N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1286: Acquisition and disposition of real property

§ 1286. Acquisition and disposition of real property. 1. The

corporation may acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, transfer, contract or

lease, or by condemnation pursuant to the condemnation law, any real

property it may deem necessary, convenient or desirable to effectuate

the purposes of this title, provided however, that any such condemnation

proceedings shall be brought only in the supreme court and the

compensation to be paid shall be ascertained and determined by the court

without a jury.

2. Where a person entitled to an award in the proceedings to condemn

any real property for any of the purposes of this title remains in

possession of such property after the time of the vesting of title in

the condemnor, the reasonable value of his use and occupancy of such

property subsequent to such time as fixed by agreement or by the court

in such proceedings or by any court of competent jurisdiction shall be a

lien against such award subject only to the liens of record at the time

of vesting of title in the condemnor.

3. Title to all property acquired under this act shall vest in the

corporation.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law

or charter, any municipality, by resolution of its governing body, is

hereby empowered without referendum and without the consent of any

board, officer or other agency of the state, to sell, lease, lend, grant

or convey to the corporation, or to permit the corporation to use,

maintain or operate as part of a sewage treatment works or solid waste

disposal facility, any real or personal property owned by it, including

all or any part of any such facilities, which may be necessary or useful

and convenient for the purposes of the corporation and which may be

accepted by the corporation. Any such sale, lease, loan, grant,

conveyance or permit may be made with or without consideration and for a

specified or an unlimited period of time and under any agreement and on

any terms and conditions which may be approved by such municipality and

which may be agreed to by the corporation in conformity with its

contracts with the holders of its bonds and notes, the corporation may

enter into and perform any and all agreements with respect to property

so accepted by it, including agreements for the operation and

maintenance of such property as part of a sewage treatment works, or

solid waste disposal facility.

5. The corporation may, whenever it determines that it is in the

interest of the corporation, and subject to any existing agreement,

dispose of any real property which it determines is not necessary,

convenient or desirable for its purposes.

6. The corporation may, whenever it shall determine that it is in the

interest of the corporation, rent, lease, or grant easements or other

rights in any land or property of the corporation.