N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1048-z: Limited liability

§ 1048-z. Limited liability. Neither the members of the authority nor

of the water board, nor any officer or employee of the authority nor the

water board acting in behalf thereof, while acting within the scope of

his authority, shall be subject to any liability resulting from (i) the

construction, ownership, maintenance or operation of any project

financed with the assistance of the authority, (ii) the construction,

ownership, maintenance or operation of any water system or facility

owned by the water board, or (iii) carrying out any of the powers

expressly given in this title. A director, officer or employee of the

authority shall be deemed an "employee" for the purposes of chapter

three of section seventy-nine of the Buffalo city ordinances, provided

however that any director, either appointed by the governor or an

employee of the state shall be deemed an "employee" for the purposes of

section eighteen of the public officers law for any action relating to

their activities as a director of the authority created by this title.