NY Pub Auth L § 2799-HHH (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 34 - Syracuse Regional Airport Authority 2799-HHH - Special Powers of the Authority.

§  2799-hhh.  Special  powers of the authority. In order to effectuate the purpose of this title:   1. The authority may enter into  any  joint  service  arrangements  as provided in this section.   2.  The  authority  may,  establish,  construct,  effectuate, operate, manage, maintain, renovate,  improve,  extend  or  repair  any  aviation facilities  or  pollution  control  facilities,  or may provide for such establishment,  construction,   effectuation,   operation,   management, maintenance,  renovation,  improvement, extension or repair by contract, lease, or other arrangement with the federal government,  any  state  or agency  or instrumentality thereof, or any person or public corporation. In connection with the operation of any such facilities,  the  authority may   establish,   construct,  effectuate,  operate,  manage,  maintain, renovate, improve, extend or repair or may provide by contract, lease or other arrangement for  the  establishment,  construction,  effectuation, operation,  management,  maintenance, renovation, improvement, extension or repair of any related services and activities.   3. The authority may establish, fix, revise, levy and collect or cause to be established, fixed, revised, levied and collected and, in the case of a joint service arrangement, join with others in  the  establishment, fixing,  revision,  levy  and  collection of such fares, rentals, rates, charges, landing and field use fees, concession fees and other fees  for the  use  and  operation  of  any  real  property,  aviation facilities, pollution control facilities, facility and related services operated  or managed  by the authority or under contract, lease or other arrangement, including joint service arrangements, with the  authority.  Such  fares, rentals,  rates, charges, landing and field use fees, concession fees or other fees shall be at least sufficient at all times in the judgment  of the  authority  to establish and maintain the combined operations of the authority on a self-sustaining basis. Such operations shall be deemed to be on a self-sustaining basis  as  required  by  this  title,  when  the authority  is  able  to  pay  or fund or cause to be paid or funded from revenues and any other funds actually available to the authority:  (a) the principal of,  premium,  if  any,  and  the  interest  on  the outstanding  bonds  of  the  authority  as the same shall become due and payable and any capital or debt service reserve  therefor  and,  to  the extent required by any agreement between the city and the authority, the principal  of  and  interest  on  any general obligation bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness of the city issued for  or  allocable  to any  project  of  the authority as the same shall become due and payable and any reserves therefor;  (b) the cost of administering, maintaining,  repairing  and  operating any project of the authority;  (c)  the cost of constructing capital improvements thereto pursuant to any agreement between the city and the authority;  (d) any liabilities incurred for or allocable to any  project  of  the authority including any liabilities of the city assumed by the authority pursuant  to  any  agreement  between the city and the authority, as the same become due and payable;  (e) any requirements of any agreement including those relating to  the establishment   of   reserves   for  renewal  and  replacement  and  for uncollected fares,  rentals,  rates,  charges  and  fees  and  covenants respecting rates and debt service and earnings coverage ratios;  (f) all other reasonable and necessary expenses of the authority; and  (g)  the  cost  of such additional projects as may be now or hereafter authorized by law and agreed to by the authority.   4. The authority may establish and,  in  the  case  of  joint  service arrangements,  join  with  others in the establishment of such schedules  and standards  of  operations  and  such  other  rules  and  regulations including  but  not  limited  to  rules  and  regulations  governing the conduct, safety and security of the public as  it  may  deem  necessary, convenient  or  desirable  for  the use, operation and management of any project and related services operated or managed  by  the  authority  or under  contract,  lease  or  other  arrangement, including joint service arrangements, with the authority. Such rules and  regulations  governing the  conduct,  safety and security of the public shall be filed with the department of state in the manner provided by section one hundred two of the executive law. In the case of any conflict between any such rule  or regulation  of  the authority governing the conduct, safety and security of the public and any local law, local ordinance, local  rule  or  local regulation,  such  rule  or  regulation  of the authority shall prevail. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt the authority  from any state law, rule or regulation.   5.  The  authority  may manage, control and direct the maintenance and operation of aviation facilities, equipment or property operated  by  or under contract, lease or other arrangement with the authority. Except as agreed to pursuant to any agreement between the authority and any public corporation   and   except   as   hereinafter   specially  provided,  no municipality except for the  city,  shall  have  jurisdiction  over  any facilities  of the authority or any of its activities or operations. The city may  provide  for  such  facilities'  police  and  fire  protection services.   6.  The authority may accept unconditional grants of money or property from any municipality the whole or any part of which municipality  shall be  served  or  to  be  served  by  an aviation facility operated by the authority. Such grants of money or property would be for the purpose  of assisting  the  authority  in meeting its capital or operating expenses. The acceptance of any such grant shall not operate to make the authority an agency of the municipality making the grant.   7. In any instance where the city is required by law, with respect  to an  airport  or  any aviation facilities, to conduct a public hearing in connection with a contract, lease, joint  service  arrangement,  charge, fare,  rental  or fee, the authority shall not enter into such contract, lease, joint service arrangement, or establish, fix, revise or levy  any charge, fare, rental, landing and field use fee, concession fee or other fee  unless  and  until the authority has held a public hearing at which interested persons have had an opportunity to be  heard  concerning  the same,  provided  however,  if the city has conducted a public hearing in connection with such contract, lease, joint service arrangement, charge, fare, rental or fee, the authority shall  not  be  required  to  hold  a public  hearing. Notice of such public hearing shall be published by the authority at least ten days before the date set therefor,  in  at  least one  newspaper of general circulation in the county and on the authority website. Such notice shall set forth the date, time and  place  of  such hearing  and  shall  include  a  brief  description of the matters to be considered at such meeting. At all such hearings, any interested persons shall have an opportunity to  be  heard  concerning  the  matters  under consideration.  Any  decision  of the authority on matters considered at such public hearing shall be in writing and be  made  available  in  the office  of  the  authority  for  public inspection during regular office hours and posted on the authority website.