§ 351. 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 three hundred fifty-two of this title. 2. The term “thruway” shall mean generally a divided highway under the jurisdiction of the authority for mixed […]
§ 352. New York State thruway authority. 1. A board to be known as “New York state thruway authority” is hereby created. Such board shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation. It shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. […]
§ 353. Purposes of the authority and benefits therefrom. The authority is created to and shall have power to finance, construct, reconstruct, improve, develop, maintain or operate a thruway system as provided by and subject to the provisions of this title together with facilities for the public incidental thereto. It is hereby found and declared […]
§ 354. Powers of the authority. Except as otherwise limited by this title, the authority shall have power 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and to alter the same at pleasure; 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate purposes; 4. To acquire and hold in […]
§ 355. Officers and employees; transfer, promotion and seniority. 1. Officers and employees of state departments, agencies, or divisions may be transferred to the authority and officers, agents and employees of the authority may be transferred to state departments, agencies, or divisions, without examination and without loss of any civil service status or rights. No […]
§ 356. Thruway sections and connections; assuming jurisdiction. At any time after this title shall become effective the authority may adopt a resolution assuming jurisdiction for its corporate purposes of any or all of the thruway sections or connections below described and such connections with highways, hereinafter referred to as “highway connections,” as the authority […]
§ 356-a. Names and designations of thruway sections and connections. To facilitate travel thereon, certain sections and connections of the thruway may be adequately marked by lettering, devices, emblems or signs by the authority to afford the following designations: 1. The thruway constructed along the routes described in subdivisions one, two, three, four and five […]
§ 356-b. Thruway to be designated as a section of a national network of Blue Star memorial highways. The thruway sections and connections constructed as provided in section three hundred fifty-six, collectively, shall be designated, in addition to any official name, as the New York state section of a national network of Blue Star memorial […]
§ 357. Right of authority to use state property; payment for improvements. On assuming jurisdiction of a thruway highway section or connection or any part thereof, or of a highway connection, the authority shall have the right to possess and use for its corporate purposes so long as its corporate existence shall continue, any real […]
§ 357-a. State police and state payment for services. 1. Enforcement assistance provided by the division of state police at the request of the authority shall be reimbursed by the authority to the division of state police from the general reserve fund established by the authority under its agreement with bondholders, after payment of any […]
§ 357-b. Sharing employees, services and resources. A shared services agreement may be executed between the authority and the department only for an emergency situation or extreme weather conditions, to share employees, services or resources as deemed appropriate including, but not limited to, for the performance of work and activities by the department on the […]
§ 357-c. Indemnification and defense under shared services agreement. 1. The authority shall defend any unit, entity, officer or employee of the department, using the forces of the department of law pursuant to section three hundred sixty-two of this title in any action, proceeding, claim, demand or the prosecution of any appeal arising from or […]
§ 358. Acquisition of real property by the commissioner. 1. On assuming jurisdiction of a thruway section or connection or any part thereof, or of a highway connection, the authority may from time to time determine what real property is necessary for the construction, improvement and operation thereof, in addition to real property theretofore acquired […]
§ 358-a. Acquisition of real property by the authority. On assuming jurisdiction of a thruway section or connection or any part thereof, or of a highway connection, the authority may from time to time determine what real property is necessary for the construction, improvement and operation of such thruway section or connection or part thereof, […]
§ 359. Construction, reconstruction and improvement. 1. On assuming jurisdiction of a thruway section or connection or any part thereof, or of a highway connection, the authority shall proceed with the construction, reconstruction or improvement thereof. All such work shall be done pursuant to a contract or contracts which shall be let to the lowest […]
§ 359-a. Procurement contracts. For the purposes of section twenty-eight hundred seventy-nine of this chapter as applied to the authority, the term “procurement contract” shall mean any written agreement for the acquisition of goods or services of any kind by the authority in the actual or estimated amount of fifteen thousand dollars or more.
§ 360. Operation and maintenance. Operation and maintenance by the authority of any thruway section or connection or any part thereof or of a highway connection of which it has assumed jurisdiction shall be performed (a) by the use of authority forces and equipment at the expense of the authority or by agreement at the […]
§ 361. Traffic control. 1. (a) In addition to the powers conferred by the vehicle and traffic law, the authority is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for the use and occupancy of the thruway as may be necessary and proper for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation of its property […]
§ 361-a. Restriction and regulation of advertising devices. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the erection or maintenance of any advertising device located within six hundred sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the thruway without a written permit therefor granted by the authority pursuant to this section is prohibited. […]
§ 361-b. Jurisdiction in certain suits against the authority. Exclusive jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the court of claims to hear and determine the claims of any person against the authority (a) for its tortious acts and those of its agents, and (b) for breach of a contract relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance or […]
