NY Pub Auth L § 1147-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-A - Definitions.

§  1147-a.  Definitions.  As  used  in  this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:   1. The term "authority" shall mean the corporation created by  section eleven hundred forty-seven-c of this title.   2.  "Board  of  directors"  shall  mean  the  governing  board  of the authority.   3.  "Bonds"  shall  mean  the  bonds,  notes  or  other  evidences  of indebtedness issued by the authority.   4.  "Calendar  year  and  official  year"  shall mean the twelve month period from January first through December thirty-first.   5. "Chief executive officer" when referring to  a  municipality  shall mean the chief elected official of such municipality and, when referring to the authority, shall mean the chairperson of the authority.   6.  "Civil service commission" shall mean the civil service commission of the county of Allegany.   7. "Comptroller" shall mean the comptroller of the state of New York.   8. The term "project" shall mean a system of trunk,  intercepting  and connecting, lateral and outlet sewers, pumping and ventilating stations, disposal   or  treatment  plants  or  works  and  other  appliances  and structures, which in the judgment  of  the  authority  will  provide  an effectual  and  advantageous  means  for  relieving  the  area which the authority encompasses and any waters within or passing  through  or  any ground  waters  from  pollution  by  the  sewage  and  waste of the area encompassing the authority  and  relieving  such  area  from  inadequate sanitary  drainage  and  for  the  sanitary disposal or treatment of the sewage thereof, or  such  sections  or  parts  of  such  system  as  the authority  may  from  time  to  time  deem  it  proper  or convenient to construct, consistent with the plan or purpose of this title.   9. "Construction" shall mean the negotiation,  acquisition,  erection, building,   alteration,  improvement,  testing,  increase,  enlargement, extension, reconstruction, interconnection, renovation or rehabilitation of a sewer facility of a project as defined herein; the  inspection  and supervision   thereof;   and   the  engineering,  architectural,  legal, appraisal, fiscal, economic and environmental  investigations,  services and  studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other actions incidental thereto.   10. "Costs", as applied to any project,  shall  include  the  cost  of construction,  the  cost  of  the acquisition of all property, including both real, personal and mixed, the  cost  of  demolishing,  removing  or relocating any building or structures on lands so acquired including the cost  of acquiring any land to which such buildings or structures may be moved or relocated, the cost  of  all  systems,  facilities,  machinery, apparatus  and  equipment, financing charges and bond discount, interest to the extent not paid or provided for from revenues or  other  sources, the   cost   of   engineering   and  architectural  surveys,  plans  and specifications, bond insurance, bond  credit  enhancement  arrangements, other  expenses  necessary  or  incidental  to  the construction of such project and the financing of the  construction  thereof,  including  the cost of legal and financial advice and credit arrangements with banks or other financial institutions, the amount authorized in the resolution of the  authority  providing  for the issuance of bonds to be paid into any reserve or special  fund  from  the  proceeds  of  such  bonds  and  the financing of the placing of any project in operation.   11.  "County"  shall  mean,  unless otherwise specifically stated, the county of Allegany.   12. "Governing body" shall mean:  (a) In the case of a village, county,  town  or  village  or  district corporation  the  finance  board, as such term is defined in subdivision four of section 2.00 of the local finance law;  (b) In the case of a public benefit corporation, the members thereof.   13. "Members" shall mean the members of the board of directors.   14.  "Municipality"  shall  mean  any  city,  county, town, village or county or town acting on behalf of an improvement district.   15. "Real property"  shall  mean  lands,  structures,  franchises  and interests  in  lands,  waters,  lands  under water, groundwater riparian rights and air rights and any and  all  things  and  rights  customarily included  within  the  term  "real  property"  and includes not only fee simple absolute, but also any and all lesser  interests  including,  but not  limited to easements, rights-of-way, uses, leases, licenses and all other incorporeal hereditaments and every  estate,  interest  or  right, legal  or  equitable, including terms for years and liens thereon by way of judgment, mortgages or otherwise.   16. "State sanitary code" shall mean regulations adopted  pursuant  to section two hundred twenty-five of the public health law.   17. "State" shall mean the state of New York.   18.  "State  agency"  shall  mean  any  state  office,  public benefit corporation, department, board, commission, bureau or division, or other agency or instrumentality of the state.   19.  "System  revenues"  shall  mean  rates,  rents,  fees,   charges, payments,  assessments  and other income and receipts derived from users of the facilities of the authority without limiting  the  generality  of the   foregoing,   investment   proceeds   and  proceeds  of  insurance, condemnation sales or other dispositions of  assets  together  with  all federal, state or municipal aid as well as any other income derived from the operation of the sewer facilities of the authority.   20. "Treasurer" shall mean the treasurer of the authority.