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NY Pub Auth L § 1268-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1268-A - Promotion of Qualified Transportation Fringes.

§ 1268-a. Promotion of qualified transportation fringes. The authority   shall  promote  the broad use of qualified transportation fringes, under   section 132(f) of the internal revenue code, in order  to  increase  the   number  of  participating  companies and employees in such programs. The   authority may also study and report on ways in  which  programs  may  be   improved so as to increase public participation.
NY Pub Auth L § 1269-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1269-A - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program Review Board.

§ 1269-a. Metropolitan transportation authority capital program review   board.  1.  The  metropolitan  transportation  authority capital program   review board is hereby  created  to  exercise  the  powers,  duties  and   prerogatives   as   hereinafter  provided  in  sections  twelve  hundred   sixty-nine-b and twelve hundred sixty-nine-c of this title.2. The voting membership of the board shall consist  of  four  persons   appointed  by the governor of which one shall be upon the recommendation   of the temporary president of the senate, one upon the recommendation of   the speaker of the assembly and one upon the recommendation of the mayor   of the city of New York. The member appointed upon the recommendation of   the mayor of the city of New York shall participate and be  entitled  to   vote only with respect to bond resolutions and the capital program plans   and  any  amendments  or  modifications  thereof  for transit facilities   operated by the New York city transit authority,  its  subsidiaries  and   the   Staten   Island   rapid   transit   operating  authority.     Upon   recommendation of the nominating party, the  governor  may  replace  any   member  in  accordance  with  the  provision  contained  herein  for the   appointment of members. The governor shall designate one of the  members   to  serve as chairman. Any determination of the board shall be evidenced   by a certification thereof executed by all the members entitled to  vote   on  the  matter so certified. Each member of the board shall be entitled   to designate a representative to attend meetings of  the  board  in  his   place  and to vote or otherwise act on his behalf in his absence. Notice   of such designation shall be furnished in writing to the  board  by  the   designating  member. A representative shall serve at the pleasure of the   designating member during the member's term of office. A  representative   shall  not  be  authorized to delegate any of his duties or functions to   any other person.3. The governor shall also  appoint  two  non-voting  members  to  the   metropolitan  transportation  authority  capital program review board of   which one shall be upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the   senate and one upon the recommendation of the  minority  leader  of  the   assembly.  Each  non-voting  member  shall  be  entitled  to designate a   representative to attend meetings of the board in his place.4. The members of the metropolitan  transportation  authority  capital   program   review  board,  and  their  representatives  shall  be  deemed   employees within the meaning of such term as  provided  for  in  section   seventeen of the public officers law.
NY Pub Auth L § 1269-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1269-C - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program Review Board; Additional Powers and Duties.

§ 1269-c. Metropolitan transportation authority capital program review   board;  additional powers and duties. a. The metropolitan transportation   authority  capital  program  review  board,  consisting  of  voting  and   non-voting  members  shall  (1)  monitor  the  progress  of  the capital   elements described in each plan approved as provided in  section  twelve   hundred  sixty-nine-b  of  this  title;  (2)  monitor  the  expenditures   incurred and to be incurred for each such element; (3) identify  capital   elements  not  progressing  on  schedule;  (4)  ascertain responsibility   therefor; and (5) recommend those actions  required  or  appropriate  to   accelerate  their  implementation.  The authority shall consult with the   board upon its request and provide it with access to the records of  the   authority relating to such capital elements.b.  The  authority  shall submit to the review board within sixty days   after the end of each calendar year (1) the actual commitments  for  the   capital  plan  for  the  previous  calendar  year  compared  to  planned   commitments by capital element; (2) expenditures by funding  source  for   each capital element in the previous calendar year; and (3) the proposed   funding  of  capital elements in a plan for the current calendar year by   funding source. Such submission shall be certified by  the  chairman  of   the  authority  and  shall  be  entered into the permanent record of the   minutes of the review board.c. On or before October first, two thousand twenty-three,  and  on  or   before October first of every fifth year thereafter, the authority shall   submit  to  the  metropolitan  transportation  authority capital program   review board a twenty-year capital  needs  assessment.  Such  assessment   shall  begin  with  the  period  commencing  January first, two thousand   twenty-five, and begin each assessment with every fifth year thereafter,   and describe capital investments over the succeeding twenty years.  Such   assessment  shall:  (1) set forth broad long-term capital investments to   be made throughout the district; and (2) establish a  non-binding  basis   to  be  used  by  the authority in the planning of strategic investments   involving  capital  elements  in  its  five-year  capital  plans.   Such   assessment  shall  not require a vote of the metropolitan transportation   authority capital program review board and shall  be  for  informational   purposes  only.  For  purposes of this section, "broad long-term capital   investments" shall include but not be  limited  to:  system  rebuilding,   enhancement,  and  expansion  needs; agency needs broken down by capital   element or investment category; and projected future trends and  network   implications.  Such assessment shall be certified by the chairman of the   authority and shall be entered into the permanent record of the minutes
NY Pub Auth L § 1269-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1269-E - Financial and Operational Reports.

§  1269-e.  Financial  and  operational  reports.  The authority shall   submit to the governor, the temporary president of the  senate  and  the   speaker  of  the  assembly,  no  later  than  thirty  days following the   submission of the annual independent audit report  pursuant  to  section   twenty-eight  hundred two of this chapter, a complete detailed report or   reports setting  forth,  to  the  extent  such  matters  are  not  fully   addressed in the annual independent audit report, the following:1. its financial reports, including:a.  audited  financials  in accordance with all applicable regulations   and following generally accepted accounting  principles  as  defined  in   subdivision ten of section two of the state finance law;b. grant and subsidy programs;c. operating and financial risks;d.  current  ratings  of its bonds issued by recognized municipal bond   rating agencies and notice changes in such ratings; ande. long-term liabilities, including leases and employee benefit plans;   and2.  an  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  its  internal  control   structure and procedures, including:a. descriptions of the authority and its major units and subsidiaries;b.  the  number  of  employees,  and minority and women employees, for   each;c. an organizational chart;d. its charter, if any and by-laws;e. the extent of participation by minority and women owned enterprises   in authority contracts and services in accordance with article fifteen-A   of the executive law; andf. a listing of material changes in internal operations  and  programs   during the reporting year.
NY Pub Auth L § 1269-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1269-F - Mission Statement and Measurement Report.

§  1269-f.  Mission statement and measurement report. 1. The authority   shall submit to the governor, the temporary president of the senate  and   the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  on or before October thirty-first, two   thousand nine, a  proposed  authority  mission  statement  and  proposed   measurements.  The  proposed mission statement and proposed measurements   shall  have  the  following  components:  a  brief   mission   statement   expressing  the purpose and goals of the authority; a description of the   stakeholders of the authority and their reasonable expectations from the   authority, which stakeholders shall include at a minimum: the  residents   and  taxpayers  of  the  area  of the state served by the authority, the   persons that use  the  services  provided  by  the  authority,  and  the   employees  of  the authority and any employee organization; the goals of   the authority in response to the needs of each  group  of  stakeholders;   and  a  list  of  measures by which performance of the authority and the   achievement of its goals may be evaluated.2. The authority shall thereafter reexamine its mission statement  and   measurements  on  an  annual  basis,  and  publish  on  its website self   evaluations based on the stated measures.
NY Pub Auth L § 1270 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1270 - Reserve Funds and Appropriations.

§ 1270. Reserve funds and appropriations. The authority may create and   establish  one  or more reserve funds in accordance with agreements with   bondholders, noteholders or the holders  of  other  obligations  of  the   authority   and   may  pay  into  such  reserve  funds  (a)  any  monies   appropriated and made available by the state for the  purposes  of  such   funds,  (b) any proceeds of sale of notes, bonds or other obligations to   the extent provided in the resolution of the authority  authorizing  the   issuance  thereof,  and (c) any other monies which may be made available   to the authority for the purpose of such funds from any other source  or   sources.  In  lieu  thereof,  the  authority may provide for the deposit   therein of, or substitute for moneys on deposit therein, a liquidity  or   credit facility, surety bond or other similar agreement.
NY Pub Auth L § 1270-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1270-B - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dutchess, Orange and Rockland Fund.

§  1270-b.  Metropolitan transportation authority Dutchess, Orange and   Rockland fund. 1. The authority shall create and establish a fund to  be   known as the "metropolitan transportation authority Dutchess, Orange and   Rockland  fund"  which  shall  be  kept  separate  from and shall not be   commingled with any other moneys of the authority. The Dutchess,  Orange   and  Rockland  fund  shall  consist  of three separate accounts: (i) the   "Dutchess account"; (ii) the "Orange account"; and (iii)  the  "Rockland   account".2.  The  metropolitan  transportation  authority  Dutchess, Orange and   Rockland fund shall consist  of  moneys  transferred  by  the  authority   pursuant to subdivision four of section twelve hundred seventy-a of this   title.3.  Moneys  in  the  Dutchess  account,  the  Orange  account, and the   Rockland account shall on a quarterly basis be (i) paid to the  counties   of  Dutchess,  Orange  and  Rockland,  respectively, for the purposes of   providing  mass  transportation  operating  assistance,  including  debt   service on bonds or notes issued for such purposes, or for providing the   following  types  of  capital  projects within such county: capacity and   infrastructure improvements to state, county, town, city, village roads,   highways, parkways or bridges; or state,  county,  town,  city,  village   mass  transportation  projects;  or  (ii)  transferred  to  the suburban   transportation fund pursuant  to  a  resolution,  which  is  irrevocable   during the term of any outstanding bonds or notes issued, adopted by the   county  legislature of Dutchess county, the county legislature of Orange   county or the  county  legislature  of  Rockland  county  directing  the   authority to make all such future transfers of funds from its respective   account to the suburban transportation fund. The first quarterly payment   or  transfer  shall  occur  during  the quarter beginning January first,   nineteen hundred eighty-nine.
NY Pub Auth L § 1270-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1270-E - Implementation of the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000.

* §  1270-e.  Implementation of the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000. 1. In accordance with the provisions of the  Transportation Infrastructure  Bond  Act  of  2000  authorizing the creation of general obligation debt in the amount of three  billion  eight  hundred  million dollars ($3,800,000,000), the moneys received by the state from the sale of  the  bonds and/or notes shall be expended for uses eligible pursuant to the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000 pursuant to annual appropriations as follows:  (a) One billion  nine  hundred  million  dollars  ($1,900,000,000)  as authorized  by  paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of the transportation law;  (b) Three hundred million  dollars  ($300,000,000)  as  authorized  by paragraph  (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of the transportation law; and  (c) One  billion  six  hundred  million  dollars  ($1,600,000,000)  as authorized by subdivision two of this section.   2.  One  billion six hundred million dollars of moneys received by the state from  the  sale  of  bonds  and/or  notes  sold  pursuant  to  the Transportation  Infrastructure  Bond  Act  of  2000  for  uses  eligible pursuant  to  subdivision  c  of  section  four  of  the  Transportation Infrastructure  Bond  Act  of  2000 shall be expended pursuant to annual appropriations  for  the  construction,   reconstruction,   replacement, improvement,  reconditioning,  rehabilitation and preservation including engineering, construction management, the preparation of designs, plans, specifications, estimates, environmental impact  statements,  appraisals and  surveys, and the acquisition of real property and interests therein and site preparation and clearances, required or expected to be required in connection therewith, of urban and  commuter  passenger  and  freight rail,  omnibus,  mass  transit and rapid transit systems, facilities and equipment, including acquisition, and including the  full-length  Second Avenue  subway  and  the Long Island Rail Road East-Side access project, all of which are capital elements described  in  the  two  thousand--two thousand  four  capital  program  plans  approved  by  the  metropolitan transportation authority capital program review board.   3. All actions taken by the authority in connection with  the  receipt and expenditure of moneys received from the state from the sale of bonds pursuant  to the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000 shall be reviewed for consistency with provisions of the federal internal revenue code  and  regulations  thereunder,  in   accordance   with   procedures established  in  connection  with  the  issuance  of any such tax exempt bonds, to preserve the tax exempt status of such bonds.   * NB Not effective due to defeat of the  Transportation  Bond  Act  of 2000
NY Pub Auth L § 1270-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1270-F - Implementation of the Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act of 2005.

§   1270-f.   Implementation   of  the  rebuild  and  renew  New  York transportation bond act of two thousand five. 1. In accordance with  the provisions  of the rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five authorizing the creation of general obligation debt in the amount of two billion nine hundred million dollars ($2,900,000,000), the moneys received by the state from the sale of the bonds and/or notes shall be expended for uses eligible pursuant to the  rebuild  and  renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five pursuant to annual appropriations as follows:  (a) One billion four hundred fifty million dollars ($1,450,000,000) as authorized  by  subdivision  two  of  section four hundred eighty of the transportation law;  (b) One billion four hundred fifty million dollars ($1,450,000,000) as authorized by subdivision two of this section.   2. One billion four hundred fifty million dollars ($1,450,000,000)  of moneys  received  by  the state from the sale of bonds and/or notes sold pursuant to the rebuild and renew New York transportation  bond  act  of two thousand five for uses eligible pursuant to subdivision b of section four  of  the  rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five shall be expended pursuant to  annual  appropriations  for the     construction,    reconstruction,    replacement,    improvement, reconditioning, rehabilitation and preservation  including  engineering, construction,   management,   the   preparation   of   designs,   plans, specifications, estimates, environmental impact  statements,  appraisals and  surveys, and the acquisition of real property and interests therein and site preparation and clearances, required or expected to be required in connection therewith, of urban and  commuter  passenger  and  freight rail,  omnibus,  mass  transit and rapid transit systems, facilities and equipment, including acquisition, all  of  which  are  capital  elements described  in the two thousand five -- two thousand nine capital program plans as submitted to and approved by  the  metropolitan  transportation authority capital program review board, whether before, on, or after the effective  date  of  the  chapter of the laws of two thousand five which added this section.   3. All actions taken by the authority in connection with  the  receipt and expenditure of moneys received from the state from the sale of bonds pursuant  to  the  rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five shall be reviewed for consistency with  provisions  of the  federal  internal  revenue  code  and  regulations  thereunder,  in accordance with procedures established in connection with  the  issuance of  any such tax exempt bonds, to preserve the tax exempt status of such bonds.
NY Pub Auth L § 1270-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1270-G - Regulation of Certain Authority Expenditures.

§  1270-g. Regulation of certain authority expenditures. The authority   shall implement policies as appropriate to minimize unwarranted expenses   and to protect against abuses in connection with (i) the granting of any   privileges or benefits having financial value, other than wage  payments   or  expense reimbursements, to members or staff of the authority, or any   subsidiary or other authority created by the  authority;  and  (ii)  the   full-time  and  part-time  assignment  and  use  of automobiles owned or   leased by the authority, or any subsidiary or other authority created by   the authority, and the use by authority employees and board  members  of   livery  vehicles,  as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-e of the   vehicle and traffic law.
NY Pub Auth L § 1271 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1271 - Agreement of the State.

§  1271.  Agreement  of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and   agree with the authority and its subsidiaries,  New  York  city  transit   authority  and  its  subsidiaries,  and  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel   authority, and the holders of any notes,  bonds  or  other  obligations,   including  lease  obligations, issued or incurred under this title, that   the state will  not  limit  or  alter  the  denial  of  authority  under   subdivision  nine of section twelve hundred sixty-nine of this title, or   the rights and powers vested in the authority and its subsidiaries,  New   York  city transit authority and its subsidiaries, and Triborough bridge   and tunnel  authority  by  this  title  to  fulfill  the  terms  of  any   agreements  made  by any of them with the holders thereof, or in any way   impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such  notes,  bonds   or  other  obligations,  including  lease obligations, together with the   interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of  interest,   and  all costs and expenses for which the authority or its subsidiaries,   New York city transit authority and  its  subsidiaries,  and  Triborough   bridge  and  tunnel authority is liable in connection with any action or   proceeding  by  or  on  behalf  of  such  holders,  are  fully  met  and   discharged.  The  authority  and its subsidiaries, New York city transit   authority  and  its  subsidiaries,  and  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel   authority  are  each  authorized to include this pledge and agreement of   the state in any agreement with the holders  of  such  notes,  bonds  or   other obligations, including lease obligations.
NY Pub Auth L § 1272 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority 1272 - Right of State to Require Redemption of Bonds.

§ 1272. Right of state to require redemption of bonds. Notwithstanding   and  in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may   be contained in any contract with the holders of the  bonds,  the  state   may, upon furnishing sufficient funds therefor, require the authority to   redeem,  prior  to  maturity,  as  a  whole,  any  issue of bonds on any   interest payment date not less than twenty years after the date  of  the   bonds  of  such issue at one hundred five per centum of their face value   and accrued interest or  at  such  lower  redemption  price  as  may  be   provided  in  the  bonds in case of the redemption thereof as a whole on   the redemption date. Notice of such redemption shall be published in  at   least  two  newspapers  publishing  and  circulating respectively in the   cities of Albany and New York at least twice, the first  publication  to   be at least thirty days before the date of redemption.