2053-A – Short Title.

§ 2053-a. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority Act.”

2053-B – Definitions.

§ 2053-b. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. “Animal shelter” shall mean any facility, building, or structure, where temporary or permanent housing and care is provided to stray, abandoned, abused, seized, impounded, owner-surrendered or otherwise unwanted animals. 2. “Animal management services” shall […]

2053-C – Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority.

§ 2053-c. Rockland county solid waste management authority. 1. Upon compliance with the requirements of subdivision seven of this section, a corporation known as the Rockland county solid waste management authority shall be deemed to have been created hereby for the public purposes and charged with the duties and having the powers provided in this […]

2053-D – Transfer of Property to Authority; Acquisition of Property by County for Authority.

§ 2053-d. Transfer of property to authority; acquisition of property by county for authority. 1. The county or any other municipality may give, grant, sell, convey, loan, license the use of or lease to the authority any property or facility which is useful to the authority in order to carry out its powers and duties […]

2053-E – Powers of the Authority.

§ 2053-e. 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. 3. To acquire in the name of the authority, hold, sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of property, real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein, without limitation, […]

2053-F – Certain County Rights.

§ 2053-f. Certain county rights. The authority shall not (1) acquire or lease any interest in real property, or (2) accept or permit the acceptance at facilities owned or under contract with the authority of solid waste originating outside the county, unless (i) at least forty-five days prior notice of the acquisition or lease of […]

2053-G – Charges by the Authority; Method of Collection.

§ 2053-g. Charges by the authority; method of collection. 1. The authority may fix and collect, on any equitable basis, rates, rentals, fees and other charges for the use of facilities of or services or commodities provided by the authority or any subsidiary, including the availability of any of the foregoing from the authority. Such […]

2053-H – Governmental Capacity of the Authority and Municipalities.

§ 2053-h. Governmental capacity of the authority and municipalities. The county, other municipalities within the county and the authority in carrying out the respective powers and duties under this title shall be deemed to be acting in a governmental capacity. The construction, operation and maintenance of any project financed in whole or in part by […]

2053-I – Transfer of Officers and Employees.

§ 2053-i. Transfer of officers and employees. Any officer or employee of the county under civil service or otherwise, selected by the authority, may, with the consent of the county executive, be transferred to the authority and shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment, without examination, to applicable offices, positions and employment under the […]

2053-J – Bonds of the Authority.

§ 2053-j. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds or notes in such principal amounts as it may determine to be necessary to pay the cost of any project or for any other corporate purpose, including incidental expenses in connection […]

2053-K – Remedies of Bondholders.

§ 2053-k. Remedies of bondholders. Subject to any resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to subdivision three of section two thousand fifty-three-j of 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 […]

2053-L – State, County and Municipalities Not Liable on Bonds.

§ 2053-l. State, county and municipalities not liable on bonds. Neither the state, county nor any other municipality or public corporation shall be liable on the bonds of the authority and such bonds shall not be a debt of the state, county or any other municipality or public corporation, and such bonds shall contain, on […]

2053-M – Moneys of the Authority.

§ 2053-m. 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 interest bearing accounts in a bank or banks in the state designated by the governing body. The moneys in such accounts shall be paid out […]

2053-N – Bonds and Notes as Legal Investment.

§ 2053-n. Bonds and notes as legal investment. 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 […]

2053-O – Agreement With the State.

§ 2053-o. Agreement with the state. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued by the authority pursuant to this title that the state will not alter or limit the rights hereby vested in the authority to purchase, construct, maintain, operate, repair, improve, increase, enlarge, extend, […]

2053-P – Exemption From Taxes, Assessments and Certain Fees.

§ 2053-p. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees. 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 county and the state and is a public purpose and the authority shall be regarded […]

2053-Q – Actions Against the Authority.

§ 2053-q. Actions against the authority. 1. Except in an action for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority for personal injury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of the authority or of […]

2053-R – Contracts.

§ 2053-r. Contracts. 1. All contracts or orders for work, material or supplies performed or furnished in connection with construction shall be awarded by the authority pursuant to resolution of the governing body except as hereinafter provided. Such awards, when applicable, shall be made in compliance with paragraph (e) of subdivision four and subdivision seven […]

2053-S – Interest in Contracts Prohibited.

§ 2053-s. Interest in contracts prohibited. It shall be a misdemeanor for any member of the governing body or any officer, agent, servant or employee of the authority to be in any way or manner interested, directly or indirectly, in the furnishing of work, materials, supplies or labor, or in any contract therefor which the […]

2053-T – Audit and Annual Report.

§ 2053-t. Audit and annual report. In conformity with the provisions of section five of article ten of the constitution, the accounts of the authority shall be subject to the supervision of the state comptroller and an annual audit shall be performed by an independent certified accountant. The authority shall annually submit to the governor […]