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NY Transp Corps L § 114 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 9 - District Steam Corporations. 114 - Entry by Agent to Cut Off Steam.

§  114. Entry by agent to cut off steam. If any person, corporation or   association supplied with steam by any such corporation,  shall  neglect   or  refuse  to  pay  the rent or remuneration for such steam, or for the   meter,  device,  pipes,  fittings  or  appliances,  furnished  by   such   corporation  it  may  thereupon  prevent  the  steam  from  entering the   premises of such person,  persons,  corporation  or  association.  If  a   person  is  liable  to  a  forfeiture, or to fine or imprisonment, for a   wrong or offense committed  against  the  corporation,  its  agents,  or   property  for  which such forfeiture, fine or penalty is imposed by law,   such corporation may also prevent the steam from entering  the  premises   of the person so liable, or if such person be an officer or agent of any   corporation or association, prevent the steam from entering the premises   of  such  corporation  or  association.  In  all  cases  in  which  such   corporation is  authorized  to  prevent  the  steam  from  entering  any   premises,  it  may, by its officers, agents or workmen, enter into or on   such premises between the hours of eight o'clock in the forenoon and six   o'clock in the afternoon and cut off,  disconnect,  separate  and  carry   away  any  meter,  device,  pipe,  fitting  or  other  property  of  the   corporation; and may cut off, disconnect and separate any meter, device,   pipe or fitting, whether the property of the corporation  or  not,  from   the mains or pipes of such corporation.
NY Transp Corps L § 115 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 115 - Definitions.

§ 115. Definitions. As used in this article, the term:1.  "Sewage-works  corporation"  means  a  corporation  heretofore  or   hereafter organized to provide a sewer system as hereinafter defined for   the disposal of sewage, through an established  system  of  pipe  lines,   treatment  plants  and  other  means  of  disposal,  and  which  erects,   operates,  maintains  and  performs  other  necessary  acts   incidental   thereto,  disposal  systems  for  sewer  areas  formed  within  towns or   villages and other municipal areas of the state.2. "Sewer system" means all sewer pipes and other appurtenances  which   are  used  or  useful  in  whole  or  in  part  in  connection  with the   collection, treatment or disposal of sewage, and other waste,  including   sewage  pumping  stations  and  sewage treatment and disposal plants and   sites.3. "Local governing body" means the legislative body of a  city,  town   or  village authorized by law to establish a sewer district or otherwise   to provide sewage-works facilities in such city, town or village wherein   is located the area to be served by the sewage-works corporation.4. "Sewer district" means a county sewer district established pursuant   to article five-A of the county law or a town sewer district established   pursuant to article twelve or article twelve-A of the town law.
NY Transp Corps L § 116 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 116 - Consent to Incorporation.

§ 116. Consent to incorporation. 1. No certificate of incorporation of   a  sewage-works  corporation  shall  be  filed  unless  there be annexed   thereto a certificate or certificates duly executed  in  behalf  of  the   local governing bodies of the city, town or village, as the case may be,   in  which  any  part  of  a sewer system provided by such corporation is   situate and, in the county of Suffolk, an  additional  certificate  duly   executed  in  behalf  of  the  county  sewer  agency,  consenting to the   formation of the corporation for the area described in such certificate.2. Upon receipt of a request for consent to incorporation,  the  local   governing  body  shall  grant  or  deny  such  request within sixty days   thereafter or within sixty days after notice to it of  the  approval  of   maps and specifications of the proposed system filed with the department   of  health having jurisdiction pursuant to section one hundred seventeen   of this article, whichever is later.
NY Transp Corps L § 117 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 117 - Approval by Department of Health.

§  117. Approval by department of health. A local governing body shall   not consent to the establishment of a sewage-works  corporation  in  any   municipality  unless  there  shall first be filed with the department of   health, or city, county, or  part-county  department  of  health  having   jurisdiction,  maps  and  specifications of the proposed system and such   department shall have given its approval thereof.
NY Transp Corps L § 118 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 118 - Inspection; Cost Certification.

§  118.  Inspection;  cost certification. 1. The local governing body, except in the county of Suffolk, the county sewer agency  shall  utilize any licensed professional engineer in its own personnel staff, or retain a  licensed  professional  engineer  or  engineering  firm  to cause the following to be undertaken and completed:  (a) Initial examinations of the plans and specifications and a  report to  the  local  governing  body and in Suffolk county also to the county sewer  agency  on  the  feasibility  and  adequacy   thereof   including recommended modification and changes, if any;  (b)   Inspections   at  reasonable  intervals  during  and  after  the construction of the sewage-works systems  and  a  report  to  the  local governing  body and in Suffolk county also to the county sewer agency on the progress thereof;  (c) A report to the local governing body and in Suffolk county also to the county sewer agency on the cost of construction of the  sewage-works system and appurtenances thereto and acquisition of all lands and rights in  land therefor, which, in turn, shall apprise the corporation of such cost report.  As  a  part  of  his  report,  the  licensed  engineer  or engineering  firm  shall  have  the  right  and  duty to examine or have examined the books and records, including all underlying  documentation, of  the  corporation as well as all reports submitted by the corporation to governmental agencies or authorities  to  ascertain  and  verify  the costs  of  construction  and  acquisition.  The  services  of a licensed certified  public  accountant  or  licensed  public  accountant  may  be utilized, where in the judgment of the engineer, they may be required to properly  ascertain  and verify the fiscal information to be included in the engineer's report.  (d) A report to the local governing body and in Suffolk county also to the  county  sewer  agency  that  construction  has  been  completed  in accordance  with the plans and specifications filed with and approved by the department of health having jurisdiction.   2. The cost of any such  retained  licensed  professional  engineering services shall be reimbursed to the local governing body or sewer agency by  the  corporation,  in  accordance  with  an agreement which shall be entered into between such local governing body or sewer agency and  such corporation  stating the cost of such services and the terms for payment thereof.
NY Transp Corps L § 120 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 120 - Option.

§  120.  Option.  (a)  The  local  governing  body may, at the time of granting the consent to incorporation, require an option to purchase the system from the corporation or at any  time  shall  have  the  right  to purchase  or  acquire  it  by condemnation. The local governing body may exercise this option by serving written notice on the  corporation,  not less  than  ninety nor more than one hundred eighty days before the date of the taking.  (b) In Suffolk county and Saratoga county,  the  county  sewer  agency having  the  prior  consent  of  the local governing body and the county legislature or a county district shall have an option  to  purchase  the sewer system from the corporation by paying the cost thereof and for all additions  and  improvements as certified by the engineer as of the date of completion thereof pursuant to section  one  hundred  eighteen,  less depreciation  on  a  schedule  initially  agreed  upon but not to exceed thirty years, together with the cost of the land and other costs thereof as of the date of completion. The said county agency or county  district may exercise its option by serving written notice on the corporation not less  than  ninety nor more than one hundred eighty days before the date of taking. The county agency or county district may, instead  of  making any  cash  payment  agreed  or required to be made to the corporation as compensation for such sewer system and land, elect to agree to  pay  the principal  of  and interest on outstanding bonds and mortgages issued by or on  behalf  of  such  corporation,  having  a  principal  amount  not exceeding  the  amount  of  such  cash  payment,  as  such principal and interest shall become due and payable. In the event  the  county  agency does  undertake  to purchase, maintain and operate such sewer system, it shall do so at the rates established from time to  time  and  agreed  to between  the county agency and the local governing body, with the costs, including delinquent accounts, assessed against  the  users  until  such time  as  the  sewer  system is included in a sewer district which shall maintain and operate the sewer  system.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing provisions,  in Suffolk county and Saratoga county a county district may elect to acquire the sewer system, including any and all plant sites and other real property pursuant to the provisions  of  the  eminent  domain procedure law and in such event the provisions of such law shall apply.
NY Transp Corps L § 121 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 121 - Duty to Supply Sewage-Works Facilities.

§   121.  Duty  to  supply  sewage-works  facilities.  A  sewage-works   corporation shall supply each city, town,  village  or  other  municipal   area  or district wherein such corporation operates, and the inhabitants   therein, with facilities or make provision for the collection, treatment   and disposal of sewage at fair, reasonable and adequate rates agreed  to   between  the corporation and the local governing body or bodies, and, in   addition,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  the   county   sewer   agency,   notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any general, special or local law.   Rates shall be reviewable at intervals of not more than five years or at   any time by petition of the corporation or motion by the local governing   body on written notice after a period of ninety days. The petition of  a   corporation shall be determined within ninety days of its filing, and in   the  event  a  determination is not rendered within such period of time,   the petition shall be deemed approved. The local  governing  body  of  a   city or village, or of a county or town on behalf of a sewer district or   for  a special sewer improvement shall have the power to contract with a   sewage-works  corporation  for  collection,  treatment  or  disposal  of   sewage.  No  contract  for  such services shall be executed for a period   greater than ten years.
NY Transp Corps L § 122 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 122 - Powers.

§ 122. Powers. Every sewage-works corporation shall have the power:1. To lay, maintain, repair and operate its pipes, conduits and sewers   in  any  street,  highway  or public place of any city, town, village or   other municipal area, in which it has obtained the consent  required  by   section  one  hundred sixteen for the disposal, treatment and removal of   sewage, and to operate and  maintain  and  keep  in  repair  its  sewage   disposal  plants,  and  prescribe  the manner in which sewer connections   shall be made. No pipes, sewers or conduits shall be  laid  or  repaired   under  any  highway, road, street or avenue by such corporation, without   the consent of the local governing body or its  official  in  charge  of   highways  or streets or if such highway be a state highway, or a highway   constructed pursuant to section one hundred ninety-four or  one  hundred   ninety-five  or article six of the highway law, the consent of the state   commissioner of transportation nor in any street, highway, road,  avenue   or  public  place in Suffolk county without the prior written consent of   the county sewer  agency  or  the  county  department  of  environmental   control.2.  To  cause  examinations  and surveys to be made for the purpose of   determining the proper location of its disposal system,  and,  for  such   purpose  by its officers, agents or servants, to enter upon any lands or   waters, subject to liability for all damages done.3.  To  enter  into  appropriate  agreements  with  the  secretary  of   agriculture  of  the  United States department of agriculture to operate   without profit for  the  term  specified  therein  for  the  purpose  of   qualifying  to  receive  federal assistance pursuant to the consolidated   farmers home administration act of nineteen hundred  sixty-one  and  any   federal laws amendatory and supplementary thereto. Any such agreement to   operate without profit shall be subject to the approval of a majority of   the  stockholders  entitled  to  vote  thereat at any regular or special   stockholders' meeting. Any stockholder so entitled to vote who does  not   vote  for  or  consent  in  writing to the taking of this action, shall,   subject to and by complying with the provisions of section  six  hundred   twenty-three  of the business corporation law, have the right to receive   payment of the fair value of his stock and the other rights and benefits   provided by such section.
NY Transp Corps L § 123 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 123 - Survey and Map.

§  123.  Survey  and  map.  Before  taking  or using any land, for its   corporate purposes such corporation shall cause a survey and map  to  be   made  of  the  lands  intended  to  be taken designating the land of the   several owners or occupants thereof, which map shall be  signed  by  the   president and the secretary, and filed in the office of the clerk of the   county in which such lands are situated.
NY Transp Corps L § 124 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TCP - Transportation Corporations Article 10 - Sewage-Works Corporations. 124 - Condemnation of Real Property.

§  124. Condemnation of real property. Any such corporation shall have   the right to acquire real estate, or any interest therein, necessary for   the purposes of its incorporation, and the  right  to  lay,  repair  and   maintain  conduits  and  sewer  pipes with connections and fixtures, and   other necessary portions of the system, in, through or over the lands of   others.  If any such corporation, authorized by this  article  shall  be   unable  to  agree  upon  the  terms  of purchase of any such property or   rights, it may acquire the same  by  condemnation.  Notwithstanding  the   foregoing,  in  Suffolk county such corporation shall not have the right   to condemn or use the land of others without first obtaining  the  prior   written  consent  of  the  county  sewer  agency  and  the department of   environmental control.
NY UCC § 1-101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-101 - Short Titles.

Section 1--101. Short Titles.  (a) This act may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code.  (b)  This  article  may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code -- General Provisions.
NY UCC § 1-102 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-102 - Scope of Article.

Section 1--102. Scope of Article.This  article  applies  to  a  transaction  to  the  extent that it is   governed by another article of this act.
NY UCC § 1-103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-103 - Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to Promote Its Purposes and Policies; Applicability of Supplemental Principles of Law.

Section 1--103. Construction  of  Uniform Commercial Code to Promote its                   Purposes and Policies; Applicability  of  Supplemental                   Principles of Law.  (a)  This  act  must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are:  (1) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law  governing  commercial transactions;  (2)  to permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties; and  (3) to make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.  (b) Unless displaced by the particular provisions  of  this  act,  the principles  of  law  and  equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel,  fraud, misrepresentation,  duress,  coercion,  mistake,  bankruptcy,  and other validating or invalidating cause supplement its provisions.
NY UCC § 1-104 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-104 - Construction Against Implied Repeal.

Section 1--104. Construction Against Implied Repeal.This  act  being  a  general act intended as a unified coverage of its   subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be  impliedly  repealed   by  subsequent  legislation  if  such  construction  can  reasonably  be   avoided.
NY UCC § 1-105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-105 - Severability.

Section 1--105. Severability.If  any  provision  or  clause  of  this act or its application to any   person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does  not  affect   other  provisions  or applications of this act which can be given effect   without the invalid provision  or  application,  and  to  this  end  the   provisions of this act are severable.
NY UCC § 1-106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-106 - Use of Singular and Plural; Gender.

Section 1--106. Use of Singular and Plural; Gender.   In this act, unless the statutory context otherwise requires:  (1)  words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and  (2) words of any gender also refer to any other gender.
NY UCC § 1-107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-107 - Section Captions.

Section 1--107. Section Captions.Section  captions  are  part  of  this act. The subsection headings in   article nine are not part of this act for purposes of construction.
NY UCC § 1-108 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 1 - General Provisions 1-108 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Section 1--108. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and NationalCommerce Act.This  article  modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic   Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C.  Section  7001   et  seq.,  except  that  nothing  in  this  article modifies, limits, or   supersedes Section 7001(c) of that act or authorizes electronic delivery   of any of the notices described in Section 7003(b) of that act.
NY UCC § 1-202 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation 1-202 - Notice; Knowledge.

Section 1--202. Notice; Knowledge.  (a)  Subject to subsection (f), a person has "notice" of a fact if the person:  (1) has actual knowledge of it;  (2) has received a notice or notification of it; or  (3) from all the facts and circumstances known to the  person  at  the time in question, has reason to know that it exists.  (b)  "Knowledge"  means  actual knowledge. "Knows" has a corresponding meaning.  (c) "Discover", "learn", or words of similar import refer to knowledge rather than to reason to know.  (d) A person "notifies" or "gives" a notice or notification to another person by taking such steps as may be reasonably required to inform  the other  person  in  ordinary  course,  whether  or  not  the other person actually comes to know of it.  (e) Subject to  subsection  (f),  a  person  "receives"  a  notice  or notification when:  (1) it comes to that person's attention; or  (2)  it is duly delivered in a form reasonable under the circumstances at the place of business through which  the  contract  was  made  or  at another  location  held  out  by that person as the place for receipt of such communications.  (f) Notice, knowledge, or a notice  or  notification  received  by  an organization  is effective for a particular transaction from the time it is  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  individual   conducting   that transaction  and, in any event, from the time it would have been brought to the individual's attention if  the  organization  had  exercised  due diligence.  An  organization  exercises  due  diligence  if it maintains reasonable routines for communicating  significant  information  to  the person  conducting  the  transaction  and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Due diligence does not require an  individual  acting for the organization to communicate information unless the communication is  part of the individual's regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be  materially affected by the information.
NY UCC § 1-204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation 1-204 - Value.

Section 1--204. Value.   Except  as  otherwise provided in articles 3, 4, and 5, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:  (a) in return for a binding commitment to extend  credit  or  for  the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether   or  not  a  charge-back  is  provided  for  in  the  event  of difficulties in collection;  (b) as security for,  or  in  total  or  partial  satisfaction  of,  a preexisting claim;  (c)  by  accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or  (d) in return for any consideration sufficient  to  support  a  simple contract.
NY UCC § 1-205 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation 1-205 - Reasonable Time; Seasonableness.

Section 1--205. Reasonable Time; Seasonableness.  (a)  Whether  a  time  for  taking  an  action required by this act is reasonable depends on the nature,  purpose,  and  circumstances  of  the action.  (b) An action is taken seasonably if it is taken at or within the time agreed or, if no time is agreed, at or within a reasonable time.
NY UCC § 1-206 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Part 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation 1-206 - Presumptions.

Section 1--206. Presumptions.Whenever  this  act creates a "presumption" with respect to a fact, or   provides that a fact is "presumed," the trier  of  fact  must  find  the   existence  of  the  fact  unless  and  until evidence is introduced that   supports a finding of its nonexistence.