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NY Pub Auth L § 1147-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-H - Transfer of Officers and Employees.

§  1147-h.  Transfer  of officers and employees. 1. In accordance with   the provisions of section seventy of the civil service law, any  officer   or  employee  of  the  municipality served by the authority, may, at the   request of the authority and with the consent  of  the  chief  executive   officer  of  such municipality be transferred to the authority and shall   be  eligible  for  such  transfer  and  appointment,   without   further   examination,  to  applicable offices, positions and employment under the   authority.  Any  such  officers  or  employees  so  transferred  to  the   authority  pursuant to this section, who are members of or benefit under   any existing pension or retirement fund or  system,  shall  continue  to   have all rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to such   fund  or  system  as are now prescribed by law, but during the period of   their employment by the authority, all contributions to  such  funds  or   systems  to  be  paid  by  the  employer  on account of such officers or   employees shall be paid by the authority.2.  A  transferred  employee  shall  remain  in  the  same  collective   bargaining  unit as was the case prior to his or her transfer; successor   employees to the positions held by  such  transferred  employees  shall,   consistent  with the provisions of article fourteen of the civil service   law, be included in the  same  unit  as  their  predecessors.  Employees   serving  in  positions  in newly created titles shall be assigned to the   same collective bargaining unit as they would have been assigned to such   unit were  such  titles  created  prior  to  the  establishment  of  the   authority.  Nothing  contained  in  this title shall be construed (a) to   diminish the rights of employees pursuant  to  a  collective  bargaining   agreement  or  (b) to affect existing law with respect to an application   to the public employment relations board seeking a  designation  by  the   board that certain persons are managerial or confidential.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-I - Environmental Applications, Proceedings, Approvals and Permits.

§  1147-i.  Environmental  applications,  proceedings,  approvals  and   permits.  Any application in relation to the purposes of or contemplated   by this title heretofore filed, or any proceeding heretofore  commenced,   by  the  county  or  any  agency  thereof  with  the state 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 from its inception, and the   authority shall be deemed a party thereto, to the extent not  prohibited   by any federal law. Any license, approval, permit or decision heretofore   or  hereafter  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   municipalities served by the authority or  any  agency  thereof  to  the   authority,  unless such assignment and transfer is prohibited by federal   law.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-J - Limited Liability.

§ 1147-j. Limited liability. Neither the members of the authority, nor   any municipality, officer or employee acting on behalf of the authority,   while  acting  within  the scope of their authority, shall be subject to   any personal liability resulting from the construction,  maintenance  or   operation of any of the properties of the authority or from carrying out   any  of the powers expressly given in this title; provided however, that   this section shall not be held to apply to any independent contractor.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-M - State, County and Municipalities Not Liable on Bonds of the Authority.

§  1147-m. State, county and municipalities not liable on bonds of the   authority. Neither the state,  county  nor  any  other  municipality  or   public  corporation  shall  be  liable on the bonds of the authority and   such bonds shall not be a  debt  of  the  state,  county  or  any  other   municipality or public corporation, and such bonds shall contain, on the   face thereof, a statement to such effect.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-N - Moneys of the Authority.

§  1147-n.  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 interest bearing accounts in a bank   or banks in the state designated by the governing body.  The  moneys  in   such  accounts  shall  be  paid  out  on  check  of  the treasurer, upon   requisition by the governing body or of such other person or persons  as   the governing body may authorize to make such requisitions. All deposits   of  such moneys shall be secured by obligations of the United States and   the state of New York 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, and to carry out any  such  contract  notwithstanding  that  such   contract  may  be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of this section.   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.  Any  moneys  of   the authority not required for immediate use or disbursement may, at the   discretion  of the authority, be invested in those obligations specified   pursuant to the  provisions  of  section  ninety-eight-a  of  the  state   finance  law, as amended from time to time. Subject to the provisions of   any contract with bondholders and with the approval of the  comptroller,   the authority shall prescribe a system of accounts.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-O - Bonds and Notes as Legal Investment.

§  1147-o.  Bonds  and  notes  as  legal  investment. 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  notes,  or  other  obligations  of the state may properly and   legally invest funds including capital in their control or belonging  to   them.  The  bonds and notes 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 notes or other obligations of this state is now or hereafter   may be authorized.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-P - Agreement With the State.

§  1147-p.  Agreement  with the state. The state does hereby pledge to   and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued by the authority   pursuant to this title that the state will not alter or limit the rights   hereby  vested  in  the  authority  to  purchase,  construct,  maintain,   operate,   repair,  improve,  increase,  enlarge,  extend,  reconstruct,   renovate, rehabilitate or dispose of any project, or any part  or  parts   thereof,  for  which  bonds  of the authority shall have been issued, to   establish and collect rates, rents, fees and other charges  referred  to   in this title to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with or for the   benefit  of the holders of bonds or notes or with any public corporation   or person with reference to such project or part thereof, or in any  way   to  impair  the  rights  and  remedies of bondholders until the bonds or   notes, together with the interest thereon,  including  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,  provided, however, that this section shall not be   construed to limit in any manner, the ability of  the  state  to  alter,   amend  or  enforce  laws or regulations to protect public health and the   environment. The authority is authorized  to  include  this  pledge  and   agreement of the state in any agreement with bondholders.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-Q - Exemption From Taxes, Assessments and Certain Fees.

§ 1147-q. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees. 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 village of Almond and the people of the towns of Almond,   Alfred and  that  portion  of  the  town  of  Hornellsville  within  the   boundaries  of  the  authority and 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  property  owned by it or under its jurisdiction,   control or supervision or upon its activities or any filing,  recording,   or  transfer fees or taxes in relation to instruments filed, recorded or   transferred by it or on its behalf. The construction, use, occupation or   possession of any property owned by the authority including improvements   thereon, by any person or public corporation under a  lease,  lease  and   sublease  or  any other agreement shall not operate to abrogate or limit   the foregoing exemption, notwithstanding that the lessee, user, occupant   or person in possession shall claim ownership  for  federal  income  tax   purposes.    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. The authority shall be deemed a public   authority for the purposes of section four hundred twelve  of  the  real   property tax law.2.  Any  bonds  issued pursuant to this title together with the income   therefrom as well as the property of the authority shall be exempt  from   taxes,  except  for  transfer and estate taxes. The revenues, moneys and   all other property and all transactions 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 any payment of the   bonds, that the bonds of the authority issued pursuant to this title and   the income therefrom  and  all  revenues,  moneys,  and  other  property   pledged  to  secure the payment of such bonds shall at all times be free   from taxation except for transfer and estate taxes.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-T - Arbitration of Disputes.

§  1147-t.  Arbitration  of  disputes. In the event any dispute arises   relating to the construction, improvement, extension, operation, funding   or any other matter pertaining to the providing of sewer  facilities  or   the  operation  of the sewer system and which any village or town wholly   or partially within the boundaries of the authority  has  the  right  to   participate  in  determining  if,  when and how the carrying out of that   construction, improvement, extension, operation, funding  or  any  other   matter  pertaining to the providing of sewer facilities or the operation   of the sewer system shall be  undertaken  then  such  dispute  shall  be   resolved  by  arbitration in the manner provided in article seventy-five   of the civil practice law and rules.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-U - Construction and Purchase Contracts.

§ 1147-u. Construction and purchase contracts. The authority shall let   contracts  for  construction  or  purchase  of  supplies,  materials, or   equipment pursuant to sections one hundred one and one hundred three  of   the  general  municipal  law  and  shall  be  let in accordance with the   provisions of state law pertaining to prevailing wages, labor standards,   and working hours. Nothing in this section shall be construed  to  limit   the  power  of  the  authority  to  do  any construction directly by the   officers, agents and employees of the authority.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-W (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-W - Equal Employment Opportunity.

§  1147-w.  Equal  employment  opportunity. The authority shall ensure   that all employees or  applicants  for  employment  are  afforded  equal   employment opportunity without discrimination.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-X (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-X - Audit and Annual Report.

§  1147-x.  Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions   of section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of  the   authority  shall be subject to the supervision of the comptroller and an   annual audit shall be performed by an independent certified  accountant.   The  authority shall annually submit to the governor and comptroller and   to the chairs  of  the  senate  finance  and  assembly  ways  and  means   committees  a  detailed report pursuant to the provisions of section two   thousand eight hundred of this chapter, and a copy of such report  shall   be filed with the clerk of each town and village in the service area.
NY Pub Auth L § 1147-Y (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-Y - Separability Clause.

§  1147-y. 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 § 1147-Z (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 6-D - Alfred, Almond, Hornellsville Sewer Authority 1147-Z - Effect of Inconsistent Provisions.

§  1147-z.  Effect  of  inconsistent  provisions.  In  so  far  as the   provisions of this title are inconsistent with  the  provisions  of  any   other  act,  general or special, or of any charter, local law, ordinance   or resolution of any municipality, the provisions of this title shall be   controlling.  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. Except as specifically  provided  for   in  this  title,  in the performance of any of its functions, powers and   duties, the authority shall be subject  to  all  applicable  general  or   special  laws  of  the  state,  the  county  charter, and any local law,   ordinance or resolution of the county.
NY Pub Auth L § 1150 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7 - Onondaga County Water Authority 1150 - Short Title.

§  1150.  Short title. This title may be cited as the "Onondaga County   Water Authority Act."
NY Pub Auth L § 1151 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7 - Onondaga County Water Authority 1151 - Definitions.

§  1151.  Definitions.  As used or referred to 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 twenty-eight of this title;2. The term "county" shall mean the county of Onondaga;3. The term "treasurer" shall mean the treasurer of the authority;4.  The  term "comptroller" shall mean the comptroller of the state of   New York;5. The term "civil service commission" shall mean  the  civil  service   commission of the county of Onondaga;6.  The term "properties" shall mean the water supply and distribution   system or systems of the authority, whether situated within  or  without   the  territorial  limits  of  the district, including the plants, works,   instrumentalities or part  thereof  and  appurtenances  thereto,  lands,   easements,  rights  in  land  and  water rights, rights-of-way, contract   rights, franchises, approaches,  connections,  dams,  reservoirs,  water   mains  and  pipe  lines,  pumping  stations  and equipment, or any other   property incidental to and included in such system or part thereof,  and   any improvements, extensions and betterments;7.  The  term  "bonds"  shall  mean  the bonds, notes and obligations,   issued by the authority, pursuant to this act;8. The term "revenues" shall mean all rents, charges and other  income   derived from the operation of the properties of the authority;9. The term "municipality" shall mean any county, city, town, village,   town water district, fire district, fire protection district, fire alarm   district,  school  district,  and any other political subdivision of the   state.10. The term "district" shall mean the Onondaga county water authority   district created by section eleven hundred twenty-seven of this title.
NY Pub Auth L § 1152 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7 - Onondaga County Water Authority 1152 - Onondaga County Water Authority District.

§  1152.  Onondaga  county  water  authority district. There is hereby   created a district to be known as the "Onondaga County  Water  Authority   District"  which  shall  embrace  the  towns  of Camillus, Clay, Cicero,   DeWitt, Elbridge, Geddes, Lysander, Manlius, Marcellus, Onondaga, Salina   and Van Buren, in the county of Onondaga, state of New York.
NY Pub Auth L § 1155 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7 - Onondaga County Water Authority 1155 - Moneys of the Authority.

§  1155.  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 of New   York designated by the authority. The moneys in such accounts  shall  be   paid out on check of the treasurer on requisition by the authority or of   such other person or persons as the authority may authorize to make such   requisitions.  All  deposits  of  such  moneys shall, if required by the   comptroller or the authority, be secured by obligations  of  the  United   States  or  of  the state of New York or of the county of a market value   equal at all times to the amount of deposit  and  all  banks  and  trust   companies  are  authorized  to give such security for such deposits. The   auditor and his legally authorized  representatives  of  the  county  of   Onondaga,  and  the  comptroller if they so elect, are hereby 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  matters  relating  to its   financial standing. The authority shall have power, notwithstanding  the   provisions  of  this section, to contract with the holders of any of its   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, and carry out   any such contract notwithstanding that such contract may be inconsistent   with the provisions of this section. 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 § 1157 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 7 - Onondaga County Water Authority 1157 - Notes of the Authority.

§  1157. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have power and is   hereby  authorized  to  issue  negotiable  bond  anticipation  notes  in   conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code and   may  renew  the  same  from time to time but the maximum maturity of any   such note, including renewals thereof, shall not exceed five years  from   the  date  of issue of such original note. Such notes shall be paid from   any moneys of the authority available therefor and not otherwise pledged   or from  the  proceeds  of  sale  of  the  bonds  of  the  authority  in   anticipation of which they were issued. The notes shall be issued in the   same  manner  as  the  bonds  and  such  notes  and  the  resolution  or   resolutions authorizing the same may contain any provisions,  conditions   or limitations which the bonds or a bond resolution of the authority may   contain.  Such  notes  may be sold at public or private sale at not less   than par and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum   per annum. Such note shall be as fully negotiable as the  bonds  of  the   authority.