NY Pub Auth L § 1096-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 5 - Monroe County Water Authority 1096-A - Additional Duties of the Authority.

§  1096-a.  Additional duties of the authority. 1. The authority shall   submit to the president of the Monroe county legislature a copy  of  the   authority's   preliminary  budget,  annual  budget  or  amended  budget,   certified by the treasurer of the authority, not later than thirty  days   prior  to  the date on which the annual budget is adopted or approved by   the authority. The  authority  shall  give  notice  in  writing  to  the   president  of  the  Monroe county legislature not later than thirty days   prior to anticipated final approval of any construction projects  to  be   undertaken  by  the  authority involving water mains in excess of twelve   inches in size, construction of mains in geographical areas  theretofore   undeveloped  or  not  supplied  with  a  public  water  supply,  storage   facilities, pumping stations or  water  treatment  facilities  utilizing   funds  of  either  the  authority or funds of the county of Monroe under   subdivision sixteen-b of section one thousand ninety-six of  this  title   provided,  however,  that the foregoing shall not in any event be deemed   to include: modernization, renewal and replacement, repair,  maintenance   of  or improvement in properties or facilities; preliminary undertakings   such as studies, tests, evaluations, reports, preparation of engineering   plans and specifications, obtaining property  rights  and  obtaining  of   necessary   governmental   approvals;   construction  activities  deemed   necessary by the authority in an emergency to  protect  life,  property,   health  or  the  public safety; changes during construction which do not   materially change the essential service area affected by a project;  and   construction  activities  within  the terms of the last sentence of this   subdivision.  In  the  event  the  Monroe  county  legislature,  by  its   resolution  adopted  at  any time within sixty days after receipt by the   president of the county legislature of the  notice  from  the  authority   herein  provided for, requests any change in such project, the authority   shall conduct a public informational meeting upon ten days' notice to be   published twice consecutively in a newspaper of general  circulation  in   the  county  of Monroe prior to the authority granting final approval or   prior to the commencement of construction of such project. The authority   shall give  written  notice  to  the  president  of  the  Monroe  county   legislature  not  less  than  thirty days prior to the date of any final   action of the authority with respect to any change in the rates  of  the   authority.  The  authority  shall conduct a public informational meeting   upon ten days' notice to be published twice consecutively in a newspaper   of general circulation in the county of Monroe relative to any change in   such rates prior to the effective date of  such  change.  The  foregoing   provisions  of this subdivision shall not be construed to or require the   authority to in any way violate or impair the rights and remedies of  or   covenants  with  the holders of obligations of the authority pursuant to   any resolution or trust indenture  of  or  binding  upon  the  authority   adopted or executed authorizing or securing obligations of the authority   or abrogate the rights and powers of the authority to fulfill its duties   and  obligations to comply with all the terms, covenants or requirements   required or provided by any existing contractual agreement  or  provided   or  required  by  statute  or  the  order  or direction or approval of a   federal,  state  or  local  governmental   entity   having   appropriate   jurisdiction or authority.2.   The  authority  shall  be  empowered  to  develop  and  adopt  an   administrative code, subject to amendment from time to time,  concerning   such cooperative interrelationships between the authority and the county   of  Monroe,  including the duties of the authority under subdivision one   of this section. Any such code,  or  any  amendment  thereto,  shall  be   submitted  to  the  president  of  the  county legislature not less than   ninety days prior to its adoption by the authority for approval by  such   legislature.