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NY Pub Auth L § 1174-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-K - Moneys of the Authority.

§  1174-k.  Moneys  of the authority. All moneys of the authority from   whatever source derived shall be paid to  the  treasurer  and  shall  be   deposited  forthwith  in one or more banks and/or trust companies in the   state designated by the authority. The moneys in such accounts shall  be   paid  out on checks of the treasurer upon requisition by the chairperson   of the authority or of such other officer or officers as  the  authority   may  authorize  to  make  such requisitions. All deposits of such moneys   shall be secured by obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of   America or of the state 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. Any moneys of  the  authority  not   required for immediate use or disbursement may, at the discretion of the   authority,  be  invested  in those obligations specified pursuant to the   provisions of section ninety-eight-a  of  the  state  finance  law.  The   authority  shall  have  power,  notwithstanding  the  provisions of this   section, to contract with the holders of any bonds as  to  the  custody,   collection,  security,  investment  and  payment  of  any  moneys of the   authority or any moneys held in trust or otherwise for  the  payment  of   bonds  or  in any way to secure bonds. Moneys held in trust or otherwise   for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds and  deposits  of   such moneys may be secured in the same manner as moneys of the authority   and  all  banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security   for such deposits.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-L - Bonds Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.

§  1174-l.  Bonds  legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds of the   authority are hereby made securities in which all public  officials  and   bodies  of the state and all municipalities, all insurance companies and   associations and other persons carrying on an  insurance  business,  all   banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations,   including  savings and loan associations, investment companies and other   persons carrying on a banking business, and  administrators,  guardians,   executors,   trustees  and  other  fiduciaries  and  all  other  persons   whatsoever, who are now or may hereafter  be  authorized  to  invest  in   bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest   funds including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds   are  also  hereby made securities which may be deposited with and may be   received by all  public  officers  and  bodies  of  the  state  and  all   municipalities  for any purposes for which the deposit of bonds or other   obligations of the state is now or hereafter may be authorized.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-M - Agreement With the State.

§  1174-m.  Agreement  with the state. The state does hereby pledge to   and agree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant   to this title that the state will not alter or limit the  rights  hereby   vested  in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with   or for the benefit of the holders of bonds or  in  any  way  impair  the   rights  and  remedies  of  bondholders until the bonds together with the   interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of  interest,   and  all  costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding   by or on behalf of such holders,  are  fully  met  and  discharged.  The   authority  is  authorized  to  include  this pledge and agreement of the   state in any agreement with bondholders.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-O - Actions Against the Authority.

§  1174-o.  Actions  against the authority. 1. No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against  the  authority  for  personal injury  or  damage  to  real  or  personal property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of  the  authority or any member, officer, agent or employee thereof, unless:  (a)  a  notice  of  claim  shall  have  been  made and served upon the authority within the time  limit  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 proceeding shall be commenced within one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued.   2. Wherever 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 may require any person presenting for  settlement  an account  or  claim  for  any  cause whatever against the authority to be sworn before a member, counsel, or  an  attorney,  officer  or  employee thereof  designated  for  such purpose, concerning such account or claim and when so sworn, to answer orally as to any  facts  relative  to  such account or claim. The authority shall have power to settle or adjust all claims in favor of or against the authority.   4.  The rate of interest to be paid by the authority upon any judgment for which it is liable, other than a judgment against the  authority  on bonds,  shall  not exceed six per centum per annum. Interest on payments of principal or interest on any bonds in default  shall  accrue  at  the rate  borne  by such bonds from the date thereof until paid or otherwise satisfied.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-P - Conflicts of Interest of Members of the Board of Directors and Officers and Employees of the Authority.

§  1174-p.  Conflicts of interest of members of the board of directors   and officers and employees of the authority. No member of the  board  of   directors  or  officer  or  employee  of  the  authority  shall have any   interest in any contract,  or  take  any  action  or  otherwise  involve   himself  or  herself in any activity which, pursuant to article eighteen   of the general municipal law, would be deemed a conflict of interest for   a municipal officer or employee holding a position with  a  municipality   similar to the position held by the member, officer or employee with the   authority.It  shall  not  be  deemed  a  conflict  of  interest  for a person to   simultaneously hold positions as a member  and  as  an  officer  of  the   authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-Q - Construction and Purchase Contracts.

§ 1174-q. Construction and purchase contracts. The authority shall let   contracts  for  construction  or  purchase  of  supplies,  materials, or   equipment pursuant to sections one hundred one and one hundred three  of   the general municipal law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to   limit  the power of the authority to do any construction directly by the   officers, agents and employees of the authority or to  contract  with  a   public  utility,  for a term not to exceed five years, for the operation   and maintenance of a water  supply  system  acquired  from  said  public   utility.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-R - Separability Clause.

§  1174-r. Separability clause. If any section, clause or provision in   this title shall be held by a competent court to be unconstitutional  or   ineffective  in  whole  or  in  part,  to  the  extent  that  it  is not   unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective, and no   other section, clause or provision shall on account  thereof  be  deemed   invalid or ineffective.
NY Pub Auth L § 1174-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7-A - Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County 1174-S - Effect of Inconsistent Provisions.

§ 1174-s. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions   of  this  title  are  inconsistent with the provisions of any other law,   general, special or local or of any charter or any  local  ordinance  or   resolution  of  any  municipality  the provisions of this title shall be   controlling, provided that 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. Nothing contained  in  this   title  shall  be  held  to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the   department of environmental conservation or the department of health.
NY Pub Auth L § 1175 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1175 - Short Title.

§  1175.  Short  title.  This title may be cited as the "Buffalo Sewer   Authority Act. "
NY Pub Auth L § 1179 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1179 - Transfer to Authority of City Sewer System.

§ 1179. Transfer to authority of city sewer system. Upon the filing by   the  authority  with the common council of the city and the secretary of   state of the state of  New  York,  of  its  certificate  signed  by  its   chairman  or  vice-chairman stating that the project has been completed,   thereupon, and by virtue of  this  title,  the  existing  sewer  system,   together  with  all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers and records of   whatever description pertaining to subjects or matters relating  to  the   design, construction, operation and affairs of the existing sewer system   shall be assigned, transferred and dedicated to the use of and be in the   possession of and under the jurisdiction, control and supervision of the   authority  and the authority is empowered to take possession thereof for   its uses and purposes. The  authority  shall  thereafter  have  complete   jurisdiction,  control, possession and supervision of the existing sewer   system and of all the facilities in the city for the disposal of  sewage   and  storm water, and shall continue to exercise such power for a period   of five years and so long thereafter as any of the bonds and liabilities   of the authority shall remain unpaid or shall not  have  otherwise  been   discharged. When all of the bonds and liabilities of the authority shall   have  been  paid in full or shall have otherwise been discharged and the   authority shall have ceased to exist, the powers, jurisdiction and  duty   of the board shall cease and the property and assets acquired or held by   it  shall  thereafter  become  the  property  of, and shall be under the   jurisdiction, control, possession and supervision of, the city.
NY Pub Auth L § 1180-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1180-A - Shutting Off Water Supply for Unpaid Sewer Rents.

§  1180-a.  Shutting  off  water  supply  for unpaid sewer rents. Upon   certification by the authority to the director of water of the  city  of   Buffalo  that  sewer  rents, based upon the consumption of water charged   against real property which is connected  with  the  facilities  of  the   authority, remain unpaid for a period of more than one year from the due   date  thereof and that notice and demand has been given by the authority   to the owner or occupant of said premises, by  registered  or  certified   mail,  addressed  to  said  premises  and to the address of the owner as   shown on the records of the board of assessors of the city  of  Buffalo,   to  pay  the  same  within ten days from the date of the mailing of said   notice and that such rents still remain unpaid, the  director  of  water   shall  shut  off  the  supply  of water to said premises until the sewer   rents are paid, together with a charge of  five  dollars  for  restoring   water service to said premises.
NY Pub Auth L § 1181 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1181 - Construction Contracts.

§  1181.  Construction  contracts.  If  the  project,  or  any portion   thereof, or any addition, betterment or  extension  to  the  facilities,   shall be constructed pursuant to a contract for which the estimated cost   exceeds  seven  thousand  dollars, such contract shall be awarded to the   lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for bids.  The  board  may   make   rules  and  regulations  for  the  submission  of  bids  and  the   construction of the project or such portion thereof  or  such  addition,   betterment,  or  extension.  No  contract  shall  be  entered  into  for   construction of the project or any  portion  thereof  or  any  addition,   betterment  or  extension  to  the  facilities,  or  for the purchase of   materials, unless the  contractor  shall  give  an  undertaking  with  a   sufficient surety or sureties approved by the authority and in an amount   fixed by the authority, for the faithful performance of the contract. As   to  contracts  entered  into  for  construction,  such undertaking shall   provide, among other things, that the  person  or  corporation  entering   into  such  contract  with  the  authority,  will  pay for all materials   furnished and services rendered for the performance of the contract  and   that  any  person  or corporation furnishing such materials or rendering   such services may maintain an action to recover for the same against the   obligor in the undertaking as though  such  person  or  corporation  was   named  therein, provided the action is brought within one year after the   time the cause of action accrued.  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be   construed  to  limit the power of the authority to construct the project   or any portion thereof or any addition, betterment or extension  to  the   facilities  directly  by  the  officers,  agents,  and  employees of the   authority or otherwise than by contract.    The  authority  may  proceed   jointly  with  the  state of New York in the construction of any highway   which also includes sewage and storm water facilities and  by  agreement   with  the  state  of  New  York fix and determine the amount which shall   constitute the contribution by the authority  toward  the  cost  of  the   construction  by  the state of New York of such facilities in connection   with the construction or improvement of any highway. The portion of  the   cost  to  be  paid  by  the  authority shall be deposited with the state   comptroller, who is authorized to receive  and  accept  the  same.  Upon   completion of any project authorized by this section the commissioner of   transportation  shall  render  to  the  authority  an itemized statement   showing in full (a)  the  amount  of  money  deposited  as  hereinbefore   provided,  and  (b) all disbursements made pursuant to this section. Any   surplus money shall be paid to such authority  on  the  warrant  of  the   comptroller  on  vouchers  therefore  approved  by  the  commissioner of   transportation.
NY Pub Auth L § 1183 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1183 - Obligations of Public Utilities.

§  1183.  Obligations  of  public utilities. Wherever railroad tracks,   street railroad tracks, gas pipes,  telephone  wires,  telegraph  wires,   electric  light  or  power  wires,  or  conduits for carrying telephone,   telegraph or electric wires, or other structures of any  public  service   corporation,  extend in, along or across any part of the work authorized   by this title, it shall be and become the duty of the corporation owning   or using such tracks, pipes, wires or conduits, or other structures,  to   make  such  changes  in the same, at its own expense, as may be required   during the construction of the improvement provided for in  this  title,   and  to construct or rebuild and maintain at its own expense its tracks,   pipes, wires or conduits and structures over or along the work  by  this   title  authorized  and  constructed or in the process of construction in   pursuance thereof.
NY Pub Auth L § 1184 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1184 - Property to Be Restored.

§ 1184. Property to be restored. The authority may enter upon streets,   highways,  bridges  or public places for the purpose of constructing the   project or any part thereof, or any addition, betterment or extension to   the facilities of the authority. Whenever the authority has entered upon   and damaged any street,  highway,  bridge  or  other  public  place  the   authority shall restore the same to its former condition.
NY Pub Auth L § 1185 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1185 - Fiscal Year.

§  1185.  Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the authority shall begin on   the first day of July.
NY Pub Auth L § 1186 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1186 - Moneys of the Authority.

§  1186.  Moneys  of  the authority. All moneys of the authority, from   whatever source derived, shall be paid to the treasurer as agent of  the   authority,  who  shall  not commingle such moneys with any other moneys.   Such moneys shall be deposited by the treasurer in one or more banks  or   trust  companies  in a special account or accounts, and if the treasurer   or the authority shall so require, each of such special  accounts  shall   be  continuously secured by a pledge of direct obligations of the United   States of America or of the state of New York having an aggregate market   value, exclusive of accrued interest, at all times at least equal to the   balance on deposit in such account.   Such securities  shall  either  be   deposited  with  the  treasurer  or  be  held  by  a  trustee  or  agent   satisfactory to the authority. In  lieu  of  any  such  pledge  of  such   securities,  such  funds  may be secured by a surety bond or bonds which   shall  be  in  form,  sufficiency  and  substance  satisfactory  to  the   authority.  All  banks  and  trust companies are authorized to give such   security for such deposits. The moneys in such accounts  shall  be  paid   out on the warrant or check of the comptroller as agent of the authority   on requisition of the chairman of the authority, or of such other person   or  persons  as  the  authority may authorize to make such requisitions,   after audit by  the  comptroller.    The  comptroller  and  his  legally   authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered from time   to  time  to  examine the accounts and books of the authority, including   its  receipts,  disbursements,   contracts,   leases,   sinking   funds,   investments  and  any  other matters relating to its finances, operation   and affairs.The authority shall have power, notwithstanding the provisions of this   section, to contract with the holders of any of  its  bonds  as  to  the   custody,  collection,  security, investment and payment of any moneys of   the authority, or any moneys held in trust or otherwise for the  payment   of  bonds  or  in  any  way  to  secure bonds, and to carry out any such   contract notwithstanding that such contract may be inconsistent with the   provisions of this section. Moneys held in trust or  otherwise  for  the   payment  of  bonds  or  in  any way to secure bonds and deposits of such   moneys may be secured in the same manner as moneys of the authority, and   all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such  security  for   such deposits.
NY Pub Auth L § 1188 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1188 - Agreement of the State.

§  1188.  Agreement of the state. The state of New York does pledge to   and agree with the holders of the bonds that the state will not limit or   alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to establish and collect   such rates, rentals and other charges as may be convenient or  necessary   to  produce  sufficient  revenue  to meet the expense of maintenance and   operation and to fulfill the terms  of  any  agreements  made  with  the   holders  of  the  bonds, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of   bondholders until the bonds, together with the  interest  thereon,  with   interest  on  any  unpaid  installments  of  interest, and all costs and   expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of   the bondholders, are fully met and discharged. From and after the filing   with the common council of the city and with the secretary of  state  of   the  state of New York of a certificate of completion of the project, as   provided in section fourteen hundred four of this chapter, and  so  long   as  the authority exists, the city shall not be authorized to construct,   operate  or  maintain  any  sewerage  system  within  or   without   the   territorial limits of the city, and no other corporation or agency shall   be  authorized  to  construct,  operate  or maintain any sewerage system   within the city, but all such power shall be vested in the authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 1189 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1189 - State and City Not Liable on Bonds.

§  1189.  State  and  city  not  liable  on bonds. The bonds and other   obligations of the authority shall not be a debt of  the  state  of  New   York  or  the  city,  and neither the state nor the city shall be liable   thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than those  of   the authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 1190 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1190 - Bonds Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.

§  1190. Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds are hereby   made securities in which all public officers and bodies  of  this  state   and   all  municipalities  and  municipal  subdivisions,  all  insurance   companies and associations, all savings banks and savings  institutions,   including  savings  and  loan  associations,  administrators, guardians,   executors, trustees and other fiduciaries in the state may properly  and   legally invest funds in their control.