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NY Pub Auth L § 1045-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-U - Exemption From Taxes, Assessments and Certain Fees; Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

§ 1045-u. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees; payments   in  lieu  of  taxes. 1. It is hereby determined that the creation of the   authority and the carrying out of  its  corporate  purposes  is  in  all   respects  for the benefit of the people of the city and of the state and   is a public purpose and the authority shall be regarded as performing  a   governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by   this  title  and  shall  not  be  required  to pay any taxes, special ad   valorem levies or special assessments upon any real property owned by it   or any filing, recording or  transfer  fees  or  taxes  in  relation  to   instruments  filed,  recorded or transferred by it or on its behalf. The   authority shall be deemed a public authority for the purposes of section   four hundred twelve of the real property tax law.2. Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary,  the   authority may pay, or may enter into agreements with any municipality to   pay,  a  sum  or  sums,  annually  or  otherwise,  or  to  provide other   considerations to such municipality with respect to real property  owned   by the authority located within such municipality.3.  Any  bonds  issued pursuant to this title together with the income   therefrom shall be exempt from taxation except for transfer  and  estate   taxes. The revenues, moneys and all other property and activities of the   authority  shall  be  exempt  from  all  taxes  and governmental fees or   charges, whether imposed by the state  or  any  municipality,  including   without  limitation  real  estate taxes, franchise taxes, sales taxes or   other excise taxes. The state hereby covenants with the  purchasers  and   with  all  subsequent  holders  and  transferees  of bonds issued by the   authority pursuant to this title, in consideration of the acceptance  of   and  payment  for  the  bonds,  that  the  bonds of the authority issued   pursuant to this title and the income therefrom shall be free from  such   taxation,  as  aforestated  herein,  and  that all revenues, moneys, and   other property pledged to secure the payment of such bonds shall at  all   times be free from such taxes as aforestated herein.
NY Pub Auth L § 1045-V (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-V - Actions Against Authority and Water Board.

§  1045-v.  Actions against authority and water board. 1. Except in an   action for wrongful death, no action or proceeding shall  be  prosecuted   or  maintained  against  the  authority  or the water board 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 the board or of any  member,  officer,  agent  or  employee  thereof,   unless  (i)  a  notice of claim shall have been made and served upon the   authority or the water board, as the case may be, within the time  limit   by  and in compliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal law,   (ii) 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  (iii)  the action or proceeding shall be commenced within   one year after the happening of the event upon which the claim is based.   An action against the authority or water board 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. Wherever a notice of claim is served  upon  the  authority  or  the   water  board,  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 or the water board may require any person  presenting   for  settlement  an  account or claim for any cause whatever against the   authority or the water board, as the case may be, 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  or  the  water board shall have power to settle or adjust all   claims in favor of or against the authority or the water board,  as  the   case may be.4. The rate of interest to be paid by the authority or the water board   upon  any judgment for which it is liable, other than a judgment against   the authority on bonds,  shall  not  exceed  the  rate  of  interest  on   judgments  and accrued claims against municipal corporations as provided   in the general municipal law from time to time. Interest on payments  of   principal  or  interest on any bonds in default shall accrue at the rate   borne by such bonds from the due date thereof until  paid  or  otherwise   satisfied.
NY Pub Auth L § 1045-W (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-W - Interest in Contracts Prohibited.

§  1045-w. Interest in contracts prohibited. It shall be a misdemeanor   for any member or  any  officer,  agent,  servant  or  employee  of  the   authority  or  of the water board to be in any way or manner interested,   directly or indirectly in the furnishing of work, materials, supplies or   labor, or in any contract therefor which the authority or the board,  as   the case may be, is empowered by this title to make.
NY Pub Auth L § 1045-Y (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-Y - Audit and Annual Report.

§  1045-y.  Audit and annual report. The accounts of the authority and   the water board  shall  be  subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  city   comptroller.  The authority and the water board shall annually submit to   the mayor, the comptroller and the director of management and  budget  a   detailed  report. In addition, an annual audit of the authority shall be   conducted by an independent certified public  accountant.  Such  audited   report shall be submitted to the mayor, the comptroller and the director   of management and budget.
NY Pub Auth L § 1045-Z (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-Z - Limited Liability.

§  1045-z. Limited liability. Neither the members of the authority nor   of the water board, nor any officer or employee of the authority nor the   water board acting in behalf thereof, while acting within the  scope  of   his  authority, shall be subject to any liability resulting from (i) the   construction,  ownership,  maintenance  or  operation  of  any   project   financed  with  the  assistance of the authority, (ii) the construction,   ownership, maintenance or operation of any sewerage system  or  facility   or  water system or facility owned by the water board, or (iii) carrying   out any of the powers expressly given in this title. A director, officer   or employee of the authority shall  be  deemed  an  "employee"  for  the   purposes  of  section  fifty-k  of  the general municipal law, provided,   however that any director,  either  appointed  by  the  governor  or  an   employee  of the state shall be deemed an "employee" for the purposes of   section eighteen of the public officers law for any actions relating  to   their activities as a director of the authority created by this title.
NY Pub Auth L § 1045-AA (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-AA - Separability Clause.

§ 1045-aa. 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 § 1045-BB (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A - New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1045-BB - Effect of Inconsistent Provisions.

§   1045-bb.   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 the city charter or any local   law,  ordinance  or resolution of the city, 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  state  department  of  environmental  conservation  or  the   state   department of health.
NY Pub Auth L § 1046 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-A* - New York City Water Board 1046 - New York City Water Board.

§  1046. New York city water board. For the benefit of the city of New   York and the inhabitants thereof, a water board, to be known as the  New   York  city  water board, is hereby established for the accomplishment of   any or all of the purposes specified in this title. It  shall  have  the   powers  and duties now or hereafter conferred by this title upon a water   board. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to   the provisions of this title.  The  board,  its  members,  officers  and   employees  and  its  operations  and activities shall in all respects be   governed by the provisions of this title.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-A - Short Title.

§  1048-a.  Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as   the "Buffalo municipal water finance authority act".
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-E - Approval of Water Projects.

§  1048-e.  Approval  of water projects. The authority shall not enter   into any contract or agreement with the city or  the  water  board  with   respect  to  the  financing of any water project pursuant to section one   thousand forty-eight-i of this title, unless the state  commissioner  of   environmental  conservation  and  the state commissioner of health shall   have completed all statutory reviews and approvals with respect to  such   project  required  by  law  to  be  completed  prior to the date of such   contract or agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed to diminish the   full authority and responsibility of each department of  the  state  for   statutory reviews and approvals.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-K - Tax Exemption of the Water Board Property and Activities.

§  1048-k.  Tax  exemption of the water board property and activities.   1. It is hereby determined that the creation of a water  board  and  the   carrying  out  of  its  corporate  purposes  is  in all respects for the   benefit of the city and is a public purpose and the water board shall be   regarded as performing a governmental function in the  exercise  of  the   powers  conferred upon it by this title and shall not be required to pay   any taxes, special ad valorem levies or  special  assessments  upon  any   real  property  owned by it or any filing, recording or transfer fees or   taxes in relation to instruments filed, recorded or transferred by it or   on its behalf. The water board shall be deemed a  public  authority  for   the  purposes  of  section  four hundred twelve of the real property tax   law.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and four of this   section, any real property  of  the  water  board  located  outside  the   boundaries  of  the  city,  shall  be  exempt from the payment of taxes,   special ad valorem levies and special assessments only  if  and  to  the   extent  that  such  real property would have been exempt if owned by the   city.3. Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary,  the   water  board may pay, or may enter into agreements with any municipality   to pay, a sum or sums,  annually  or  otherwise,  or  to  provide  other   considerations  to  such  municipality, with respect to real property of   the water board located within such municipality and provided  that  any   such  payment  or  agreement  to pay shall be subject to approval by the   authority.4. The water board shall not be required to pay  any  taxes  or  other   governmental  fees  or  charges,  whether  imposed  by  the state or any   municipality, including without limitation franchise taxes, sales  taxes   or  other  excise taxes, or any other tax or charge upon its property or   activities or upon any of its revenues or other income.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-L - Pledge Effective Without Filing or Recording.

§  1048-l. Pledge effective without filing or recording. Any provision   of the uniform commercial code  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding,  any   pledge  of  or  other  security  interest  in revenues or other personal   property made or created by the authority, the water board or  the  city   pursuant to this title shall be valid, binding and perfected against all   parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against   the  authority,  the  water  board  or  the  city,  as  the case may be,   irrespective of whether or not such  parties  have  notice  thereof.  No   instrument  by which such pledge or security interest is created nor any   financing statement need be recorded or filed.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-M - Governmental Capacity of the Authority, the Water Board and the City.

§  1048-m. Governmental capacity of the authority, the water board and   the city. The authority, the water board and the city  in  carrying  out   their  respective powers and duties under this title, shall be deemed to   be acting in a governmental  capacity  and  in  the  performance  of  an   essential governmental function.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-N - Transfer of Officers and Employees to and From City and State Agencies.

§  1048-n.  Transfer  of  officers  and employees to and from city and   state agencies. Officers and employees of city and state agencies may be   transferred to the authority and officers and employees of the authority   may be transferred  to  appropriate  city  and  state  agencies  without   examination  and  without loss of any civil service or retirement status   or rights. Transfers shall be in accordance with section seventy of  the   civil  service  law  or the rules of the civil service commission of the   city, as the case may be. No such transfer shall be made except with the   approval of the head of the agency involved or the director of the state   division of the budget or the director of the budget of the city, as the   case may be, and the chairman of the authority and  in  compliance  with   the rules and regulations of the civil service commission of the city or   the state, as the case may be.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-P - Remedies of Bondholders.

§  1048-p.  Remedies  of  bondholders.  Subject  to  any resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to paragraph (i)  of  subdivision  four  of section one thousand forty-eight-o of this title:   1.  In  the  event  that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of  bonds  after  the  same  shall become  due,  whether  at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period of thirty days, or in the event that the authority shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this title or shall default in any agreement made with  the  holders  of  any issue  of  bonds,  the  holders  of  twenty-five  percent  in  aggregate principal amount of  the  bonds  of  such  issue  then  outstanding,  by instrument  or  instruments filed in the office of the clerk of the city and proved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be  recorded, may  appoint  a  trustee  to represent the holders of such bonds for the purpose herein provided.   2. Such trustee may, and  upon  written  request  of  the  holders  of twenty-five  per  centum  in  principal amount of such bonds outstanding shall, in his or its own name:  (a) by action or proceeding in accordance with the civil practice  law and  rules,  enforce  all  rights  of  the  bondholders  and require the authority to carry out any other agreements with  the  holders  of  such bonds and to perform its duties under this title;  (b) bring an action or proceeding upon such bonds;  (c) by action or proceeding, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds;  (d)  by  action  or proceeding, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds; and  (e) declare all such bonds due and payable, and if all defaults  shall be  made  good,  then with the consent of the holders of twenty-five per centum of the principal amount of such  bonds  then  outstanding,  annul such declaration and its consequences.   3.  Such  trustee  shall in addition to the foregoing have and possess all of the powers necessary or  appropriate  for  the  exercise  of  any functions  specifically  set  forth  herein  or  incident to the general representation of bondholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.   4. The  supreme  court  shall  have  jurisdiction  of  any  action  or proceeding  by  the  trustee on behalf of such bondholders. The venue of any such action or proceeding shall be laid in the county of Erie.   5. Before declaring the  principal  of  bonds  due  and  payable,  the trustee  shall  first  give  thirty  days'  notice  in  writing  to  the authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-Q - State, City and Water Board Not Liable on Authority Bonds.

§  1048-q.  State, city and water board not liable on authority bonds.   Neither the state, nor the city, nor the water board nor any subdivision   thereof shall be liable on the bonds of the  authority  and  such  bonds   shall not be a debt of the state, the city or such water board.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-R - Moneys of the Authority.

§  1048-r.  Moneys  of the authority. All moneys of the authority from   whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the  authority   and  shall  be  deposited  forthwith  in  a  bank  or banks in the state   designated by the authority. The moneys in such accounts shall  be  paid   out  on  check  of the treasurer upon requisition by the chairman 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,  or  of   the  state  or  of  the city 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. 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 § 1048-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-S - Bonds Legal Investment for Fiduciaries.

§  1048-s.  Bonds  legal  investment 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  this  state  and  all   municipalities  for any purposes for which the deposit of bonds or other   obligations of this state is now or hereafter may be authorized.
NY Pub Auth L § 1048-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 2-B - Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority 1048-T - Agreement With the State.

§  1048-t.  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 or the water board 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.