Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 1268. Co-operation and assistance of other agencies. 1. To avoid\nduplication of effort and in the interests of economy, the authority may\nmake use of existing studies, surveys, plans, data and other materials\nin the possession of any state agency or any municipality or poli…

§ 1268-a. Promotion of qualified transportation fringes. The authority\nshall promote the broad use of qualified transportation fringes, under\nsection 132(f) of the internal revenue code, in order to increase the\nnumber of participating companies and employees in such programs…

§ 1269. Notes, bonds and other obligations of the authority. 1. (a)\nThe authority shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to\ntime to issue its bonds, notes and other obligations in such principal\namount as, in the opinion of the authority, shall be necessary,\ncon…

§ 1269-a. Metropolitan transportation authority capital program review\nboard. 1. The metropolitan transportation authority capital program\nreview board is hereby created to exercise the powers, duties and\nprerogatives as hereinafter provided in sections twelve hundred\nsixty-…

§ 1269-b. Capital program plans; approvals; effect of disapproval. 1.\n(a) On or before October first, nineteen hundred eighty-one, and on or\nbefore October first of every fifth year thereafter, through and\nincluding October first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, the authority\ns…

§ 1269-c. Metropolitan transportation authority capital program review\nboard; additional powers and duties. a. The metropolitan transportation\nauthority capital program review board, consisting of voting and\nnon-voting members shall (1) monitor the progress of the capital\nel…

§ 1269-d. Submission of strategic operation plan. 1. On or before July\nfirst nineteen hundred eighty-seven, the authority shall submit to the\ngovernor a strategic operation plan for the five year period commencing\nJanuary first of the following year. One component of the plan…

§ 1269-e. Financial and operational reports. The authority shall\nsubmit to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the\nspeaker of the assembly, no later than thirty days following the\nsubmission of the annual independent audit report pursuant to section\ntwent…

§ 1269-f. Mission statement and measurement report. 1. The authority\nshall submit to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and\nthe speaker of the assembly, on or before October thirty-first, two\nthousand nine, a proposed authority mission statement and proposed\…

§ 1269-g. Requirements for certain authority contracts and related\nsubcontracts. 1. Any contractor or subcontractor subject to the posting\nrequirements of paragraph a of subdivision three-a of section two\nhundred twenty of the labor law with respect to a public works contract…

§ 1270. Reserve funds and appropriations. The authority may create and\nestablish one or more reserve funds in accordance with agreements with\nbondholders, noteholders or the holders of other obligations of the\nauthority and may pay into such reserve funds (a) any monies\nappr…

§ 1270-a. Metropolitan transportation authority special assistance\nfund. 1. The authority shall create and establish a fund to be known as\nthe "metropolitan transportation authority special assistance fund"\nwhich shall be kept separate from and shall not be commingled with an…

§ 1270-b. Metropolitan transportation authority Dutchess, Orange and\nRockland fund. 1. The authority shall create and establish a fund to be\nknown as the "metropolitan transportation authority Dutchess, Orange and\nRockland fund" which shall be kept separate from and shall not…

§ 1270-c. Metropolitan transportation authority dedicated tax fund. 1.\nThe authority shall establish a fund to be known as the "metropolitan\ntransportation authority dedicated tax fund" which shall be kept\nseparate from and shall not be commingled with any other moneys of the…

§ 1270-d. Consolidated financings. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovisions of this or any other law, general, special or local, the\nauthority may issue its notes, bonds and other obligations to finance\ntransportation facilities, including transit projects and Triboroug…

* § 1270-e. Implementation of the Transportation Infrastructure Bond\nAct of 2000. 1. In accordance with the provisions of the Transportation\nInfrastructure Bond Act of 2000 authorizing the creation of general\nobligation debt in the amount of three billion eight hundred millio…

§ 1270-f. Implementation of the rebuild and renew New York\ntransportation bond act of two thousand five. 1. In accordance with the\nprovisions of the rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of\ntwo thousand five authorizing the creation of general obligation debt in\…

§ 1270-g. Regulation of certain authority expenditures. The authority\nshall implement policies as appropriate to minimize unwarranted expenses\nand to protect against abuses in connection with (i) the granting of any\nprivileges or benefits having financial value, other than wa…

§ 1270-h. Metropolitan transportation authority finance fund. 1. The\nauthority shall establish a fund to be known as the "metropolitan\ntransportation authority finance fund" which shall be kept separate from\nand shall not be commingled with any other moneys of the authority.\…

§ 1270-i. New York city transportation assistance fund. 1. The\nauthority shall create and establish a fund to be known as the "New York\ncity transportation assistance fund" which shall be kept separate from\nand shall not be commingled with any other moneys of the authority. T…

§ 1270-j. Metropolitan transportation authority commercial gaming\nrevenue fund. 1. The authority shall establish a fund to be known as the\n"metropolitan transportation authority commercial gaming revenue fund"\nwhich shall be kept separate from and shall not be commingled with…

§ 1271. Agreement of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and\nagree with the authority and its subsidiaries, New York city transit\nauthority and its subsidiaries, and Triborough bridge and tunnel\nauthority, and the holders of any notes, bonds or other obligations,\nincl…

§ 1272. Right of state 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 aut…

§ 1273. Remedies of noteholders and bondholders. 1. In the event that\nthe authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest\non any issue of notes or bonds after the same shall become due, whether\nat maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall…

§ 1274. Notes and bonds as legal investment. The notes and bonds of\nthe authority are hereby made securities in which all public officers\nand bodies of the state and all municipalities and political\nsubdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons\ncar…

§ 1275. Exemption from taxation. It is hereby found, determined and\ndeclared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its\npurposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state\nof New York and for the improvement of their health, welfare and\…

§ 1276. Actions against the authority. 1. As a condition to the\nconsent of the state to such suits against the authority, in every\naction against the authority for damages, for injuries to real or\npersonal property or for the destruction thereof, or for personal\ninjuries or …

§ 1276-a. Annual audit of authority. The comptroller shall conduct an\nannual audit of the books and records of the authority and its\nsubsidiary corporations. Such audit shall include a complete and\nthorough examination of such authority's receipts, disbursements,\nrevenues an…

§ 1276-b. Authority budget and financial plan. 1. In addition to the\nrequirements of section twenty-eight hundred two of this chapter, each\nauthority budget and plan shall be posted on its website and shall: (a)\npresent information relating to the authority and each of its ag…

§ 1276-c. Independent audit of authority. The independent auditor\nretained by the authority shall not provide to the authority,\ncontemporaneously with the audit unless it shall have previously\nreceived written approval by the audit committee any non-audit service,\nincluding:…

§ 1276-d. Independent audit by the legislature. After the submission\nof the annual independent audit report to the legislature pursuant to\nsection two thousand eight hundred two of this chapter, and after review\nof such report, the temporary president of the senate and the sp…

§ 1276-e. Reporting. The authority shall post on its website on or\nbefore the first of May, the law firms retained by the authority which\nin the past year received payment for services in such year.\n

§ 1276-f. Metropolitan transportation authority transit performance\nmetrics. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "additional platform time" means for the subways the average added\ntime that customers s…

§ 1277. Station operation and maintenance. 1. The operation,\nmaintenance and use of passenger stations shall be public purposes of\nthe city of New York and the counties within the district. The total\ncost to the authority and each of its subsidiary corporations of\noperation,…

§ 1277-a. Transfer and receipt of surplus funds. Notwithstanding any\nprovision of this title or any other provision of law, general, special\nor local, the authority may from time to time transfer and pay over to\nNew York city transit authority or triborough bridge and tunnel\…

§ 1278. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.\nIf any provision of any section of this title or the application thereof\nto any person or circumstance shall be adjudged invalid by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confin…

§ 1279. Metropolitan transportation authority inspector general. 1.\nThere is hereby created in the metropolitan transportation authority an\noffice of metropolitan transportation authority inspector general. The\ninspector general shall be appointed by the governor with the adv…

§ 1279-a. Management advisory board. 1. There is hereby created in the\noffice of the metropolitan transportation authority inspector general a\nmanagement advisory board, consisting of thirteen members appointed by\nthe governor, of whom two shall be appointed upon nomination b…

§ 1279-b. Transition--election to withdraw from the metropolitan\ncommuter transportation district. 1. The counties of Dutchess, Orange\nand Rockland shall have an option to withdraw from the metropolitan\ncommuter transportation district and have such withdrawal take effect on\…

§ 1279-c. The office of legislative and community input. 1. The\nchairperson of the authority shall establish the office of legislative\nand community input for the purpose of communicating information to, and\nreceiving comments, concerns and recommendations from, members of th…

§ 1279-d. Supplemental revenue reporting program. 1. On or before\nJanuary first, two thousand nineteen, the authority shall develop a\nsupplemental revenue reporting program. Such program shall provide a\ndetailed accounting of the amount spent from supplemental revenues on\nac…

§ 1279-e. Assignment, transfer, sharing or consolidating powers,\nfunctions or activities. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this\ntitle or any other provision of law, general, special or local, the\nauthority shall develop and complete a personnel and reorganization plan\…

§ 1279-f. Independent forensic audit. 1. The authority shall contract\nwith a certified public accounting firm for the provision of an\nindependent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority. Such audit\nshall be performed in accordance with generally accepted government\na…

§ 1279-g. Major construction review unit. The authority shall\nestablish the major construction review unit within the authority that\nshall consist of a panel of internal and external experts appointed by\nthe board. Panel members shall have extensive background or executive\ne…

§ 1279-h. Debarment. The authority shall establish, pursuant to\nregulation, a debarment process for contractors of the authority that\nprohibits such contractors from bidding on future contracts, after a\ndebarment determination by such authority, for a period of five years\nfr…

§ 1279-i. Open data reporting. 1. The metropolitan transportation\nauthority and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the New York\ncity transit authority and the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority,\nshall fully comply with the provisions of Executive Order 95 of 2013,…

§ 1279-l. Right to share employees. 1. It is hereby found and declared\nto be necessary and proper to authorize the authority, its subsidiaries,\naffiliates, and subsidiaries of affiliates, powers to effectuate and\nensure such entities continued financial viability, which is at…

§ 1280. Short title. This title may be cited as the "New York State\nEnvironmental Facilities Corporation Act."\n

§ 1281. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Corporation" shall mean the corporation continued by section\ntwelve hundred eighty-two of this title.\n 2. "Construction" shall mean the erection, buil…

§ 1282. New York state environmental facilities corporation. 1. The\n"New York state pure waters authority" is hereby reconstituted and\ncontinued as the "New York state environmental facilities corporation".\nReference in any provision of law, general, special or local, or in a…