NY Pub Auth L § 528 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 3 - Bridge and Tunnel Authorities Title 2 - New York State Bridge Authority 528 - Powers of the Authority.

§ 528. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have power1. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate   purposes;1-a.  To  hold in the name of the state any real property acquired for   its corporate purposes and, with the approval of  the  commissioner,  to   sell,  lease,  exchange,  or  otherwise  dispose of any real property or   rights or easements therein, heretofore or hereafter  acquired  pursuant   to  the  "state  bridge  authority  act",  determined  by  it  to be not   necessary for its corporate purposes, and shall accept ownership of  the   walkway  over  the  Hudson  bridge in the name of the state, and acquire   such incidental roads, approaches, structures and facilities as  may  be   necessary.1-b.  To  accept  from  any  person gifts of money or property for its   corporate purposes.2. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs;3. With the consent of the commissioner to use the  agents,  employees   and  facilities  of  the department, paying its proper proportion of the   compensation and expenses of such agents and employees and of  the  cost   of such facilities;4.   To   appoint   officers,  agents  and  employees  and  fix  their   compensation; subject, however, to the provisions of the  civil  service   law, which shall apply to the authority as a municipal corporation other   than a city;5.  To  make  contracts,  and  to execute all instruments necessary or   convenient;6. To conduct a study regarding traffic congestion and capacity  needs   in  and  around  the  Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge and to   make recommendations  concerning  reasonable  alternatives  designed  to   alleviate  any  known  capacity  deficiencies in and around such bridge.   Such study shall include, but is not  limited  to  an  investigation  to   determine whether it is in the public interest to construct a new bridge   over  the  Hudson  river  at  or  near  the  city of Poughkeepsie and in   connection therewith to contract with engineers, surveyors,  contractors   and others for environmental review, preliminary plans, borings, surveys   and  estimates  of  cost,  and  if  the authority by resolution, and the   commissioner in writing filed with the authority, shall  determine  that   the  construction of such bridge is in the public interest, to construct   such bridge at a location approved by the commissioner, on lands of  the   state  of  New  York or lands to be acquired in the name of the state of   New York  as  hereinafter  provided,  together  with  incidental  roads,   approaches,  structures  and  facilities,  subject  to such consents and   approval of federal authorities in any case as may be necessary.7. To maintain, reconstruct, and operate the bridges so  long  as  its   corporate existence shall continue;8.  To  charge tolls for the use of the bridges, with the exception of   the walkway over the Hudson bridge, subject to and  in  accordance  with   such  agreements  with  bondholders  and  noteholders  as may be made as   hereinafter provided, except, however, that subject to  such  agreements   the  rates  of tolls charged on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson   bridge, the Kingston Rhinecliff bridge, the Bear  Mountain  bridge,  the   Rip  Van  Winkle  bridge,  and  the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon bridge   shall be the same.9. To construct and maintain over, or along the bridges, or either  of   them,  telephone,  telegraph  or  electric  wires and cables, gas mains,   water mains, and other mechanical equipment not  inconsistent  with  the   use  of  the  bridges  for  vehicular  traffic,  to  contract  for  such   construction and to lease the right to construct and/or use the same  on   such  terms and for such considerations as it shall determine, provided,    however, that no lease shall be made for a period of more than ten years   from the date when it is made;10.   To  construct  and  maintain  facilities  for  the  public,  not   inconsistent with the appropriate use of the bridges,  to  contract  for   such  construction,  and to lease the right to construct and/or use such   facilities on such  terms  and  for  such  considerations  as  it  shall   determine,  provided,  however, that no lease shall be made for a period   of more than ten years from the date when it is made;10-a. Subject to the  approval  of  the  commissioner,  to  construct,   reconstruct  and  improve highway connections to any of the bridges; the   construction to be under the supervision and control of the commissioner   as agent of the authority. Upon completion thereof, jurisdiction of such   connections to be transferred by the authority to the  commissioner  who   shall  thereafter  maintain such connections in the same manner as other   highways maintained by the state;10-b. To contribute and pay over such amount as  the  authority  shall   determine  to  any  city  for  such  city's share of the cost, including   damages and expenses, to be borne by or charged against  such  city  for   the  acquisition of real property acquired by the state within such city   for state highways connecting with any of  the  bridges  and  approaches   situated within a radius of one mile from the nearest bridge abutment.11.  To issue negotiable bonds and notes and to provide for the rights   of the holders thereof;12. To enter on any lands, waters and  premises  for  the  purpose  of   making surveys, soundings and examinations;13. To advertise the facilities and advantages of the bridges;14.  To  appoint  or  designate one or more persons for the purpose of   enforcing law, order and the observance of  the  rules  and  regulations   established  by  the  authority. Each person as and when so appointed or   designated may, during the term of such appointment  or  designation  be   uniformed  and  shall  be  known  as  a "New York state bridge authority   patrolman" and shall be a police officer as defined by paragraph (e)  of   subdivision  thirty-four  of  section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law   and shall have, within the limits of  the  cities,  towns  and  villages   within  which  any  part of a bridge, or any ferry property, operated by   the authority shall be located, all the powers of a constable,  marshal,   police  constable  or  police  officer of a city, town or village in the   execution of criminal processes; and  criminal  process  issued  by  any   court  or magistrate of a county, town, city or village within which any   part of a bridge or any ferry property operated by the  authority  shall   be  located,  may  be  directed  to  and  executed by any such patrolman   notwithstanding the provisions of any local or special act, ordinance or   regulation.15. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out  the  powers   expressly given in this title.16. To accept grants, loans or contributions from the United States of   America,  the  state  of  New  York, or any agency or instrumentality of   either of them  and,  subject  to  any  agreement  with  bondholders  or   noteholders,  to  enter  into  contracts  and to execute all instruments   necessary or convenient or desirable in connection therewith, including,   its bonds, notes or other obligation evidencing any such loan  from  the   United  States  of  America,  the  state  of  New  York or any agency or   instrumentality of either of them.17. To enter into a lease or operating agreement, for a period not  to   exceed  ninety-nine  years,  with  the  office  of parks, recreation and   historic preservation for all or a  portion  of  the  walkway  over  the   Hudson bridge for the purpose of a state park. Such agreement may assign   or allocate responsibility for the construction, operation, maintenance,    replacement  and  management  of  the deck and approaches and structures   providing public access to the  state  park,  but  the  authority  shall   retain  responsibility for maintaining the superstructure of the walkway   over  the  Hudson  bridge.  The office of parks, recreation and historic   preservation is authorized to  enter  into  such  agreement,  which  may   include  the  installation  and  maintenance  by  the  office  of parks,   recreation and  historic  preservation  of  any  personal  property  and   equipment  used in connection therewith. The office of parks, recreation   and historic preservation shall propose in its annual budget  an  amount   for  all  costs and obligations under such agreement and these costs may   be supplemented by private donations.