N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1096-a: Additional duties of the authority

§ 1096-a. Additional duties of the authority. 1. The authority shall

submit to the president of the Monroe county legislature a copy of the

authority's preliminary budget, annual budget or amended budget,

certified by the treasurer of the authority, not later than thirty days

prior to the date on which the annual budget is adopted or approved by

the authority. The authority shall give notice in writing to the

president of the Monroe county legislature not later than thirty days

prior to anticipated final approval of any construction projects to be

undertaken by the authority involving water mains in excess of twelve

inches in size, construction of mains in geographical areas theretofore

undeveloped or not supplied with a public water supply, storage

facilities, pumping stations or water treatment facilities utilizing

funds of either the authority or funds of the county of Monroe under

subdivision sixteen-b of section one thousand ninety-six of this title

provided, however, that the foregoing shall not in any event be deemed

to include: modernization, renewal and replacement, repair, maintenance

of or improvement in properties or facilities; preliminary undertakings

such as studies, tests, evaluations, reports, preparation of engineering

plans and specifications, obtaining property rights and obtaining of

necessary governmental approvals; construction activities deemed

necessary by the authority in an emergency to protect life, property,

health or the public safety; changes during construction which do not

materially change the essential service area affected by a project; and

construction activities within the terms of the last sentence of this

subdivision. In the event the Monroe county legislature, by its

resolution adopted at any time within sixty days after receipt by the

president of the county legislature of the notice from the authority

herein provided for, requests any change in such project, the authority

shall conduct a public informational meeting upon ten days' notice to be

published twice consecutively in a newspaper of general circulation in

the county of Monroe prior to the authority granting final approval or

prior to the commencement of construction of such project. The authority

shall give written notice to the president of the Monroe county

legislature not less than thirty days prior to the date of any final

action of the authority with respect to any change in the rates of the

authority. The authority shall conduct a public informational meeting

upon ten days' notice to be published twice consecutively in a newspaper

of general circulation in the county of Monroe relative to any change in

such rates prior to the effective date of such change. The foregoing

provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to or require the

authority to in any way violate or impair the rights and remedies of or

covenants with the holders of obligations of the authority pursuant to

any resolution or trust indenture of or binding upon the authority

adopted or executed authorizing or securing obligations of the authority

or abrogate the rights and powers of the authority to fulfill its duties

and obligations to comply with all the terms, covenants or requirements

required or provided by any existing contractual agreement or provided

or required by statute or the order or direction or approval of a

federal, state or local governmental entity having appropriate

jurisdiction or authority.

2. The authority shall be empowered to develop and adopt an

administrative code, subject to amendment from time to time, concerning

such cooperative interrelationships between the authority and the county

of Monroe, including the duties of the authority under subdivision one

of this section. Any such code, or any amendment thereto, shall be

submitted to the president of the county legislature not less than

ninety days prior to its adoption by the authority for approval by such

legislature.