Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the public\nauthorities law.\n

§ 1000. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Power Authority\nAct."\n

§ 1001. Declaration of policy. Those parts of the Niagara and Saint\nLawrence rivers within the boundaries of the state of New York are\nhereby declared to be natural resources of the state for the use and\ndevelopment of commerce and navigation in the interest of the people of\…

§ 1001-a. Emergency provisions for the metropolitan area of the city\nof New York. The legislature hereby finds and declares that\nextraordinary circumstances, including excessive costs, shortages of\nsupply, and the inflated price of fuel threaten the capacity to provide\nutili…

§ 1002. Power Authority of the State of New York. 1. For the purpose\nof effectuating the policy declared in section one thousand one of this\nchapter there is hereby created a corporate municipal instrumentality of\nthe state to be known as "Power Authority of the State of New …

§ 1003. Trustees. The authority shall consist of seven trustees, five\nof whom shall serve respectively for terms of one, two, three, four and\nfive years, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and\nconsent of the senate. The sixth and seventh trustees shall be…

§ 1004. Officers and employees; expenses. The trustees shall choose\nfrom among their own number a chairman and vice-chairman. They shall\nselect such officers and employees, including a chief executive officer\nwhose appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the senate in…

§ 1005. Powers and duties of authority. Forthwith upon the appointment\nand organization of the trustees and subject to the conditions and\nlimitations in this title contained, the authority, in cooperation with\nthe proper Canadian authorities and those of the United States as\…

§ 1005-a. Actions or contracts involving certain nuclear power plants.\nWhenever the authority undertakes or executes any action or contract\ninvolving the closure, maintenance, decommissioning or conversion of any\nnuclear power plant constructed by a utility corporation which …

§ 1005-b. New York state canal corporation. 1. The public benefit\ncorporation known as the "New York state canal corporation" (hereinafter\nreferred to as the "canal corporation") created as a subsidiary\ncorporation of the New York state thruway authority pursuant to chapter\n…

§ 1005-c. Additional powers of the authority to finance certain\nprojects in connection with the New York state canal system. 1. (a) The\nauthority is hereby authorized, as an additional corporate purpose\nthereof, to issue its bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness\ni…

§ 1005-d. Sharing employees, services and resources; indemnity and\ndefense. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following words and\nterms shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates\nanother meaning or intent:\n (a) "Department" means the department of …

§ 1006. Power to compel attendance of witnesses. For the purpose of\nexercising its powers and performing its duties hereunder and of\nsecuring such information as it may deem necessary hereunder, the\nauthority shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and\nthe…

§ 1007. Acquisition of property. If, for any of the purposes\nhereunder, including temporary construction purposes and the making of\nadditions or improvements, the authority shall find it necessary or\nconvenient for it to acquire any real property as herein defined,\nwhether f…

§ 1008. Consent of state. The state of New York hereby consents to the\noccupation and use by the authority of any and all property of the state\nof whatever kind or character on the Niagara river or within the\ninternational rapids section of the Saint Lawrence river, and hereb…

§ 1009. Contracts negotiated by authority. Contracts negotiated by the\nauthority as provided in sub-paragraph five or six of section one\nthousand five of this title shall be entered into and executed as\nfollows:\n 1. After agreement upon the terms of any such contracts shall …

§ 1009-a. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have the power\nand is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable notes\nin conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code\nfor any corporate purpose and renew from time to time any note…

§ 1010. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have power and\nis hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds in\nconformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code for\nthe purpose of financing any project authorized by this title…

§ 1010-a. Deposit and investment of moneys of the authority. All\nmoneys of the authority from whatever source derived shall be paid to\nthe comptroller as agent of the authority, who shall not commingle such\nmoneys with any other moneys. Such moneys shall be deposited in a\nse…

§ 1011. Agreement of the state. 1. The state of New York does hereby\npledge to and agree with the holders of any obligations issued under\nthis title, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the\nauthority pursuant to the provisions in sub-paragraph five or six…

§ 1012. Exemption from taxation. It is hereby found and declared that\nthe projects authorized by this title are for the aid and improvement of\ncommerce and navigation and that such aid and improvement of commerce\nand navigation and the development, sale and distribution of po…

§ 1012-a. Emergency contributions to county of Niagara and city of\nNiagara Falls. 1. On June seventh, nineteen hundred fifty-six a collapse\nof the rock wall of the Niagara river resulted in the substantial\ndestruction of a hydro-electric power generating plant which annually\…

§ 1013. Repayment of state appropriations. All appropriations made by\nthe state to the authority shall be treated as advances by the state to\nthe authority, and shall be repaid to it without interest either out of\nthe proceeds of securities, or other obligations issued by the…

* § 1014. Public service law not applicable to authority; inconsistent\nprovisions in other acts superseded. The rates, services and practices\nrelating to the generation, transmission, distribution and sale by the\nauthority, of power to be generated from the projects authorize…

§ 1015. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.\nIf any term or provision of this title shall be declared\nunconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction, then to the extent that it is not\nunconstitutional or ine…

§ 1017. Actions against authority. 1. In any action founded upon tort\na notice of claim shall be required as a condition precedent to the\ncommencement of an action or special proceeding against the authority or\nany officer, appointee, agent or employee thereof, and the provis…

* § 1020. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Long Island power authority act".\n * NB There are 2 § 1020's\n

* § 1020. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Green Island\nPower Authority Act."\n * NB There are 2 § 1020's\n

* § 1020-a. Declaration of legislative findings and declarations. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that:\n Constantly escalating and excessive costs of electricity in the\ncounties of Suffolk and Nassau and that portion of the county of Queens\nserved by the Long Islan…

* § 1020-a. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless\na different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. The term "authority" shall mean the corporation created by section\none thousand twenty-c of this title.\n 2. The term "bonds" shall mean bonds, note…

§ 1020-aa. Conflicts of interest. 1. If any member, officer or\nemployee of the authority shall have an interest, either direct or\nindirect, in any contract to which the authority is, or is to be, a\nparty, such interest shall be disclosed to the authority in writing and\nshall…

* § 1020-b. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless\na different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Acquire" means, with respect to any right, title or interest in or\nto any property, the act of taking by the exercise of the power of\neminent doma…

* § 1020-b. Green Island power district. There is hereby defined and\nestablished an area to be known as the "Green Island power district,"\nwhich shall embrace all the territory located within the village of\nGreen Island, Albany county.\n * NB There are 2 § 1020-b's\n

§ 1020-bb. Exculpation. 1. The trustees and officers of the authority,\nwhile acting within the scope of their authority as trustees or\nofficers, shall not be subject to any personal or civil liability\nresulting from the exercise, carrying out or advocacy of any of the\nauthor…

* § 1020-c. Long Island power authority; creation. 1. For the purpose\nof effectuating the policy declared in section one thousand twenty-a of\nthis title, there is hereby created a corporate municipal\ninstrumentality of the state to be known as the "Long Island power\nauthorit…

* § 1020-c. Green Island power authority. 1. There is hereby created\nand established a public corporation, to be known as the "Green Island\npower authority". The authority shall be a body corporate and politic\nconstituting a public benefit corporation, the objects of which in…

§ 1020-cc. Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the\nstate finance law, the public service law, the social services law and\nthe general municipal law. 1. All contracts of the authority shall be\nsubject to the provisions of the state finance law relating to cont…

* § 1020-d. Board of trustees. 1. Starting on January first, two\nthousand fourteen, the board of the authority shall be constituted and\nconsist of nine trustees all of whom shall be residents of the service\narea, five of whom shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom th…

* § 1020-d. Powers of the authority. The power conferred by this title\nshall be exercised by the members of the authority, subject to the terms\nof this title. In the exercise of those powers, either directly or\nthrough its officers and employees, the members may do the follow…

§ 1020-dd. Authority not to seek nor any subsidiary of the authority,\nto apply for or accept preference hydroelectricity. The authority nor\nany subsidiary of the authority, shall not seek, apply for, nor accept\nhydroelectricity produced by the power authority of the state of …

* § 1020-e. Officers and employees; expenses. The board, or the\nchairman pursuant to authority duly delegated to him, from time to time\nshall hire, without regard to any personnel or civil service law, rule\nor regulation of the state and in accordance with guidelines adopted …

* § 1020-e. Power to furnish service within district. The authority\nshall have power to construct or acquire, and to equip, own and operate,\nwithin or without the territorial limits of the district, any properties\nand any and all other real and personal property, used, connec…

§ 1020-ee. Nine Mile Point II; disposition of interest. The authority\nshall make every effort to convey its interest in the Nine Mile Point II\nnuclear generating facility through the sale of its interest in such\nfacility to the power authority of the state of New York or to o…

* § 1020-f. General powers of the authority. Except as otherwise\nlimited by this title, the authority shall have all of the powers\nnecessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this\ntitle, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the\n…

* § 1020-f. Sale of surplus. Whenever any electrical energy which the\nauthority may acquire creates a surplus over the amount of light, heat\nand power, in any of such services, required by the residents of the\ndistrict to which such service is contracted, the authority may se…

§ 1020-ff. Rates charged to veterans' organizations. 1. The authority\nshall charge a rate for electric service, regardless of the type of\nservice offered, to any post or hall owned or leased by a not-for-profit\nveterans' organization that is no greater than the rate charged t…

§ 1020-g. Powers to provide and maintain generating, transmission and\nresource recovery waste to energy facilities. Without limiting the\ngenerality of the powers conferred upon the authority by section one\nthousand twenty-f of this title, the authority shall have the specific…

§ 1020-gg. Energy plan. The authority shall complete a biennial energy\nplan in accordance with the provisions of article six of the energy law.\nIn addition to any requirements of article six of the energy law, the\nauthority shall provide copies of its biennial energy plan to …

* § 1020-h. Acquisition of property, including the exercise of the\npower of eminent domain. 1. The legislature hereby expressly finds and\ndetermines:\n (a) The acquisition by the authority, through purchase or the exercise\nof the power of eminent domain, of either the securit…

* § 1020-h. Bonds and notes of the authority. 1. The authority shall\nhave the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds\nin conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code\nfor any of its corporate purposes, including incidental expens…