2023 New York Laws › GMU - General Municipal › Article 19 - Foreign Trade Zone Authority › 975 - Town of Islip Foreign Trade Zone Authority.

§  975. Town of Islip Foreign Trade Zone Authority. For the benefit of
the town of Islip and the inhabitants  thereof,  a  foreign  trade  zone
authority to be known as the TOWN OF ISLIP FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AUTHORITY,
is  hereby  established  for  purposes  of  establishing, operating, and
maintaining a Foreign Trade  Zone  in  the  town  of  Islip,  county  of
Suffolk.
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 and upon Suffolk county by subdivision eighteen of
section two hundred twenty-four of  the  county  law  except  that:  (1)
"project"  shall  mean  any land, any building or other improvements and
all real and personal properties  located  within  the  town  of  Islip,
Suffolk  county,  including but not limited to, machinery, equipment and
other facilities deemed necessary or desirable in connection  therewith,
or  incidental thereto, whether or not now in existence or construction,
which shall be suitable for purposes  of  establishing,  operating,  and
maintaining  a  foreign  trade  zone  in  the  town  of Islip, county of
Suffolk; and (2) the exercise of  the  powers  of  such  authority  with
respect  to  the  acquisition  of  real  property  whether  by purchase,
condemnation or otherwise, shall be limited to the corporate  limits  of
the  town of Islip, and such authority shall take into consideration the
local zoning planning regulations as well  as  the  regional  and  local
comprehensive  land  use  plans.  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, and shall have the power to contract with
the county of Suffolk for the promotion, establishment and operation  of
a  foreign  trade  zone  pursuant to subdivision eighteen of section two
hundred twenty-four of the county law. Its members shall be appointed by
the governing body of the town of Islip.  The  authority,  its  members,
officers  and  employees  and its operations and activities shall in all
respects  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  title  one  of  article
eighteen-A of this chapter.
1.  The  town  of Islip and county of Suffolk are hereby authorized to
pledge to and agree with holders of the bonds and notes that;
(a) the town and county will not limit  or  alter  the  rights  hereby
vested  in  the  authority to acquire, construct, maintain, reconstruct,
and operate any project or projects, to establish and  collect  rentals,
fees  and  other charges and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made
with the holders of the bonds and notes, or in any way impair the rights
and remedies of the bondholders  or  noteholders,  until  the  bonds  or
notes,  together  with  interest  thereon,  with  interest on any unpaid
installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection  with
any  action  or  proceeding  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  bondholders or
noteholders, are fully met and discharged; and
(b) no facilities except those acquired, constructed and  operated  by
the authority created herein shall be acquired, constructed and operated
for  foreign  trade zone purposes by the town or county or by any public
benefit or other corporation whose members, or any member,  are  elected
or  appointed  by the town board of the town of Islip until the bonds or
notes, together with interest  thereon,  with  interest  on  any  unpaid
installment  of  interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with
any action  or  proceeding  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  bondholders  or
noteholders are fully met and discharged.
2.  Any  public  officer or employee of the town of Islip or county of
Suffolk, selected  by  the  authority  may,  with  the  consent  of  the
municipality,  by  which  he or she has been employed, be transferred to
the authority and shall be eligible for such transfer to the  authority.

The  salary or compensation of any such officer or employee shall, after
such transfer, be paid and fixed by the authority. Any such officers  or
employees  so transferred to the authority pursuant to the provisions of
this  section,  who  are  members  of or beneficiaries under an existing
pension or  retirement  system,  shall  continue  to  have  all  rights,
privileges,  obligations  and status with respect to such fund system or
systems as are now prescribed by law, but during  the  period  of  their
employment   by  the  authority,  all  contributions  to  a  pension  or
retirement system to be paid by the employer on account of such officers
or employees, shall be paid by the authority.