NY Pub Auth L § 2783 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 32 - Albany County Airport Authority 2783 - Special Powers of the Authority.

§  2783.  Special  powers of the authority. In order to effectuate the   purpose of this title:1. The authority may enter into  any  joint  service  arrangements  as   hereinafter provided.2.  The  authority  may, on such terms and conditions as the authority   may determine necessary, convenient or desirable, establish,  construct,   effectuate,  operate,  manage,  maintain,  renovate,  improve, extend or   repair any aviation facilities or pollution control facilities,  or  may   provide  for  such establishment, construction, effectuation, operation,   management, maintenance, renovation, improvement, extension or repair by   contract, lease, or other arrangement on such terms as the authority may   deem necessary, convenient or desirable with the federal government, any   state or  agency  or  instrumentality  thereof,  any  person  or  public   corporation.  In  connection  with the operation of any such facilities,   the authority may establish,  construct,  effectuate,  operate,  manage,   maintain,  renovate,  improve,  extend  or  repair,  or  may  provide by   contract,  lease   or   other   arrangement   for   the   establishment,   construction,    effectuation,   operation,   management,   maintenance,   renovation, improvement, extension or repair of any related services and   activities it deems necessary, convenient or desirable.3. The authority may establish, fix, revise, levy and collect or cause   to be established, fixed, revised, levied and collected and, in the case   of a joint service arrangement, join with others in  the  establishment,   fixing,  revision,  levy  and  collection of such fares, rentals, rates,   charges, landing fees, concession fees and other fees  as  it  may  deem   necessary,  convenient  or  desirable  for  the use and operation of any   aviation facilities, and related services operated  or  managed  by  the   authority  or  under  contract,  pollution  control facilities, lease or   other  arrangement,  including  joint  service  arrangements,  with  the   authority. Such fares, rentals, rates, charges, landing fees, concession   fees  or  other  fees  shall  be at least sufficient at all times in the   judgement of the authority to establish and maintain the  operations  of   the  authority  on  a  self-sustaining  basis.  Such operations shall be   deemed to be on a self-sustaining basis as required by this title,  when   the  authority is able to pay or fund or cause to be paid or funded from   revenues and any other funds actually available to  the  authority:  (a)   the principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on outstanding bonds   of  the  authority  as  the  same  shall  become due and payable and any   capital or debt service reserve therefor and, to the extent required  by   an  agreement between the county and the authority, the principal of and   interest on any general obligations bonds, notes or  other  evidence  of   indebtedness of the county issued for or allocable to any project of the   authority  as  the  same  shall  become due and payable and any reserves   therefor, (b) the cost  of  administering,  maintaining,  repairing  and   operating  any  project  of  the authority, (c) the cost of constructing   capital improvements thereto  pursuant  to  any  agreement  between  the   county  and the authority, (d) any liabilities incurred for or allocable   to any project of the authority including any liabilities of the  county   assumed  by  the  authority pursuant to any agreement between the county   and the  authority,  as  the  same  become  due  and  payable,  (e)  any   requirements   of   any   agreement  including  those  relating  to  the   establishment  of  reserves  for  renewal  and   replacement   and   for   uncollected  fares,  rentals,  rates,  charges  and  fees  and covenants   respecting rates and debt service and earnings coverage ratios, (f)  all   other  reasonable  and  necessary expenses of the authority, and (g) the   cost of such additional projects as may be now or hereafter  authorized,   by law and agreed to by the authority. 4.  The  authority  may  establish  and,  in the case of joint service   arrangements, join with others in the establishment  of  such  schedules   and  standards  of  operations  and  such  other  rules  and regulations   including but  not  limited  to  rules  and  regulations  governing  the   conduct,  safety  and  security  of the public as it may deem necessary,   convenient or desirable for the use, operation  and  management  of  any   project  and  related  services  operated or managed by the authority or   under contract, lease or  other  arrangement,  including  joint  service   arrangements,  with  the authority. Such rules and regulations governing   the conduct, safety and security of the public shall be filed  with  the   department of state in the manner provided by section one hundred two of   the  executive law. In the case of any conflict between any such rule or   regulation of the authority governing the conduct, safety  and  security   of  the  public  and  any local law, ordinance, rule or regulation, such   rule or regulation of the authority shall prevail.5. The authority may do all things it deems necessary,  convenient  or   desirable to manage, control and direct the maintenance and operation of   aviation   facilities,  equipment  or  property  operated  by  or  under   contract, lease or other arrangement with  the  authority.    Except  as   agreed to pursuant to any agreement between the authority and any public   corporation   and   except   as   hereinafter   specially  provided,  no   municipality except for the county, shall  have  jurisdiction  over  any   facilities  of the authority or any of its activities or operations. The   authority shall provide for such  facilities  police,  fire  and  health   protection services.6.  The authority may accept unconditional grants of money or property   from any municipality the whole or any part of which municipality  shall   be  served  or  to  be  served  by  an aviation facility operated by the   authority. Such grants of money or property would be for the purpose  of   assisting  the  authority  in meeting its capital or operating expenses.   The acceptance of any such grant shall not operate to make the authority   an agency of the municipality making the grant.7. In any instance where the county is required by law,  with  respect   to an airport or any aviation facilities, to conduct a public hearing in   connection  with  a  contract, lease, joint service arrangement, charge,   fare, rental or fee, the authority shall not enter into  such  contract,   lease,  joint service arrangement, or establish, fix, revise or levy any   charge, fare, rental, landing fee, concession fee or  other  fee  unless   and  until  the  authority has held a public hearing at which interested   persons have had  an  opportunity  to  be  heard  concerning  the  same,   provided,  however,  if  the  county  has  conducted a public hearing in   connection with such contract, lease, joint service  agreement,  charge,   fare,  rental  or  fee,  the  authority  shall not be required to hold a   public hearing. Notice of such public hearing shall be published by  the   authority  at  least ten days before the date set there for, in at least   one newspaper of general circulation in the county.  Such  notice  shall   set  forth  the date, time and place of such hearing and shall include a   brief description of the matters to be considered at  such  meeting.  At   all  such  hearings, any interested persons shall have an opportunity to   be heard concerning the matters under consideration. Any decision of the   authority on matters considered at  such  public  hearing  shall  be  in   writing  and be made available in the office of the authority for public   inspection during regular office hours.