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NY Pub Auth L § 2854 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 3 - Employees of Public Authorities 2854 - Severance Packages.

§ 2854. Severance packages. 1. For the purposes of this section:  (a)  "at-will employee" shall mean an employee of any entity organized under this chapter.  Any  employee  that  is  covered  by  a  collective bargaining  agreement  or  union  contract  shall  not  be considered an at-will employee for the purpose of this section.  (b) "severance pay for an at-will employee" shall include benefits  or compensation with a quantifiable monetary value that are provided for an at-will  employee  upon  termination  of  employment  and  shall  not be considered part of the at-will employee's  annual  wages  and  benefits. "Severance  pay  for an at-will employee" shall not include payments for accumulated vacation, accumulated sick leave, and accumulated sick leave liquidated to cover the cost of group  term  insurance  or  payments  of periodic   contributions  by  an  employer  toward  premiums  for  group insurance policies.   2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary, severance  pay provided for an at-will employee leaving employment shall not exceed an amount equivalent to their prior three months' salary.   3. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary, the  severance  pay  for  an  at-will  employee  shall  be excluded from retirement deductions and from any calculations of retirement benefits.   4. If a retired or terminated at-will  employee  dies  before  all  of their  severance pay has been disbursed, the balance due must be paid to a named beneficiary or, lacking one, to the decedent's estate.   5. No collective bargaining  agreement  or  union  contract  shall  be altered by the provisions of this section.
NY Pub Auth L § 2855 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 3-A - Business Practices of Public Authorities 2855 - Electronic Method of Payment; Periodic Charges.

§    2855.   Electronic   method   of   payment;   periodic   charges.   Notwithstanding the provisions of  any  law  to  the  contrary,  if  any   authority shall offer any electronic method of payment for tolls, fares,   fees,  rentals,  or other charges, including but not limited to a system   called  E-ZPass,  such  authority  shall   not   impose   any   periodic   administrative   or  other  charge  for  the  privilege  of  using  such   electronic method of payment for such charges. Nothing in  this  section   shall  be construed to prohibit any authority from making any charge for   extra services requested by  a  holder  of  such  electronic  method  of   payment, any charge for lost or damaged equipment, or for defaults, such   as  charges  for  dishonored  checks.  The authority shall not enter any   agreement  with  bondholders  that  would  require  the  imposition   of   administrative  or other periodic charges relating to electronic methods   of payment prohibited by this section.
NY Pub Auth L § 2856 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 3-A - Business Practices of Public Authorities 2856 - Consideration of Public Authority Debt.

§  2856.  Consideration  of public authority debt. On or before a date   fixed by the authorities budget office, every authority not subject to a   statutory limit on bonds, notes, or other debt obligations it may issue,   shall submit to the authorities budget office a statement of  intent  to   guide  the  authority's  issuance and overall amount of bonds, notes, or   other debt obligations it may issue.
NY Pub Auth L § 2857 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 3-A - Business Practices of Public Authorities 2857 - Actions by an Authority.

§  2857.  Actions  by  an authority. No state or local authority shall   fire, discharge,  demote,  suspend,  threaten,  harass  or  discriminate   against  an  employee because of the employee's role as a whistleblower,   insofar as the actions taken by the employee are legal.
NY Pub Auth L § 2875 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2875 - Ground for Cancellation of Contract by Public Authority.

§  2875.  Ground  for  cancellation of contract by public authority. A clause shall be inserted in all specifications  or  contracts  hereafter made or awarded by any public authority or by any official of any public authority created by the state or any political subdivision, for work or services  performed  or  to be performed or goods sold or to be sold, to provide that upon the refusal by a person, when called  before  a  grand jury,  head  of  a state department, temporary state commission or other state agency, the organized crime task force in the department  of  law, head  of  a city department, or other city agency, which is empowered to compel the attendance of witnesses  and  examine  them  under  oath,  to testify  in  an investigation concerning any transaction or contract had with the state, any political subdivision thereof, a public authority or with any public department, agency or official of the state  or  of  any political subdivision thereof or of a public authority, to sign a waiver of  immunity  against  subsequent  criminal prosecution or to answer any relevant question concerning such transaction or contract,  (a) such person, and any firm, partnership or corporation of which  he is  a  member,  partner,  director or officer shall be disqualified from thereafter selling to or submitting bids to or receiving awards from  or entering  into  any  contracts  with  any  public  authority or official thereof, for goods, work or services, for a period of five  years  after such refusal, and to provide also that  (b)  any  and all contracts made with any public authority or official thereof, since the effective date of this law, by such person and by any firm, partnership or corporation of  which  he  is  a  member,  partner, director  or  officer  may  be  cancelled  or  terminated  by the public authority without incurring any penalty or damages on  account  of  such cancellation  or  termination,  but  any  monies  owing  by  the  public authority for goods delivered or work done prior to the cancellation  or termination shall be paid.
NY Pub Auth L § 2875-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2875-A - Definitions.

§  2875-a.  Definitions.  As used in this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings unless otherwise specified:1. "Construction item"  means  any  such  item  or  material  used  in   construction  and  which is procured directly by the public authority or   office or any such item or material commonly used in construction  which   is  procured by a person, other than a municipality, under contract with   the public authority or office.2. "Office" means the office of general services.3. "Practicable" means capable of being  used  without  violating  the   following  criteria:  performance,  availability  at a reasonable price,   availability within a reasonable period of time  and  maintenance  of  a   satisfactory level of competition.4.  "Product"  means  any  material, supply, equipment or construction   item or other item whether  real  or  personal  property  which  is  the   subject  of any purchase, barter, or other exchange made to procure such   product.5.  "Secondary  materials"  means  any  material  recovered  from   or   otherwise  destined  for the waste stream, including but not limited to,   post-consumer material, industrial  scrap  material,  and  overstock  or   obsolete  inventories from distributors, wholesalers and other companies   as defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the  commissioner  of   general  services  but  such  term  does not include those materials and   byproducts generated  from,  and  commonly  reused  within  an  original   manufacturing process.6. "Specification" means any description of the physical or functional   characteristics,  or  of  the nature of a material, supply, equipment or   construction item. It may include a description of any  requirement  for   inspecting,  testing  or  preparing  a  material,  supply,  equipment or   construction item for delivery.
NY Pub Auth L § 2875-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2875-B - Specifications.

§  2875-b.  Specifications. Within twelve months of the effective date   of this  section  all  public  authorities  or  commissions  created  or   continued   by   this   chapter   shall  review  their  present  product   specifications to  determine  whether  such  require  that  products  be   manufactured from virgin materials or exclude products manufactured from   secondary  materials  and  shall,  on  or  before  April first, nineteen   hundred ninety revise and adopt their product specifications as  may  be   necessary to ensure that:a.  Where such specifications exclude the use of products manufactured   from secondary materials or require that products be  manufactured  from   virgin  materials  only,  such exclusions or requirements be eliminated;   provided however, that specifications need not be revised if the  public   authority  or  commission  demonstrates  that for a particular end use a   product  containing  secondary  materials  would  not   meet   necessary   performance standards.b.  Performance standards, specifications and a product's intended end   use are related, and clearly identified when feasible.c. Specifications are not overly stringent for a particular end use or   performance standard.d.  Specifications  incorporate  or  require  the  use  of   secondary   materials  to  the  maximum  extent practicable without jeopardizing the   performance or intended end use of the product; provided however,  where   the  public  authority  or commission demonstrates that for a particular   end  use  a  product  containing  secondary  materials  would  not  meet   necessary   performance   standards,   such   specifications   need  not   incorporate or require the use of secondary materials.
NY Pub Auth L § 2878-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2878-A - Purchasing of Products.

§  2878-a.  Purchasing of products. 1. All products purchased shall be   recycled products, which meet contract specifications, unless  the  only   available  product  does not contain recycled content, and provided that   the cost of the recycled product does not exceed a cost premium  of  ten   percent  above  the  cost of a comparable product that is not a recycled   product or, if  at  least  fifty  percent  of  the  secondary  materials   utilized in the manufacture of that product are generated from the waste   stream  in  New  York  state,  the cost of the recycled product does not   exceed a cost premium of fifteen percent above the cost of a  comparable   product that is not a recycled product.  For the purpose of this section   and  until  July  first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, "recycled product"   shall mean any  product  which  has  been  manufactured  from  secondary   materials,  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section  two  hundred   sixty-one of the economic development law, and meets secondary  material   content  requirements  adopted  by  the office of general services under   subdivision one of  section  one  hundred  seventy-seven  of  the  state   finance  law  for products available to the public authority under state   contract or, if no such contract for such product is  available  to  the   public authority, any product which meets the secondary material content   requirements  adopted by the public authority with respect to a specific   commodity procurement by the public authority. On and after July  first,   nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  "recycled  product"  shall mean, for the   purposes of this section, any product which has been  manufactured  from   secondary  materials,  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of section two   hundred sixty-one of the economic development law, and which  meets  the   requirements  of subdivision two of section 27-0717 of the environmental   conservation law and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.2. Whenever  a  public  authority,  corporation  or  commission  shall   purchase  or  cause the purchase of printing on recycled paper, it shall   require the printed material to contain  the  official  state  recycling   emblem established pursuant to subdivision two of section 27-0717 of the   environmental  conservation  law  and  regulations  promulgated pursuant   thereto  if  such  paper  has  been  approved  by  the   department   of   environmental  conservation  as  satisfying  the  requirements  of  such   statute and regulations, or, if such paper has  not  been  so  approved,   require  the  printed  material  to  include  a  printed statement which   indicates the percentages of  pre-consumer  and  post-consumer  recycled   material content of such paper.
NY Pub Auth L § 2878-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2878-B - Source Separation of Wastes.

§  2878-b.  Source  separation  of  wastes. 1. No later than September   first, nineteen hundred eighty-nine each public  authority,  corporation   or  commission  shall  devise and institute a program to source separate   waste paper generated within its facilities.Such program shall  include  marketing  arrangements  and  appropriate   procedures   to   ensure   the   recovery   of   discarded  paper  in  a   noncontaminated condition. This program  may  be  phased  in,  utilizing   those  office  facilities  most  conducive  to  operation  of  a  source   separation program, but  shall  be  fully  implemented  by  July  first,   nineteen hundred ninety.2.  No  later  than  July  first, nineteen hundred ninety, each public   authority, corporation  or  commission  shall  devise  and  institute  a   program  to  source  separate  all  other  waste  generated  within  its   facilities that is not covered  by  this  section.  Such  program  shall   include  marketing arrangements and appropriate procedures to ensure the   recovery of waste for which the full avoided costs of proper collection,   transportation and disposal of source separated materials are  equal  to   or  greater than the cost of collection, transportation and sale of said   material less the amount received from the sale of said  material.  This   program  may  be  phased  in,  utilizing  those  office  facilities most   conducive to operation of a source separation program but shall be fully   implemented by July first, nineteen hundred ninety-one.3. A public authority, corporation or commission occupying  facilities   made  available or provided by the office of general services may comply   with the provisions of  this  section  by  participating  in  a  program   conducted  by  the  office  of general services pursuant to subdivisions   four and five of section one hundred seventy-seven of the state  finance   law.
NY Pub Auth L § 2878-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2878-C - Certain Contracts Involving Personal Protective Equipment and Medical Supplies.

§  2878-c.  Certain  contracts involving personal protective equipment and medical supplies. 1. Notwithstanding any other  provisions  of  law, all  contracts  over fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any state authority for the purchase of personal protective equipment or medical supplies shall require that the personal protective equipment or medical supply items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States.   2. For purposes of this section:  (a) "personal  protective  equipment"  means  all  equipment  worn  to minimize  exposure  to  medical  hazards,  including gloves, masks, face shields, eye protection, respirators, medical hair and  shoe  coverings, and disposable gowns and aprons.  (b)  "medical supplies" means materials necessary to respond to health emergencies or pandemics, including and without limitation  ventilators, medical test kits, and vaccines.  (c)  "United  States"  means  the  United  States, its territories, or possessions.   3. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the head  of  the state  authority purchasing the personal protective equipment or medical supplies, in his or her sole discretion, determines that such provisions would not be in  the  public  interest;  that  obtaining  such  personal protective  equipment  or  medical  supplies  in the United States would increase the cost of the contract by an unreasonable amount;  that  such personal  protective equipment or medical supplies cannot be produced or made in  the  United  States  in  sufficient  and  reasonably  available quantities  and  of  satisfactory  quality  or  design to meet the state authority's  requirements;  or  that  purchasing   personal   protective equipment  or medical supplies manufactured outside of the United States is necessary to avoid a delay in the delivery of critical services  that could compromise the public welfare.   4.  Nothing  in  this  section  is intended to contravene any existing treaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of the United States or subsequent trade agreements entered into between any  foreign  countries and the state or the United States.   5.  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  section, the department of economic  development,  in  consultation  with  the  office  of  general services  and  the  division  of  the  budget,  shall  be  authorized to establish rules and regulations for the effective administration of this section.
NY Pub Auth L § 2880-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 4 - Contracts of Public Authorities 2880-A - Contracts for the Financing of Local Water Supply Systems.

§  2880-a.  Contracts for the financing of local water supply systems.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title or the provisions  of   any  general,  special  or  local  law,  any  public benefit corporation   created pursuant to article five of this chapter which is authorized  by   law  to  produce,  develop,  distribute  and sell water, water services,   facilities and commodities shall have the power:1. to enter into contracts, with any entity specified  in  subdivision   two  of this section, providing for the financing of the acquisition and   construction of  improvements  to  the  water  supply  system  or  water   distribution  system  of  such  entity,  the terms of which may include,   among other provisions, provisions requiring  such  entity  to  purchase   water  only from such public benefit corporation during the term of such   contract, which term shall be limited to the lesser of (a) thirty  years   or  (b)  the  probable  useful life of the items for which any bonds are   issued by such public benefit corporation to finance the acquisition and   construction of improvements  to  such  water  supply  system  or  water   distribution system, and2.  to  issue  bonds,  in accordance with the applicable provisions of   this  chapter,  to  finance  the   acquisition   and   construction   of   improvements  to  any  water  supply system or water distribution system   owned by any water authority, municipality, county, town, village, water   district or Indian tribe to which such  public  benefit  corporation  is   authorized by law to furnish water.
NY Pub Auth L § 2890 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 5 - Funds and Accounts of Public Authorities 2890 - Funds and Accounts of Public Authorities.

§  2890. Funds and accounts of public authorities. Notwithstanding any   inconsistent provision of this chapter or any other general, special  or   local  law,  every  authority  or  commission  hereafter created by this   chapter is hereby empowered to establish such funds and accounts  as  it   may  deem  necessary  subject  to  such  agreements as such authority or   commission shall conclude with the holders of its bonds or notes.
NY Pub Auth L § 2895 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 5-A - Disposition of Property by Public Authorities 2895 - Definitions.

§  2895.  Definitions.  For  the  purposes  of  this  title,  unless a   different meaning is required by the context:1. "Contracting officer" shall mean  the  officer  or  employee  of  a   public  authority  who  shall be appointed by resolution of the board of   the public authority to be responsible for the disposition of property.2. "Dispose" or "disposal" shall mean transfer of title or  any  other   beneficial  interest  in  personal  or  real property in accordance with   section twenty-eight hundred ninety-seven of this title.3. "Property" shall mean personal property in excess of five  thousand   dollars  in  value, real property, and any inchoate or other interest in   such property, to the extent that  such  interest  may  be  conveyed  to   another person for any purpose, excluding an interest securing a loan or   other financial obligation of another party.
NY Pub Auth L § 2900 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 6 - Eminent Domain Taking; Property of Public Benefit Corporation 2900 - Compensation; Eminent Domain Taking.

§ 2900. Compensation; eminent domain taking. When property of a public   benefit  corporation  is  taken  in the exercise of the power of eminent   domain for a purpose substantially different from that for which  it  is   held by such public benefit corporation, just compensation to the public   benefit corporation shall be made in the same manner, to the same extent   and subject to the same limitations as though it were private property.
NY Pub Auth L § 2927 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 9 - General Provisions Title 7 - Investments of Public Authorities 2927 - Investment of Funds by Public Authorities and Public Benefit Corporations in Deposits Insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

§  2927.  Investment of funds by public authorities and public benefit   corporations in  deposits  insured  by  the  federal  deposit  insurance   corporation.Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  this chapter or any   other general, special or local law, every corporation  whether  or  not   such  corporation is otherwise governed by this chapter, may temporarily   invest moneys not required for immediate expenditure in accordance  with   the following conditions:1. the moneys are invested through a bank or trust company located and   authorized to do business in this state selected by the corporation;2.  the  selected  bank or trust company arranges for the redeposit of   the moneys in certificates of deposit and other deposit accounts in  one   or  more  banking  institutions,  as  defined  in  section nine-r of the   banking law, for the account of the corporation;3. the full amount of principal and  accrued  interest  of  each  such   deposit is insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation;4.  the selected bank or trust company in this state acts as custodian   for the corporation with respect to the funds  redeposited  pursuant  to   this section; and5.  at  the  same  time  that the corporation's moneys are redeposited   pursuant to this section, the selected bank or  trust  company  in  this   state  receives  an amount of deposits from customers of other financial   institutions equal to or greater than the amount of the moneys  invested   by  the  corporation  through the selected bank or trust company in this   state.