The authority shall\nensure that, where possible, all employees or applicants for employment\nare afforded equal employment opportunity without discrimination.\n

§ 1149-r. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions\nof section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the\nauthority shall be subject to the supervision of the comptroller. The\nauthority shall annually submit to the governor and comptroller a…

§ 1149-s. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and\npermits. Any application in relation to the purposes of or contemplated\nby this title heretofore filed, or any proceeding heretofore commenced,\nby the county or any agency thereof with the department of environm…

§ 1149-t. Limited liability. Neither the members of the authority, nor\nany municipality, officer or employee acting in its behalf, while acting\nwithin the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal\nliability resulting from the construction, maintenance or oper…

§ 1149-u. Governmental capacity of the authority and municipalities.\nThe authority, the county 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 …

§ 1149-v. Separability clause. If any section, clause or provision in\nthis title 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…

§ 1149-w. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions\nof this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other general,\nspecial or local law, or of any charter or any local law, ordinance or\nresolution of the county or other municipality, the provision…

§ 1150. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Onondaga County\nWater Authority Act."\n

§ 1151. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context.\n 1. The term "authority" shall mean the corporation created by section\neleven hundred twenty-eight of this title;\n 2. The term "county" shall mean the coun…

§ 1152. Onondaga county water authority district. There is hereby\ncreated a district to be known as the "Onondaga County Water Authority\nDistrict" which shall embrace the towns of Camillus, Clay, Cicero,\nDeWitt, Elbridge, Geddes, Lysander, Manlius, Marcellus, Onondaga, Salina…

§ 1153. Onondaga county water authority. 1. A corporation known as\n"Onondaga County Water Authority" is hereby created for the purposes and\ncharged with the duties and having the powers provided in this title.\nThe authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a…

§ 1154. Powers of the authority. The authority 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 acquire, in the name of the authority, lease, hold and dispose\nof real estate and personal property or any interest therein for …

§ 1155. 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 of New\nYork designated by the authority. The moneys in such accounts shal…

§ 1156. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power\nand is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds\nin conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code\nfor any of its corporate purposes, including incidental expen…

§ 1157. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have power and is\nhereby authorized to issue negotiable bond anticipation notes in\nconformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code and\nmay renew the same from time to time but the maximum maturity of any…

§ 1158. Duty of authority to maintain and operate. It shall be the\nduty of the authority, subject to any limitation on the amount of\nrevenues to be expended for such purpose, to maintain and operate and\nwhere necessary to reconstruct its properties.\n

§ 1159. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or\nemployee under civil service, selected by the authority may, with the\nconsent of the commission, board or department by which he or she has\nbeen employed, be transferred to the authority and shall be eligible f…

§ 1160. Agreements of the state. The state of New York does pledge to\nand agree with the holders of the bonds or notes that the state will not\nlimit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire,\nconstruct, maintain, operate, reconstruct and improve the proper…

§ 1161. State, county and municipalities not liable on bonds or notes.\nThe bonds or notes of the authority shall not be a debt of the state of\nNew York or of the county or of any municipality in the county, and\nneither the state nor the county nor any municipality in the coun…

§ 1162. Bonds and notes legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds,\nor notes, are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions,\nall insurance companies and associations and other persons carry…

§ 1163. Exemption from taxes. 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 is a public purpose. Accordingly, the authority shall be\nr…

§ 1164. Tax contract by the state. The state of New York covenants\nwith the purchasers and with all subsequent holders and transferees of\nbonds or notes issued by the authority pursuant to this title, in\nconsideration of the acceptance of and payment for the bonds or notes\nt…

§ 1165. Officers and employees not to be interested in transactions.\nIt shall be a misdemeanor for any of the members of the authority, or\nany officer, agent, servant or employee thereof, employed or appointed\nby them to be in any way or manner interested directly or indirect…

§ 1166. 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. Such contracts, or\norders, for work, material or supplies needed for any particular …

§ 1167. Restriction of jurisdiction. Anything contained in this\nchapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority shall have no\npower to purchase or otherwise acquire any source of supply, or water\nsupply system, or any part thereof, situated wholly or partly in the\ncou…

§ 1168. Remedies of bondholders. 1. In the event that the authority\nshall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of\nthe bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon\ncall for redemption, and such default shall continue for a perio…

§ 1169. Actions. 1. In any case founded upon tort a notice of claim\nshall be required as a condition precedent to the commencement of an\naction or special proceeding against the authority or any officer,\nappointee or employee thereof, and the provisions of section fifty-e of\…

§ 1170. Audit of authority; annual report. In conformity with the\nprovisions of section five of article ten of the constitution, the\naccounts of the authority shall be subject to the supervision of the\nstate comptroller and such state comptroller and his legally authorized\nr…

§ 1171. Limitation of liability. Neither the members of the authority,\nnor any person or persons acting in its behalf, while acting within the\nscope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal liability\nresulting from the erection, construction, reconstruction, maint…

§ 1172. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.\nIf any section, clause or provision of this title shall be held\nunconstitutional, or be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent\nthat it is not unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and\…

§ 1173. Effect of inconsistent provisions. In so far as the provisions\nof this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act,\ngeneral or special, or of any local law of any city, the provisions of\nthis title shall be controlling. Nothing contained in this title …

§ 1174-a. Title. This title may be cited as the "water authority of\nSoutheastern Nassau county act".\n

§ 1174-b. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Authority" shall mean the corporation created by section eleven\nhundred seventy-four-d of this title.\n 2. "Board of directors" shall mean the govern…

§ 1174-c. Water authority of Southeastern Nassau county district. 1.\nThere is hereby created a district to be known as the "water authority\nof Southeastern Nassau county district" which shall be defined as all\nthat portion of Nassau county serviced by the New York Water servi…

§ 1174-d. Water authority of Southeastern Nassau county. 1. A\ncorporation known as "water authority of Southeastern Nassau county" is\nhereby created for the purposes and charged with the duties and having\nthe powers provided in this title. The authority shall be a corporate\n…

§ 1174-e. Responsibilities of the authority. The authority shall have\nthe responsibility to: 1. investigate, analyse and evaluate various\noptions for the distribution of water to the district, including, but\nnot limited to, the following:\n (a) The purchase, in the name of th…

§ 1174-f. Powers of the authority. Except as otherwise limited by this\ntitle, the authority shall have the power to:\n 1. sue and be sued;\n 2. have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. borrow money and issue negotiable or non-negotiable notes, bonds,\nor other obligatio…

§ 1174-g. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or\nemployee under civil service, selected by the authority may, with the\nconsent of the commission, board, department or municipality by which he\nor she has been employed, be transferred to the authority and sha…

§ 1174-h. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds, in\nconformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code, in\nsuch principal amounts as it may determine to be necessary to pay the…

§ 1174-i. Remedies of bondholders. 1. In the event that the authority\nshall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of\nthe bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon\ncall for redemption, and such default shall continue for a per…

§ 1174-j. State and municipalities not liable on authority bonds.\nNeither the state nor any municipality shall be liable on the bonds of\nthe authority and such bonds shall not be a debt of the state or of any\nmunicipality.\n

§ 1174-k. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority from\nwhatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer and shall be\ndeposited forthwith in one or more banks and/or trust companies in the\nstate designated by the authority. The moneys in such accounts shall …

§ 1174-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,…

§ 1174-m. Agreement with the state. The state does hereby pledge to\nand agree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant\nto this title that the state will not alter or limit the rights hereby\nvested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreement ma…

§ 1174-n. 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 state and is a public\…

§ 1174-o. Actions against the authority. 1. No action or proceeding\nshall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority for personal\ninjury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have been\nsustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of the authority\n…

§ 1174-p. Conflicts of interest of members of the board of directors\nand officers and employees of the authority. No member of the board of\ndirectors or officer or employee of the authority shall have any\ninterest in any contract, or take any action or otherwise involve\nhims…

§ 1174-q. Construction and purchase contracts. The authority shall let\ncontracts for construction or purchase of supplies, materials, or\nequipment pursuant to sections one hundred one and one hundred three of\nthe general municipal law. Nothing in this section shall be constru…

§ 1174-r. Separability clause. If any section, clause or provision in\nthis title 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…