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NY Pub Auth L § 2675-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-BB - Albany Convention Center Authority 2675-O - Remedies for Bond Holders.

§  2675-o.  Remedies  for  bond  holders.  1.  In  the  event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal or interest  on  any issue  of  bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call 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 per centum 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 county in which the principal office  of  the authority is located, 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 purposes herein provided.   2. Such trustee may, and  upon  written  request  of  the  holders  of twenty-five   per   centum  in  principal  amount  of  such  bonds  then outstanding shall, in his, her or its own name:  (a) by suit,  action  or  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  civil practice  law  and  rules,  enforce  all  rights  of  the holders of the authority's bonds, and include the right to  require  the  authority  to collect  fees  and  charges  and  interest  adequate  to  carry  out any agreements as to, or pledge or assignment of or lien upon, such fees and charges and interest, on properties and  to  require  the  authority  to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such bonds to perform its duties under this title;  (b) bring suit upon such bonds;  (c)  by action or suit, 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 suit, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds;  (e) declare all such bonds due and payable, and if all defaults  shall be  made  good,  then with the consent of the holders of the twenty-five per centum of the principal amount of such bonds  then  outstanding,  to annul such declaration and its consequences.   3.  Such  trustee  shall in addition to the foregoing have and possess all of the powers necessary and appropriate  for  the  exercise  of  any functions  specifically  set  forth  herein  or  incident to the general representation  of  the  holders  of  the  authority's  bonds   in   the enforcement and protection of their rights.   4.  The  Supreme  Court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of such holders of  the  authority's bonds. The venue of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be laid in the city in which the principal office of the authority is located.
NY Pub Auth L § 2675-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-BB - Albany Convention Center Authority 2675-Q - Annual Reports.

§  2675-q.  Annual  reports.  The  accounts  of the authority shall be   subject to the supervision of the state comptroller and an annual  audit   shall  be  performed  by an independent certified public accountant. The   authority  shall  annually  submit  to  the  mayor,  county   executive,   governor, state comptroller, chairperson of the senate finance committee   and  the  chairperson of the assembly ways and means committee a copy of   said report which shall also be filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  common   council.
NY Pub Auth L § 2675-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 28-BB - Albany Convention Center Authority 2675-R - Severability.

§  2675-r. Severability. If any provision of any section of this title   or the application thereof  to  any  person  or  circumstance  shall  be   adjudged  invalid  by  a  court of competent jurisdiction, such order or   judgement shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which   it was rendered, and shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any   provision of any section of this title or the application  of  any  part   thereof  to  any  other  person  or  circumstance  and  to  this end the   provisions of each section of this  title  are  hereby  declared  to  be   severable.
NY Pub Auth L § 2700 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2700 - Short Title.

§ 2700. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the   "development authority of the north country act".
NY Pub Auth L § 2701 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2701 - Statement of Legislative Findings and Purposes.

§  2701.  Statement of legislative findings and purposes. It is hereby   found, determined and declared  that  there  is  an  immediate  need  to   institute  a  comprehensive, coordinated program of economic development   activities in the  three  county  area  comprised  of  the  counties  of   Jefferson,  Lewis and St. Lawrence which surround the United States Army   base at Fort Drum in order to provide the region with the capability  to   effectively  plan  and  develop  the  infrastructure needs of the region   required by the population increase forecast due to the expansion of the   United States Army facilities at Fort Drum. It is further declared to be   desirable to create a regional development authority of the north county   to provide the region with the capability to effectively and efficiently   communicate with the United States Army to  optimize  the  economic  and   social  impact  on  the  region  of  the Army's plans to locate the 10th   Mountain Division at Fort Drum. It is further found  and  declared  that   such  needs  are  a  matter  of  essential  state  concern and that such   authority is necessary to provide for the health, safety and welfare  of   the  people  of  the participating counties and the state. The authority   shall carry out its purposes and responsibilities directly  and  through   agreements  with  state  and  local entities, authorities and the United   States Department of the Army. It is further declared that the authority   shall be created as a public benefit corporation and that the  corporate   programs  and  powers conferred under this title and the expenditures of   public moneys pursuant thereto are in  furtherance  of  a  valid  public   interest and public purpose.
NY Pub Auth L § 2707 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2707 - Special Powers With Regard to Solid Waste Management Facilities.

§   2707.  Special  powers  with  regard  to  solid  waste  management   facilities. The authority shall have power:1. to collect, receive, extract, transport, process, dispose of, sell,   store, convey, recycle and deal with, in any lawful manner an way, solid   waste or by-products thereof now or hereafter developed  or  discovered,   including any energy or steam generated by the operation of any facility   on such terms and in such manner as the authority may deem proper;2.  to  collect  or  receive  from  the  United States, the state, any   municipality or public corporation or person solid waste for the purpose   of treatment or disposal thereof, with the right  of  the  authority  to   sell  and dispose of any by-products, including energy or steam, of such   process of treatment or disposal, as the authority may deem proper; and3. to contract with counties, municipalities, state  agencies,  public   corporations,  or  persons  and  the  United  States  for the purpose of   collecting, receiving, treating and disposing of solid waste, including,   without limitation, to contract  with  counties,  municipalities,  state   agencies,  public  corporations  the  United  States  or persons for the   delivery of solid waste generated within a stated  area  to  a  specific   facility.
NY Pub Auth L § 2708 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2708 - Environmental Applications, Proceedings, Approvals and Permits.

§   2708.   Environmental  applications,  proceedings,  approvals  and   permits.  1.  Any  application  in  relation  to  the  purposes  of   or   contemplated   by  this  title,  or  any  proceeding  commenced  by  any   participating  county  or  any  municipality,  with  the  department  of   environmental  conservation,  the  department  of  transportation or any   other  state  agency  or  instrumentality  or  with  the  United  States   environmental   protection   agency  or  any  other  federal  agency  or   instrumentality shall inure to and for the benefit of the  authority  to   the  same  extent  and in the same manner as if the authority had been a   party to such application or proceeding,  and  the  authority  shall  be   deemed a party thereto, to the extent not prohibited by any federal law.   Any  license, approval, permit or decision issued or granted pursuant to   or as a result of any such application or proceeding shall inure to  the   benefit  of  and be binding upon the authority and shall be assigned and   transferred by the town to the authority,  unless  such  assignment  and   transfer is prohibited by federal law.2.  All  such  applications, proceedings, licenses, approvals, permits   and decisions shall further inure to and  for  the  benefit  of  and  be   binding  upon  any person leasing, acquiring, constructing, maintaining,   using or occupying any project financed in  whole  or  in  part  by  the   authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 2712 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2712 - Bonds as Legal Investments.

§  2712.  Bonds  as  legal investments. The bonds of the authority 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, and other persons carrying on  an  insurance   business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings   associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan   associations,  investment  companies  and  other  persons  carrying on a   banking business, all 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  and  municipal   subdivisions  for  any  purpose  for  which the deposit of bonds of this   state is now or may hereafter be authorized.
NY Pub Auth L § 2713 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2713 - Exemption From Taxation of Bonds.

§ 2713. Exemption from taxation of bonds. It is hereby determined that   the  creation of the authority is in all respects for the benefit of the   people of the state and for the improvement  of  their  health,  safety,   welfare,  comfort  and  security,  and  that  said  purposes  are public   purposes  and  that  the  authority  will  be  performing  an  essential   governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by   this  title.  The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent   holders  and  transferees  of  bonds  issued  by   the   authority,   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  and all its fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts,   and other moneys received or to be received, pledged to  pay  or  secure   the  payment  of  such  bonds  shall  at all times be free from taxation   except for estate or gift taxes and taxes on transfers.
NY Pub Auth L § 2714 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2714 - Moneys of the Authority.

§  2714.  Moneys of the authority. 1. All moneys of the authority from   whatever source derived, except as otherwise authorized or  provided  in   this  title,  shall  be  paid  to  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 withdrawn on the order of such   person or persons as the authority may authorize. All deposits  of  such   moneys shall, if required by the authority, be secured in such manner as   the  authority  may  determine.  The  state  comptroller and his legally   authorized representatives are 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  records  and papers relating to its financial standing.   Such an examination shall be conducted by the comptroller at least  once   in  every  five years; the comptroller is authorized, however, to accept   from the  authority,  in  lieu  of  such  an  examination,  an  external   examination  of  its  books  and  accounts  made  at  the request of the   authority.2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title related  to  the   investment of moneys of the authority, the authority shall have power to   contract  with  holders  of  any  of  its  bonds,  as  to  the  custody,   collection, securing, investment, and  payment  of  any  moneys  of  the   authority,  of  any moneys held in trust or otherwise for the payment of   bonds, and to carry out such contract. 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  invested,  secured in such manner as shall be set   forth in such contract or agreement, and all banks and  trust  companies   are  authorized  to give such security for such deposits.  The authority   shall establish and may amend from time  to  time,  guidelines  for  the   investment  of its moneys, including those held in trust for the benefit   of the  holders  of  bonds,  and  shall  file  such  guidelines  in  the   authority's  public records within sixty days after the adoption of such   guidelines or amendments thereto.3. Subject to the provisions of any  agreement  with  the  holders  of   bonds  and  to  the  approval  of  the  comptroller, the authority shall   prescribe a system of accounts.4. The authority shall submit to the comptroller, within  thirty  days   of  the  receipt thereof by the authority, a copy of the report of every   external examination of the books and accounts of the authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 2715 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2715 - Agreement of the State.

§  2715.  Agreement  of  the state. The participating counties and any   municipalities within their boundaries are authorized to and  the  state   does  hereby  pledge to and agree with the owners of any bonds issued by   the authority, that they will not  limit  or  alter  the  rights  hereby   vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with   the  holders  thereof,  or  in any way impair the rights and remedies of   such holders until such 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   the holders of such bonds.
NY Pub Auth L § 2716 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2716 - Remedies of Holders of Bonds.

§  2716.  Remedies  of  holders  of  bonds.  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 per centum 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 county in which the principal office  of  the authority is located, 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 purposes herein provided.   2. Such trustee may, and  upon  written  request  of  the  holders  of twenty-five   per   centum  in  principal  amount  of  such  bonds  then outstanding shall, in his or its own name:  (a) by suit,  action  or  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  civil practice  law  and  rules,  enforce  all  rights  of  the holders of the authority's bonds, including the  right  to  require  the  authority  to collect  fees  and  charges  and  interest  adequate  to  carry  out any agreement as to, or pledge or assignment of or lien upon, such fees  and charges  and  interest,  on  properties  and to 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 suit upon such bonds;  (c)  by action or suit, 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 suit, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds;  (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, to  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  the  holders  of  the  authority's  bonds   in   the enforcement and protection of their rights.   4.  The  supreme  court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of such holders of  the  authority's bonds. The venue of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be laid in the county in which the principal office of the authority is located.
NY Pub Auth L § 2717 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2717 - Actions Against the Authority; Court Proceedings; Preferences; Venue.

§ 2717. Actions against the authority; court proceedings; preferences;   venue.  1.  In  any  case  founded upon death, personal injury, property   damage or tort a notice of  claim  shall  be  required  as  a  condition   precedent to the commencement of an action or special proceeding against   the authority or any member, officer, appointee or employee thereof, and   the  provisions  of  section  fifty-e of the general municipal law shall   govern the giving of such notice. No action or proceeding  of  any  kind   shall  be  commenced (i) prior to the expiration of thirty days from the   date on which the demand, claim or  claims  upon  which  the  action  is   founded  were  presented  to  a member of the authority or other officer   thereof designated for such purpose nor (ii)  more  than  one  year  and   ninety  days  after  the  cause  of  action therefor shall have accrued,   except that an action against the authority 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. Any action or proceeding to which the authority or  the  people  of   the  state  may  be  parties,  in  which  any  question arises as to the   validity of this title, shall be preferred over all other  civil  causes   of  action  or  cases  except  election causes of action or cases in all   courts of the state and shall be heard and determined in  preference  to   all  other  civil  business  pending  therein  except  election  causes,   irrespective of position on the calendar. The same preference  shall  be   granted  upon  application of the authority or its counsel in any action   or proceeding questioning the  validity  of  this  title  in  which  the   authority  may  be allowed to intervene. The venue of any such action or   proceeding shall be laid in the supreme court of the county in which the   principal office of the authority is located.
NY Pub Auth L § 2718 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2718 - Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.

§  2718.  Limitation  of  liability;  indemnification.  1. Neither the   members of the authority nor any person  acting  in  its  behalf,  while   acting  within  the  scope  of  their authority, shall be subject to any   personal liability  resulting  from  carrying  out  any  of  the  powers   expressly given in or authorized by this title.2. The provisions of section eighteen of the public officers law shall   apply  to  members,  officers,  employees and agents of the authority in   connection  with  any  and  all  claims,  demands,  suits,  actions   or   proceedings which may be made or brought against any of them arising out   of  any  determinations  made or actions taken or omitted to be taken in   compliance with any obligations under or pursuant to the terms  of  this   title.
NY Pub Auth L § 2719 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2719 - Exemption From Taxation of Property and Income.

§  2719.  Exemption from taxation of property and income. The property   of the authority, and its income and operations  shall  be  exempt  from   taxation  or  assessments  of  every  kind  and  nature;  nor  shall the   authority be required to pay any filing or recording fee or transfer tax   of any kind on account of instruments filed or recorded by it or on  its   behalf.  Mortgages  made  or  financed  (directly  or indirectly) by the   authority shall be exempt from the mortgage recording taxes  imposed  by   article eleven of the tax law.
NY Pub Auth L § 2720 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 29 - Development Authority of the North Country Act 2720 - Assistance by State Officers, Departments, Boards and Commissions.

§   2720.  Assistance  by  state  officers,  departments,  boards  and   commissions. The department of audit and control, department of law, and   all other state officers, agencies, departments, boards,  divisions  and   commissions  may  render  such  services  to  the authority within their   respective functions as may be requested by the authority.