2700 – Short Title.

§ 2700. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “development authority of the north country act”.

2701 – Statement of Legislative Findings and Purposes.

§ 2701. Statement of legislative findings and purposes. It is hereby found, determined and declared that there is an immediate need to institute a comprehensive, coordinated program of economic development activities in the three county area comprised of the counties of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence which surround the United States Army base at Fort […]

2702 – Definitions.

§ 2702. Definitions. As used in this title, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: 1. “Authority” shall mean the public benefit corporation created by section twenty-seven hundred three of this title, known as the development authority of the north country. 2. […]

2703 – Development Authority of the North County.

§ 2703. Development authority of the north county. 1. A corporation known as the development authority of the north country 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. Its […]

2704 – Powers of the Authority.

§ 2704. Powers of the authority. Except as otherwise limited by this title, the authority shall have power: 1. to make and alter by-laws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; 2. to adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; 3. to maintain a principal office in […]

2705 – Special Powers With Regard to Planning.

§ 2705. Special powers with regard to planning. The authority shall prepare or cause to be prepared a report on the impact of the expansion of the Fort Drum Military Reservation on existing projects and community facilities within the participating counties. Based upon the findings of such report, the authority shall prepare or cause to […]

2706 – Special Powers of Participating Counties and Municipalities With Respect to Certain Facilities.

§ 2706. Special powers of participating counties and municipalities with respect to certain facilities. 1. Any participating county and one or more municipalities within the participating county, shall have the power to enter into contracts, leases or agreements from time to time between or among themselves and with the United States, or between and among […]

2707 – Special Powers With Regard to Solid Waste Management Facilities.

§ 2707. Special powers with regard to solid waste management facilities. The authority shall have power: 1. to collect, receive, extract, transport, process, dispose of, sell, store, convey, recycle and deal with, in any lawful manner an way, solid waste or by-products thereof now or hereafter developed or discovered, including any energy or steam generated […]

2708 – Environmental Applications, Proceedings, Approvals and Permits.

§ 2708. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and permits. 1. Any application in relation to the purposes of or contemplated by this title, or any proceeding commenced by any participating county or any municipality, with the department of environmental conservation, the department of transportation or any other state agency or instrumentality or with the United States […]

2709 – Special Powers With Regard to Sewerage Facilities.

§ 2709. Special powers with regard to sewerage facilities. The authority shall have power: 1. to acquire, construct, purchase or lease, in the name of the authority, any sewerage facility, sewer system, including plants, works, instrumentalities or parts thereof and appurtenances thereto, lands, easements, rights in land and water rights, rights-of-way, contract rights, franchises, approaches, […]

2710 – Special Powers With Regard to Water Facilities.

§ 2710. Special powers with regard to water facilities. The authority shall have power: 1. to acquire, construct, purchase or lease, in the name of the authority, any water facility, water supply system, water distribution system, including plants, works, instrumentalities or parts thereof and appurtenances thereto, lands, easements, rights in land and water rights, rights-of-way, […]

2711 – Bonds of the Authority.

§ 2711. Bonds of the authority. 1. (a) The authority shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its bonds in such principal amount as, in the opinion of the authority, shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving its corporate purposes, including the construction, acquisition, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement […]

2712 – Bonds as Legal Investments.

§ 2712. Bonds as legal investments. The bonds of the authority 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 […]

2713 – Exemption From Taxation of Bonds.

§ 2713. Exemption from taxation of bonds. It is hereby determined that the creation of the authority is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, comfort and security, and that said purposes are public purposes and that the authority will be […]

2714 – Moneys of the Authority.

§ 2714. Moneys of the authority. 1. All moneys of the authority from whatever source derived, except as otherwise authorized or provided in this title, shall be paid to the authority and shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or banks in the state designated by the authority. The moneys in such accounts shall be […]

2715 – Agreement of the State.

§ 2715. Agreement of the state. The participating counties and any municipalities within their boundaries are authorized to and the state does hereby pledge to and agree with the owners of any bonds issued by the authority, that they will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms […]

2716 – Remedies of Holders of Bonds.

§ 2716. Remedies of holders of bonds. 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 […]

2717 – Actions Against the Authority; Court Proceedings; Preferences; Venue.

§ 2717. Actions against the authority; court proceedings; preferences; venue. 1. In any case founded upon death, personal injury, property damage or tort a notice of claim shall be required as a condition precedent to the commencement of an action or special proceeding against the authority or any member, officer, appointee or employee thereof, and […]

2718 – Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.

§ 2718. Limitation of liability; indemnification. 1. Neither the members of the authority nor any person acting in its behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal liability resulting from carrying out any of the powers expressly given in or authorized by this title. 2. The provisions of […]

2719 – Exemption From Taxation of Property and Income.

§ 2719. Exemption from taxation of property and income. The property of the authority, and its income and operations shall be exempt from taxation or assessments of every kind and nature; nor shall the authority be required to pay any filing or recording fee or transfer tax of any kind on account of instruments filed […]