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NY Pub Auth L § 2642-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-H - Exemption From Taxation.

§ 2642-h. Exemption from taxation. 1. It is hereby determined that the   creation  of  the  authority  and the carrying out of its purposes under   this title are in all respects for the benefit  of  the  people  of  the   state  of  New  York and is a public purpose. Accordingly, the authority   shall be regarded as performing an essential  governmental  function  in   the  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred upon it by this title, and the   authority shall not be required to  pay  any  fees,  taxes,  special  ad   valorem  levies  or  assessments  of  any  kind, whether state or local,   including but not limited to fees, taxes, special ad valorem  levies  or   assessments  on  real  property,  franchise  taxes, sales taxes or other   taxes, upon or with respect to any property owned by  it  or  under  its   jurisdiction,  control or supervision, or upon the uses thereof, or upon   or with respect to its activities or operations in  furtherance  of  the   powers  conferred  upon it by this title, or upon or with respect to any   fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges, fees, revenues  or  other  income   received by the authority.2.  Notwithstanding  subdivision one of this section, the authority or   any lessees of the authority shall be required to pay  water  and  sewer   fees,  water and sewer assessments or water and sewer special ad valorem   levies.3. The authority may pay,  or  may  enter  into  agreements  with  any   municipality, including school districts, to pay, a sum or sums annually   or  otherwise  or  to  provide other considerations with respect to real   property owned by the authority located within such municipality.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-I - Advances on Behalf of Authority; Transfer of Property to Authority; Acquisition of Property for Authority.

§  2642-i.  Advances  on  behalf of authority; transfer of property to   authority; acquisition of property for authority. 1. In addition to  any   powers  granted to it by law, any participating county may by resolution   advance sums of money to or on behalf of the authority to  defray  costs   or  expenses of the authority to be incurred prior to the first issuance   of bonds. Subject to the  rights  of  any  bondholders,  the  moneys  so   appropriated  may be repaid by the authority to the participating county   at such time and in such manner  as  may  be  agreed  upon  between  the   authority and the participating county.2.  Any  participating  county  or any municipality along the southern   tier extension railroad  line  may  by  resolution  give,  grant,  sell,   convey,  lend,  or  license  the  use  of  or lease to the authority any   property or facility which is useful to the authority in order to  carry   out  its powers under this title. Any such transfer of property shall be   upon  such  terms  and  conditions,  subject  to  the  rights   of   any   bondholders,  as  the  authority  and  the  participating  county or the   municipality may agree.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, general,  special,   or  local,  real property acquired by the authority or any participating   county from the state may be used  for  any  corporate  purpose  of  the   authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-J - New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System Rights of Employees; Civil Service.

§ 2642-j. New York state and local employees' retirement system rights   of  employees;  civil  service.  1. In accordance with the provisions of   section seventy of the civil service law, any officer or employee  of  a   municipality  transferred  to  the  authority shall be eligible for such   transfer and appointment, without  further  examination,  to  applicable   offices, positions and employment under the authority. Any such officers   or  employees  so transferred to the authority pursuant to this section,   who are members of or benefit under any existing pension  or  retirement   fund   or  system,  shall  continue  to  have  all  rights,  privileges,   obligations and status with respect to such fund or system  as  are  now   prescribed by law.2.  Nothing contained in this title shall be construed (a) to diminish   the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or   (b) to affect existing law with respect to an application to the  public   employment  relations  board  seeking  a  designation  by the board that   certain persons are managerial or confidential.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-K - Equal Employment Opportunity.

§  2642-k.  Equal  employment  opportunity. The authority shall ensure   that all employees or  applicants  for  employment  are  afforded  equal   opportunity  employment  without  discrimination on any basis prohibited   under subdivision two of section forty-c of the civil rights law.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-L - Monies of the Authority.

§  2642-l.  Monies  of the authority. All monies of the authority from   whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the  authority   and  shall  be  deposited  forthwith in an interest-bearing account in a   bank or banks designated by the authority. The monies in  such  accounts   shall be paid out or withdrawn on the order of such person or persons as   the  authority  may authorize to make such requisitions. All deposits of   such monies shall be secured by obligations of the United States  or  of   the state or of any municipality of a market value equal at all times to   the  amount  on deposit and all banks and trust companies are authorized   to give such security for such  deposits.  To  the  extent  practicable,   consistent  with the cash requirements of the authority, all such monies   shall be deposited in  interest-bearing  accounts.  Any  monies  of  the   authority  not  required  for  immediate  use  or  disbursement  may, be   invested in accordance with section ninety-eight  or  ninety-eight-a  of   the state finance law.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-M - Contracts.

§   2642-m.   Contracts.   1.  All  contracts  for  the  construction,   reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of buildings  let  by  the   authority shall comply with the provisions of section two hundred twenty   of  the  labor  law  and  shall also be subject to the provisions of law   applicable to contracts  let  by  a  municipal  corporation,  except  as   otherwise provided herein.2.  All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation   or improvement of buildings let by the authority shall be in  conformity   with the applicable provisions of section one hundred thirty-five of the   state finance law.3.  The  authority  may,  in  its  discretion,  assign  contracts  for   supervision  and  coordination  to  the  successful   bidder   for   any   subdivision   of  work  for  which  the  authority  receives  bids.  Any   construction contract awarded by the authority shall contain such  other   terms  and conditions as the authority may deem desirable. The authority   shall award any construction contract involving an expenditure  of  more   than  five thousand dollars to the lowest bidder who, in its opinion, is   qualified to perform the  work  required  and  who  is  responsible  and   reliable.  The  authority  may, however, reject any or all bids or waive   any informality in a bid if it believes that the public interest will be   promoted thereby. The authority may reject any bid, if, in its judgment,   the business and technical  organization,  plant,  resources,  financial   standing,  or  experience of the bidder justifies such rejection in view   of the work to be performed.4. For the purposes of article fifteen-A of the  executive  law  only,   the  authority  shall  be  deemed a state agency as that term is used in   such article, and all contracts for procurement,  design,  construction,   services  and  materials  shall  be  deemed  state  contracts within the   meaning of that term as set forth in such article.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-N - Annual Report and Audit.

§  2642-n.  Annual report and audit. In conformity with the provisions   of section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of  the   authority  shall  be subject to the supervision of the state comptroller   and an annual audit shall  be  performed  by  an  independent  certified   public  accountant.  The  authority  shall annually submit to the county   legislatures, county executives, governor and the state comptroller  and   to  the  chairperson of the senate finance committee and the chairperson   of the assembly ways and means committee a detailed report  pursuant  to   the  provisions  of  section twenty-eight hundred of this chapter, and a   copy of such report  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  county   legislature  and  the county executives; provided further that a copy of   such report shall be  submitted  to  the  southern  tier  west  regional   planning and development board.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-O - Defense and Indemnification.

§  2642-o.  Defense  and  indemnification.  1. The authority shall not   execute any of its powers except as necessary to commence its  corporate   existence,  until  it  has  elected  to  make  the  provision of section   eighteen of the public officers law applicable to its employees (as such   term is defined in section eighteen of the public officers law) pursuant   to subdivision two of such  section;  provided,  however,  that  nothing   contained within this section shall be deemed to permit the authority to   extend  the  provisions  of  section eighteen of the public officers law   upon any independent contractor.2. Neither the members of the authority, nor any participating county,   municipality, officer or employee  acting  on  the  authority's  behalf,   while  acting  within  the  scope of his, her or its authority, shall be   subject to any  personal  liability  resulting  from  the  construction,   maintenance  or  operation  of any of the properties of the authority or   from carrying out any of the  powers  expressly  given  in  this  title;   provided,  however,  that  this  shall  not  be  held  to  apply  to any   independent contractor.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-P - Action by or Against the Authority.

§  2642-p.  Action by or against the authority. 1. Except in an action   for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be  prosecuted   or  maintained against the authority, its members, officers or employees   for personal injury or damage to real or personal  property  alleged  to   have been sustained by reason of the negligence, tort or wrongful act of   the  authority  or  of  any  member, officer, agent or employee thereof,   unless (a) notice of claim shall have been  made  and  served  upon  the   authority  within  the  time limit set by and in compliance with section   fifty-e of the general municipal law, (b) it shall appear by and  as  an   allegation  in  the complaint or moving papers that at least thirty days   have elapsed since the service of such notice  and  that  adjustment  or   payment  thereof  has  been  neglected or refused, and (c) the action or   special proceeding shall be commenced within one year  and  ninety  days   after  the  happening  of  the  event  upon which the claim is based. An   action against the authority for wrongful death shall  be  commenced  in   accordance  with  the  notice of claim and time limitation provisions of   title eleven of article nine of this chapter.2. Whenever a notice of claim is served upon the authority,  it  shall   have  the right to demand an examination of the claimant relative to the   occurrence and extent of the injuries or  damages  for  which  claim  is   made,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section fifty-h of the   general municipal law.3. The authority shall have power to settle or adjust  all  claims  in   favor of or against the authority.4.  Any  action  or proceeding to which the authority or the people of   the state may be parties,  in  which  any  question  arises  as  to  the   validity  of  this title, shall be preferred over all other civil causes   of action or cases, except election causes of action or  cases,  in  all   courts  of  the state and shall be heard and determined in preference to   all  other  civil  business  pending  therein  except  election  causes,   irrespective  of  position on the calendar. The same preference shall be   granted upon application of the authority or its counsel in  any  action   or  proceeding  questioning  the  validity  of  this  title in which the   authority may be allowed to intervene. The venue of any such  action  or   proceeding   shall   be  laid  in  the  supreme  court  of  any  of  the   participating counties.5. The rate of interest to be paid by the authority upon any  judgment   for  which  it  is  liable, shall be the rate prescribed by section five   thousand four of the civil practice law and rules.6. All actions or proceedings against the authority of whatever nature   shall be brought  in  a  supreme  court  in  any  of  the  participating   counties.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-Q - Track, Bridge, Signal, Station and Other Facility Operation and Maintenance.

§  2642-q. Track, bridge, signal, station and other facility operation   and maintenance. The operation, maintenance and use of  track,  bridges,   signals, freight stations, passenger stations and other facilities shall   be  public purposes of the authority and the participating counties. The   total cost to the authority of operation, maintenance and  use  of  each   track,  bridge,  signal,  freight  station,  passenger station and other   facility within the counties of the district located in  the  state  and   serviced  by  one  or  more  railroad  facilities  of  the  authority or   corporations, including the buildings, appurtenances,  platforms,  lands   and  approaches  incidental  or  adjacent thereto, shall be borne by the   authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-R - State, Participating Counties, and Municipalities Not Liable for Obligations of Authority.

§ 2642-r. State, participating counties, and municipalities not liable   for  obligations  of  authority. 1. Neither the state, the participating   counties, nor any municipality or public corporation shall be liable  on   any  bond,  note  or  other obligation of the authority, and such bonds,   notes or other  obligations  shall  not  be  debts  of  the  state,  the   participating  counties, nor any municipality or public corporation, and   such bonds, notes or other obligations shall contain a statement to such   effect.2. Nothing in this title shall be construed to obligate the  state  in   any  way  in  connection  with  the  operations  and  obligations of the   authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 2642-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-AA - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority 2642-S - Effect of Inconsistent Provisions.

§ 2642-s. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions   of  this  title  are  inconsistent with the provisions of any other act,   general or special, or of a county charter, any local law, ordinance  or   resolution  of  a  municipality,  the  provisions of this title shall be   controlling.  Nothing  contained  in  this  section  shall  be  held  to   supplement  or  otherwise  expand  the powers or duties of the authority   otherwise set forth in this title.
NY Pub Auth L § 2650 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-B - Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority 2650 - Short Title.

§  2650.  Short title.   This title shall be known and may be cited as   the "Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority Act".
NY Pub Auth L § 2655-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-B - Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority 2655-A - Bylaws of the Authority.

§  2655-a.  Bylaws of the authority. 1. The board shall draft proposed   bylaws for the organization and procedure of the authority. Such  bylaws   shall  be  consistent  with  the  provisions of this title and all other   state and federal laws, and shall contain a provision that  such  bylaws   may only be amended after final adoption by a two-thirds vote of all the   voting  members of the board. Upon the drafting of such proposed bylaws,   the board shall conduct a public hearing on  such  proposed  bylaws  and   solicit public comment on the same. After the public hearing and comment   has  been  conducted  and solicited, the board shall adopt such proposed   bylaws, with any amendments made  thereto  in  response  to  the  public   hearing  and  comment,  and  shall  thereafter file the adopted proposed   bylaws with the clerk of the county legislature.2. Within thirty days of the filing of such  adopted  proposed  bylaws   with the clerk of the county legislature, the county legislature may, by   a  two-thirds  vote of all the members of the county legislature, reject   the proposed bylaws so filed  and  return  them  to  the  authority  for   possible  amendment  and  redrafting. If the county legislature does not   reject the proposed bylaws by such two-thirds vote within thirty days of   the filing of the same, then such proposed  bylaws  so  filed  shall  be   deemed  adopted  and in full force and effect. If the county legislature   rejects the proposed bylaws by such two-thirds vote, then the  authority   shall  amend  the  proposed  bylaws  as deemed appropriate. Such amended   bylaws shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  county  legislature,   whereupon  the  county legislature may again consider the amended bylaws   as in the same manner as  if  such  bylaws  had  been  originally  filed   pursuant to subdivision one of this section.3. In the absence of bylaws which are deemed adopted and in full force   and  effect,  the  authority  shall  operate  and  be  governed  by  the   provisions of this title  and  the  most  recently  revised  edition  of   Roberts Rules of Order.
NY Pub Auth L § 2655-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-B - Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority 2655-B - Public Hearings of the Authority.

§  2655-b.  Public hearings of the authority. Prior to the adoption of   any project where the authority would:1. expend more than five hundred thousand dollars;2. borrow money or issue bonds pursuant to subdivision four of section   twenty-six hundred fifty-five of this title; or3. condemn  real  property  pursuant  to  section  twenty-six  hundred   fifty-nine of this title;the  board shall schedule and hold a public hearing and solicit public   comment on such project. After the conclusion of the public hearing  and   comment,  the board shall consider the results of the public hearing and   comments with respect to the adoption  of  the  proposed  project.  Such   consideration by the board shall include the accommodation of the public   interest  with  respect to such project, if such accommodation is deemed   in the best interest of the community and the  authority's  purposes  as   expressed  in  section  twenty-six hundred fifty-five of this title, the   proposal and resolution may be amended.
NY Pub Auth L § 2655-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-B - Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority 2655-C - Capital Plan of the Authority.

§ 2655-c. Capital plan of the authority. On or before the first day of   March,  the  authority  shall  annually produce, and present at a public   hearing for public comment, a five-year capital projects plan, outlining   the vision of its intended capital projects for  the  next  five  years.   With  respect  to each project proposed in the plan, the authority shall   provide a detailed description of the:1. overall nature, purpose and extent of the project;2. proposed amount and sources of  capital  funding  to  complete  the   project;3.  proposed  amount  and  sources  of  operating funding necessary to   operate the project;4. urban and  community  planning  performed  or  which  needs  to  be   performed;5. economic development potential of the project;6. financial feasibility of the project;7. geographic location and impact of the project;8. impact of the project on the community's natural resources;9.  tourism,  entertainment  and  arts  development  potential  of the   project;10. human and physical infrastructure requirements and impact  of  the   project; and11.  other  factors  which  have  been  considered  for the purpose of   enhancing the viability of the county.An annual presentation of this five-year capital plan shall further be   made to the county legislature. After  the  presentation  of  the  first   five-year capital plan, any subsequent plan presented shall describe any   changes  from,  modifications  to,  and  the current status of, projects   included in the previous plans. In developing and maintaining such plan,   the authority shall, from time to time, enter into  contracts  with  any   and  all outside experts it may deem necessary for the plan's successful   production, presentation and development.