1599 – Short Title.
* § 1599. Short title. This title may be cited as the “City of Niagara Falls Parking Authority Act.” * NB Authority ceased to exist 07/01/1974
1599-A*3 – Definitions.
* § 1599-a. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. The term “authority” shall mean the corporation created by section fifteen hundred ninety-nine-b of this title; 2. The term “city” shall mean the City of Niagara Falls, New York; 3. The term “bonds” […]
1599-B*3 – Niagara Falls Parking Authority.
* § 1599-b. Niagara Falls parking authority. A board to be known as “Niagara Falls Parking Authority” is hereby created. Such board shall be a body corporate, constituting a public benefit corporation, and its existence shall commence upon the appointment of the members by the City Council. The board shall consist of the Mayor of […]
1599-C*3 – Purpose and Powers of the Authority.
* § 1599-c. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purpose of the authority shall be to construct, operate and maintain one or more projects in the city. To carry out said purpose, the authority shall have power: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; […]
1599-D*3 – Civil Service Status of Officers and Employees.
* § 1599-d. Civil service status of officers and employees. Officers and employees of any board, commission or department of the city may be transferred to the authority in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law and shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment without examination to offices and positions under the […]
1599-E*3 – Conveyance of Property by the City to the Authority; Acquisition of Property by the City or by the Authority.
* § 1599-e. Conveyance of property by the city to the authority; acquisition of property by the city or by the authority. 1. The city may, by resolution or resolutions of the common council or by instruments authorized by such resolutions, convey, with or without consideration, and upon appropriate conditions as to outstanding city bonds […]
1599-F*3 – Contruction Contracts.
* § 1599-f. Construction contracts. The authority shall let contracts for construction in the same manner, so far as practicable, as is provided by law for contracts of the city, except that where the estimated expense of a contract does not exceed one thousand dollars, such contracts may be entered into without public letting. Nothing […]
1599-G*3 – Moneys of the Authority.
* § 1599-g. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority shall be paid to the treasurer of the city as agent of the authority, who shall not commingle such moneys with any other moneys. Such moneys shall be deposited in a separate bank account or accounts. The money in such accounts shall be […]
1599-H*3 – Bonds of the Authority.
* § 1599-h. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds for any purpose mentioned in section 1599-c hereof, including the acquisition, construction, reconstruction and repair of personal and real property of all kinds deemed by the board to […]
1599-I*3 – Notes of the Authority.
* § 1599-i. Notes of the authority. The authority shall have power from time to time to issue notes and from time to time to issue renewal notes (herein referred to as notes) maturing not later than five years from their respective original dates in an amount not exceeding at any time one hundred thousand […]
1599-J*3 – Agreements of the State.
* § 1599-j. Agreements of the state. 1. The city of Niagara Falls does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds that the city will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire, construct, maintain, reconstruct and operate the project or projects, to establish and collect rentals, […]
1599-K*3 – State and City Not Liable on Bonds.
* § 1599-k. State and city not liable on bonds. The bonds and other obligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the state of New York or of the city, and neither the state nor the city shall be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than […]
1599-L*3 – Bonds Legal Investments for Public Officers.
* § 1599-l. Bonds legal investments for public officers. The bonds are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including […]
1599-M*3 – Tax Exemptions.
* § 1599-m. Tax exemptions. 1. It is hereby determined that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the city of Niagara Falls and its environs, and is a public purpose, and the authority shall be regarded as […]
1599-N*3 – Tax Contract by the State.
* § 1599-n. Tax contract by the state. The state of New York covenants with the purchasers and with all subsequent holders and transferees of bonds or notes issued by the authority pursuant to this title, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the bonds or notes, that the bonds and notes of […]
1599-O*3 – Remedies of Bondholders.
* § 1599-o. Remedies of bondholders. 1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of the 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 […]
1599-P*3 – Actions Against the Authority.
* § 1599-p. Actions against the authority. 1. In every action against the authority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or death, the complaint shall contain an allegation that at least ninety days have elapsed since the demand, claim or claims upon which […]
1599-Q*3 – Termination of the Authority.
* § 1599-q. Termination of the authority. Whenever all of the bonds issued by the authority shall have been redeemed or cancelled, the authority shall cease to exist and all rights, titles, and interest and all obligations and liabilities thereof vested in or possessed by the authority shall thereupon vest in and be possessed by […]
1599-R*3 – Title Not Affected if in Part Unconstitutional or Ineffective.
* § 1599-r. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective. If any section, clause or provision of this title shall be unconstitutional or be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective and no other section, clause or provision […]
1599-S*3 – Inconsistent Provisions in Other Acts Superseded.
* § 1599-s. Inconsistent provisions in other acts superseded. In so far as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, or of any local law of the city, the provisions of this title shall be controlling. * NB Authority ceased to exist 07/01/1974 * NB […]