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§  1570-o.  Remedies  of  bondholders.  Subject  to  any resolution or
resolutions adopted pursuant to this title:
  1. In the event that the authority shall default  in  the  payment  of
principal  of  or  interest  on  any issue of bonds after the same shall
become due, whether at maturity or upon call for  redemption,  and  such
default shall continue for a period of thirty days, or in the event that
the authority shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this
title,  or  shall  default in any agreement made with the holders of any
issue of the bonds, the holders of twenty-five per centum  in  aggregate
principal  amount  of  the  bonds  of  such  issue  then outstanding, by
instrument or instruments filed in the office of the clerk of the county
of Westchester and proved or acknowledged in the same manner as  a  deed
to  be  recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of such
bonds for the purposes provided in this section.
  2. Such trustee may, and  upon  written  request  of  the  holders  of
twenty-five   per   centum  in  principal  amount  of  such  bonds  then
outstanding shall, in his or its own name:

(a) by action or proceeding in accordance with the civil practice law and rules, enforce all rights of the bondholders, including the right to require the authority to collect revenues adequate to carry out by any agreement as to, or pledge of, such revenues, and to require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such bonds and to perform its duties under this title;

(b) bring suit upon such bonds;

(c) by action or proceeding, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds;

(d) by action or proceeding, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds; and

(e) declare all such bonds due and payable, and if all defaults shall be made good then with the consent of the holders of twenty-five per centum of the principal amount of such bonds then outstanding, to annul such declaration and its consequences. 3. The supreme court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of bondholders. The venue of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be laid in the county of Westchester. 4. Before declaring the principal of all such bonds due and payable, the trustee shall first give thirty days notice in writing to the authority. 5. Any such trustee, whether or not the issue of bonds represented by such trustee has been declared due and payable, shall be entitled as of right to the appointment of a receiver of any part or parts of the project the revenues of which are pledged for the security of the bonds of such issue, and such receiver may enter and take possession of such part or parts of the project and, subject to any pledge or agreement with bondholders, shall take possession of all moneys and other property derived from or applicable to the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance and reconstruction of such part or parts of the project and proceed with the acquisition of any necessary real property in connection with the project that the authority has covenanted to construct, and with any construction which the authority is under obligation to do and to operate, maintain and reconstruct such part or parts of the project and collect and receive all revenues thereafter arising therefrom subject to any pledge thereof or agreement with bondholders relating thereto and perform the public duties and carry out the agreements and obligations of the authority under the direction of the court. In any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee, the fee, counsel fees and expenses of the trustee and of the receiver, if any, shall constitute taxable disbursements and all costs and disbursements allowed by the court shall be a first charge on any revenues derived from such project. 6. Such trustee shall, in addition to the powers specified in this section, have and possess all of the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth in this section or incident to the general representation of bondholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.