N.Y. General Municipal Law § 895-i: Steuben county industrial development agency

* § 895-i. Steuben county industrial development agency. 1. For the

benefit of the county of Steuben and the inhabitants thereof, an

industrial development agency, to be known as the STEUBEN COUNTY

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the

accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of

article eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate

and politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and

duties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of

this chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that the

exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of

real property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be

limited to the county of Steuben, and such agency shall take into

consideration the zoning and planning regulations as well as the

regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be organized

in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one

of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be appointed by

the governing body of the county of Steuben. The agency, its members,

officers and employees and its operations and activities shall, except

as provided specifically herein, be governed by the provisions of title

one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.

2. In addition to the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by

title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter, the agency shall have

the power (i) to acquire, construct, own, maintain, and lease or sell to

a railroad or private business corporation any interest in railroads

operated within Steuben county, including easements or rights of way,

necessary switching apparatus, track, and other equipment necessary or

convenient to the operation of such railroad, which will be used in

conjunction with industrial, manufacturing, commercial, recreational or

warehousing operations and (ii) to finance such facilities through the

issuance of its bonds and notes, when in the judgment of the agency,

such facilities will serve to promote, develop, encourage and assist in

the acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining,

equipping and furnishing of industrial, manufacturing, warehousing,

commercial, recreational and research facilities including industrial

pollution control facilities and thereby advance the job opportunities,

health, general prosperity and economic welfare of the people of the

state and improve their prosperity and standard of living.

* NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882