Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 1226-e. Water board. 1. A water board, to be known as the "Upper\nMohawk valley regional water board", may be created by a special act of\nthe state legislature as a body corporate and politic, constituting a\ncorporate municipal instrumentality of the state and having the pow…

§ 1226-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…

§ 1226-g. Transfer of water facilities by the board of water supply or\nany municipality. 1. The board of water supply or any municipality may,\nby resolution approved by a majority of the entire voting strength of\nthe applicable governing body of the board of water supply or\n…

§ 1226-h. Agreements among the water board, board of water supply,\nmunicipalities and the authority for the provision of projects. 1. The\nauthority, the water board, the board of water supply and any\nmunicipality may enter into agreements for the purpose of providing for\nthe…

§ 1226-i. Imposition and disposition of fees, rates or charges. 1.\nThe water board shall establish, fix and revise, from time to time,\nfees, rates or other charges for the use of, or services furnished,\nrendered or made available by, all projects and water facilities owned,\n…

§ 1226-j. Appropriations for purposes of water board or the authority;\ntransfer of property to water board or authority; acquisition of\nproperty by municipality for authority; contracts with municipality. 1.\nIn addition to any powers granted to it by law, any municipality may…

§ 1226-k. Transfer of officers and employees. 1. In accordance with\nthe provisions of section seventy of the civil service law, any officer\nor employee of the board of water supply, may, at the request of the\nauthority and with the consent of such board, be transferred to the…

§ 1226-l. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the\npower and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds, notes\nor other obligations to pay the cost of any project or for any other\ncorporate purpose, including the establishment of reserves to secure t…

§ 1226-m. 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…

§ 1226-n. State, water board or municipality, other than the\nauthority, not liable on authority bonds. Neither the state, the water\nboard nor any municipality, other than the authority, shall be liable on\nthe bonds of the authority and such bonds shall not be a debt of either…

§ 1226-o. 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 trust company in the state\ndesignated by the governing body. The moneys in such accounts s…

§ 1226-p. 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,…

§ 1226-q. 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 and with those persons or public corporations who may\nenter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions …

§ 1226-r. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees. 1. The\nauthority shall not be required to pay any fees, taxes, special ad\nvalorem levies or assessments, whether state or local, including but not\nlimited to fees, taxes, special ad valorem levies or assessments on…

§ 1226-s. Actions against water board and authority. 1. Except in an\naction for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be\nprosecuted or maintained against either the water board or the authority\nor their members, officers or employees for personal injury or dam…

§ 1226-t. Contracts. All contracts for construction shall be let by\nthe authority in conformity with the applicable provisions of section\none hundred thirty-five of the state finance law and shall be let in\naccordance with the provisions of state law pertaining to prevailing\…

§ 1226-u. Code of ethics. 1. Definition. As used in this section the\nterm "authority employee" shall mean any member, officer or employee of\nthe authority.\n 2. Rule with respect to conflicts of interest. No authority employee\nshould have any interest, financial or otherwise,…

§ 1226-v. Equal employment opportunity. The water board and the\nauthority shall ensure that all employees or applicants for employment\nare afforded equal employment opportunity without discrimination.\n

§ 1226-w. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions\nof section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the\nwater board and of the authority shall be subject to the supervision of\nthe comptroller and an annual audit shall be performed by an in…

§ 1226-x. Limited liability. Neither the members of the governing body\nof either the water board or of the authority, nor any officer or\nemployee acting in their behalf, shall be subject to any personal\nliability resulting from the construction, maintenance or operation of\na…

§ 1226-y. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section,\nor part 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 operatio…

§ 1226-z. Effect of inconsistent provisions. In so far as the\nprovisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any\nother act, general or special, or of any charter, local law, ordinance\nor resolution of any municipality, the provisions of this title shall be\n…

§ 1230-a. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Niagara Falls public water authority act."\n

§ 1230-aa. 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 any charter, local law, ordinance\nor resolution of any municipality, the provisions of this title shall be\nc…

§ 1230-b. 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 twelve hundred\nthirty-c of this title.\n 2. "Bonds" means the bonds, notes or other evidences of …

§ 1230-c. Niagara Falls public water authority. 1. A public\ncorporation to be known as the "Niagara Falls public water authority" is\nhereby created for the public purposes and charged with the duties and\nhaving the powers provided in this title. The authority shall be a body\…

§ 1230-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 for its\ncorporate purposes and to provide for the rights of the holders …

§ 1230-e. Water board. 1. A water board, to be known as the "Niagara\nFalls public water board", may be created by a special act of the state\nlegislature as a body corporate and politic, constituting a corporate\nmunicipal instrumentality of the state and having the powers and …

§ 1230-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…

§ 1230-g. Special enforcement powers with respect to wastewater\nfacilities. 1. In addition to any other enforcement powers provided by\nthis title or any other provision of law, with respect to the\njurisdiction, control, supervision, possession, operation and use of the\nwaste…

§ 1230-h. Transfer of facilities by the city of Niagara Falls or any\nmunicipality. 1. The city or any municipality may, by resolution\napproved by a majority of the entire voting strength of the applicable\ngoverning body of the board of the city or municipality, as the case ma…

§ 1230-i. Agreements among the water board, the city, municipalities\nand the authority for the provision of projects. 1. The authority, the\nwater board, the city, any municipality and any other person may enter\ninto agreements for the purpose of providing for the construction…

§ 1230-j. Imposition and disposition of fees, rates or charges. 1. The\nwater board shall establish, fix and revise, from time to time, fees,\nrates or other charges for the use of, or services furnished, rendered\nor made available by, all projects, the facilities and system ow…

§ 1230-k. Appropriations for purposes of the water board or the\nauthority; transfer of property to the water board or authority;\nacquisition of property by the city or municipality for the authority;\ncontracts with the city or any municipality. 1. In addition to any\npowers g…

§ 1230-l. Transfer of officers and employees. 1. In accordance with\nthe provisions of section seventy of the civil service law, any officer\nor employee of the city that currently works in the system, may, at the\nrequest of the water board and with the consent of such city and…

§ 1230-m. 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\…

§ 1230-n. 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…

§ 1230-o. State, city, water board or municipality, other than the\nauthority, not liable on authority bonds. Neither the state, the city,\nthe water board nor any municipality, other than the authority, shall be\nliable on the bonds of the authority and such bonds shall not be …

§ 1230-p. 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 trust company in the state\ndesignated by the governing body. The moneys in such accounts s…

§ 1230-q. 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…

§ 1230-r. 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 and with those persons or public corporations who may\nenter into contracts with the authority or the water board, pursuan…

§ 1230-s. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees. 1. It is\nhereby determined that the creation of the authority and the water board\nand the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for\nthe benefit of the people of the city and any municipality in …

§ 1230-t. Actions against the water board and authority. 1. Except in\nan action for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be\nprosecuted or maintained against either the water board or the authority\nor their members, officers or employees for personal injury or…

§ 1230-u. Contracts. All contracts for construction or purchase of\nsupplies, materials or equipment shall be let by the water board, shall\nbe made in conformity with the applicable provisions of section one\nhundred three of the general municipal law and section one hundred\nt…

§ 1230-v. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section the term\n"employee" shall mean any member, officer, agent or employee of the\nauthority or the water board.\n 2. No employee shall have any interest financial or otherwise, direct\nor indirect, or engage in any business or tr…

§ 1230-w. Equal employment opportunity. The water board and the\nauthority shall ensure that all employees or applicants for employment\nare afforded equal employment opportunity without discrimination.\n

§ 1230-x. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions\nof section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the\nwater board and of the authority shall be subject to the supervision of\nthe comptroller and an annual audit shall be performed by an in…

§ 1230-y. Limited liability. Neither the members of the governing body\nof either the water board or of the authority, nor any officer, or\nemployee thereof acting in their behalf, shall be subject to any\npersonal liability resulting from the ownership, construction,\nmaintenan…

§ 1230-z. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section,\nor part 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 operatio…

§ 1231-a. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Niagara Falls water board act".\n