1230-A – Short Title.
§ 1230-a. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Niagara Falls public water authority act.”
1230-AA – Effect of Inconsistent Provisions.
§ 1230-aa. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, or of any charter, local law, ordinance or resolution of any municipality, the provisions of this title shall be controlling. Nothing contained in this section shall be held to supplement […]
1230-B – Definitions.
§ 1230-b. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. “Authority” means the corporation created by section twelve hundred thirty-c of this title. 2. “Bonds” means the bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority pursuant to this title, and the […]
1230-C – Niagara Falls Public Water Authority.
§ 1230-c. Niagara Falls public water authority. 1. A public corporation to be known as the “Niagara Falls public water authority” is hereby created for the public purposes and charged with the duties and having the powers provided in this title. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation. […]
1230-D – Powers of the Authority.
§ 1230-d. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have the power: 1. To sue and be sued. 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure. 3. To borrow money and issue bonds or other obligations for its corporate purposes and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof. 4. To […]
1230-E – Water Board.
§ 1230-e. Water board. 1. A water board, to be known as the “Niagara Falls public water board”, may be created by a special act of the state legislature as a body corporate and politic, constituting a corporate municipal instrumentality of the state and having the powers and duties as provided in this title. 2. […]
1230-F – General Powers of the Water Board.
§ 1230-f. General powers of the water board. Except as otherwise limited by this title, the water board shall have power: 1. To sue and be sued. 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure. 3. To enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient or desirable for the […]
1230-G – Special Enforcement Powers With Respect to Wastewater Facilities.
§ 1230-g. Special enforcement powers with respect to wastewater facilities. 1. In addition to any other enforcement powers provided by this title or any other provision of law, with respect to the jurisdiction, control, supervision, possession, operation and use of the wastewater system and its facilities and for the administration and enforcement of this title […]
1230-H – Transfer of Facilities by the City of Niagara Falls or Any Municipality.
§ 1230-h. Transfer of facilities by the city of Niagara Falls or any municipality. 1. The city or any municipality may, by resolution approved by a majority of the entire voting strength of the applicable governing body of the board of the city or municipality, as the case may be, enter into an agreement with […]
1230-I – Agreements Among the Water Board, the City, Municipalities and the Authority for the Provision of Projects.
§ 1230-i. Agreements among the water board, the city, municipalities and the authority for the provision of projects. 1. The authority, the water board, the city, any municipality and any other person may enter into agreements for the purpose of providing for the construction and financing of a project. 2. Any such agreements: (a) shall […]
1230-J – Imposition and Disposition of Fees, Rates or Charges.
§ 1230-j. Imposition and disposition of fees, rates or charges. 1. The water board shall establish, fix and revise, from time to time, fees, rates or other charges for the use of, or services furnished, rendered or made available by, all projects, the facilities and system owned, leased or utilized by the water board pursuant […]
1230-K – Appropriations for Purposes of the Water Board or the Authority; Transfer of Property to the Water Board or Authority; Acquisition of Property by The
§ 1230-k. Appropriations for purposes of the water board or the authority; transfer of property to the water board or authority; acquisition of property by the city or municipality for the authority; contracts with the city or any municipality. 1. In addition to any powers granted to it by law, the city or any municipality […]
1230-L – Transfer of Officers and Employees.
§ 1230-l. Transfer of officers and employees. 1. In accordance with the provisions of section seventy of the civil service law, any officer or employee of the city that currently works in the system, may, at the request of the water board and with the consent of such city and board, be transferred to the […]
1230-M – Bonds of the Authority.
§ 1230-m. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds in conformance with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code in such principal amounts as it may determine to be necessary to pay the cost of any project or projects, or […]
1230-N – Remedies of Bondholders.
§ 1230-n. 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 […]
1230-O – State, City, Water Board or Municipality, Other Than the Authority, Not Liable on Authority Bonds.
§ 1230-o. State, city, water board or municipality, other than the authority, not liable on authority bonds. Neither the state, the city, the water board nor any municipality, other than the authority, shall be liable on the bonds of the authority and such bonds shall not be a debt of either the state, the water […]
1230-P – Moneys of the Authority.
§ 1230-p. Moneys of the authority. All moneys of the authority from whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority and shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or trust company in the state designated by the governing body. The moneys in such accounts shall be paid out on check of […]
1230-Q – Bonds, Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.
§ 1230-q. Bonds, legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds of the authority are hereby made securities in which all public officials and bodies of the state and all municipalities, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and […]
1230-R – Agreement With the State.
§ 1230-r. Agreement with the state. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this title and with those persons or public corporations who may enter into contracts with the authority or the water board, pursuant to the provisions of this title that […]
1230-S – Exemption From Taxes, Assessments and Certain Fees.
§ 1230-s. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees. 1. It is hereby determined that the creation of the authority and the water board and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the city and any municipality in the service area and is a […]