NY Gen Mun L § 891-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 18-A - Industrial Development Title 2 - Municipal Industrial Development Agencies 891-A - Erie County Industrial Development Agency.

* §  891-a.  Erie  county  industrial  development  agency. 1. For the   benefit of the county of Erie and the inhabitants thereof, an industrial   development  agency,  to  be  known  as  the  ERIE   COUNTY   INDUSTRIAL   DEVELOPMENT  AGENCY, is hereby established for the accomplishment of any   or all of the purposes specified in title one of article  eighteen-A  of   this  chapter.  It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, and be   perpetual in duration. It shall  have  the  powers  and  duties  now  or   hereafter  conferred  by title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter   upon industrial development agencies. It shall be organized in a  manner   prescribed  by  and be subject to the provisions of title one of article   eighteen-A of this chapter, except that its members shall consist of the   Erie county executive, the mayor of the city of Buffalo, the  supervisor   of the town of Tonawanda, the supervisor of the town of Cheektowaga, the   supervisor  of  the  town  of  Amherst, the chairman of the board of the   Buffalo and Erie  county  private  industry  council  incorporated,  the   chairman  of  the  board of the greater Buffalo chamber of commerce, the   management co-chairman of the Buffalo and Erie county  labor  management   council,  the president of the Buffalo AFL-CIO council, the president of   the Buffalo Branch of the National Association for  the  Advancement  of   Colored  People,  the  chairman of the economic development committee of   the Erie  county  legislature,  the  president  of  the  Buffalo  common   council,  the chairman of the Niagara frontier transportation authority,   the chairman of the board of the greater Buffalo development  foundation   incorporated,  the  president  of  the Erie county association of school   boards, five members  representing  the  business,  labor  and  minority   communities  of Erie county appointed jointly by the county executive of   Erie county and the chairman of the  legislature  of  Erie  county  upon   consultation with the hereinbefore mentioned members, and the members of   the  United  States House of Representatives representing all or part of   Erie county as ex officio, non-voting members. If the  chairman  of  the   board   of   the  Buffalo  and  Erie  county  private  industry  council   incorporated, greater Buffalo chamber of  commerce  or  greater  Buffalo   development  foundation  incorporated,  or the management co-chairman of   the Buffalo and Erie county labor management council or the president of   the Buffalo AFL-CIO council or the president of the  Buffalo  Branch  of   the  National  Association  for the Advancement of Colored People or the   chairman  of  the  Niagara  frontier  transportation  authority  or  the   president  of  the  Erie  county  association  of school boards shall be   unable to serve as a member of the agency  by  reason  of  a  prohibited   conflict  of  interest,  then  another officer or director designated by   such organization shall serve  in  his  or  her  place.  The  non-voting   members  shall not be considered for the purpose of quorum requirements.   The first chairman of the agency and each subsequent chairman  shall  be   elected  by  a majority vote of its members and such chairman shall be a   person other than the holder of an elective public office.  The  agency,   its  members,  officers and employees, and its operations and activities   shall in all  respects,  except  as  provided  specifically  herein,  be   governed  by  the  provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this   chapter. Notwithstanding any provision  of  law  to  the  contrary,  any   member  of  the  agency  who  is  a  director,  officer or employee of a   corporation which is a party to a  proposed  contract  with  the  agency   shall  disclose his or her relation to the corporation in writing to the   agency and shall abstain from voting and discussion in respect  to  such   contract;  and  such  contract  shall not be prohibited by reason of his   position as director, officer or employee of the corporation  if  he  or   she  shall  have made such disclosure and abstained from such voting and   discussion, and if his or her remuneration will not be directly affected   as a result of such contract and his or her duties as director,  officer    or employee of such corporation do not directly involve the procurement,   preparation or performance of any part of such contract.2.  In addition to the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by   title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter, the agency  shall  have   the power (i) to acquire, construct, own, maintain, and lease or sell to   a  railroad  or  private  business corporation any interest in railroads   operated within Erie county,  including  easements  or  rights  of  way,   necessary  switching  apparatus, track, and other equipment necessary or   convenient to the operation of such railroad,  which  will  be  used  in   conjunction  with  industrial,  manufacturing, commercial or warehousing   operations, (ii) to finance such facilities through the issuance of  its   bonds  and  notes,  when  in the judgment of the agency, such facilities   will serve to promote, develop, encourage and assist in  the  acquiring,   constructing,  reconstructing,  improving,  maintaining,  equipping  and   furnishing of industrial, manufacturing,  warehousing,  commercial,  and   research  facilities  including  industrial pollution control facilities   and thereby advance the job opportunities,  health,  general  prosperity   and  economic  welfare  of  the  people  of this state and improve their   prosperity and standard of  living  and  (iii)  to  exercise  all  other   corporate  powers  necessary or convenient to acquisition, construction,   ownership, maintenance and lease or sale of any  interest  in  railroads   operated  within  Erie  county  which  will  serve  to promote, develop,   encourage  and  assist  in  acquiring,   constructing,   reconstructing,   improving,   maintaining,   equipping   and  furnishing  of  industrial,   manufacturing, warehousing, commercial and research facilities including   industrial pollution control facilities.* NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882