N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1309: Cooperation and assistance of other agencies

§ 1309. Cooperation and assistance of other agencies. In the interest

of economy and to promote coordination of authority projects with state,

local, county and regional plans and also to carry out the objective of

full participation of all agencies in the development of a

transportation system and facilities to meet the objectives of this act,

the authority shall request and use existing studies, master plans,

surveys, data and other materials completed by or under development by

any state agency or any municipality or political subdivision of the

state. The authority shall consult with and cooperate with the

commissioner of transportation and with planning authorities in the

areas of its operations and shall utilize local and state planning. When

a project is contemplated by the authority, the authority shall submit a

preliminary prospectus thereof to the commissioner of transportation for

review and comment and shall consider the report of the commissioner in

formulating detailed plans for such project. When a project is

contemplated by the authority within the jurisdiction of any county

planning board or the capital district regional planning board, the

authority shall prepare and submit to such planning board or boards a

preliminary prospectus thereof, describing the purpose, general

location, and nature of the project contemplated, with such further data

relative thereto that the authority shall consider pertinent. Within

sixty days of receipt of such prospectus such planning board or boards

shall prepare a report thereon, commenting on its conformity or lack of

conformity with any related official plan of the state or region or any

official planning agency within the region. Such report shall be

considered by the authority in formulating detailed plans for such a

project. At the request of the authority, each such agency, municipality

or subdivision which is engaged in highway or other transportation

activities or in land use or development planning, or which is charged

with the duty of providing or regulating any transportation facility or

any other public facility, is further authorized to provide the

authority with information regarding its plans and programs affecting

the transportation district so that the authority may have available to

it current information with respect thereto. The officers and personnel

of such agencies, municipalities or subdivisions, and of any other

government or agency whatever, may serve at the request of the authority

upon such advisory committees as the authority shall determine to create

and such officers and personnel may serve upon such committees without

forfeiture of office or employment and with no loss or diminution in the

compensation, status, rights and privileges which they otherwise enjoy.