NY Pub Auth L § 357-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 2 - Park, Parkway and Highway Authorities Title 9 - New York State Thruway Authority 357-C - Indemnification and Defense Under Shared Services Agreement.

§  357-c. Indemnification and defense under shared services agreement.   1.  The authority shall defend any unit, entity, officer or employee  of   the  department,  using  the forces of the department of law pursuant to   section three hundred sixty-two of this title in any action, proceeding,   claim,  demand  or  the  prosecution  of  any  appeal  arising  from  or   occasioned  by  the  acts  or omissions to act in the performance of the   functions of the authority pursuant to a shared services agreement.2. Defense pursuant to  subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall  be   conditioned upon the full cooperation of the department.3.  The  authority shall indemnify and hold harmless any unit, entity,   officer or employee of the department in  the  amount  of  any  judgment   obtained  against  the department or in the amount of any settlement the   department enters into with the consent of the authority for any and all   claims, damages or liabilities arising from or occasioned by the acts or   omissions to act of the authority or  its  subsidiaries  pursuant  to  a   shared  services  agreement; provided, however, that the act or omission   from  which  such  judgment  or  settlement  arose  occurred  while  the   authority  or  its  subsidiaries  was  acting  within  the  scope of its   functions pursuant to a shared services agreement. No such settlement of   any such action, proceeding, claim or demand shall be made  without  the   approval of the board or its designee.4. Any claim or proceeding commenced against any unit, entity, officer   or employee of the authority that arises pursuant to any shared services   agreement  shall  not  be  construed in any way to impair, alter, limit,   modify, abrogate or restrict any immunity available to or conferred upon   any unit, entity, officer or employee of the authority,  or  to  impair,   alter,  limit,  modify,  abrogate  or  restrict any right to defense and   indemnification provided for any governmental officer or employee by, in   accordance with, or by reason  of,  any  other  provision  of  state  or   federal statutory or common law.5.  This  section  shall  not  in any way affect the obligation of any   claimant to give notice to the state and the authority under section ten   and section eleven of the court of claims act or any other provision  of   law  provided,  however,  that  notice  served  upon  the  state  or the   authority shall be valid notice on both parties to the  agreement,  when   such  claim  arises out of such agreement. The state and authority shall   notify each other when  they  receive  a  notice  of  claim,  notice  of   intention to make a claim or a claim arising out of such agreement.6.  The  provisions  of this section shall not be construed to impair,   alter, limit or modify the rights and obligations of any  insurer  under   any insurance agreement.7.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when employed pursuant   to a shared services agreement, employees  of  the  authority,  and  its   subsidiaries  and  the  department shall be deemed employees of all such   entities and the state for purposes of the workers' compensation law.