N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1548: Purpose and powers of the authority

* § 1548. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purpose of the

authority shall be to construct, operate and maintain one or more

projects in the village. To carry out said purpose, the authority shall

have power:

1. To sue and be sued;

2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;

3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate

purposes, including the power to purchase prospective or tentative

awards in connection with the condemnation of real property;

4. To acquire, in the name of the village by purchase or condemnation,

and use necessary real property. All real property acquired by the

authority by condemnation shall be acquired in the manner provided in

the condemnation law or in the manner provided by law for the

condemnation of land by the village;

5. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs,

and, subject to agreements with bondholders, for the regulation of the

project;

6. With the consent of the village to use agents, employees and

facilities of the village, paying to the village its agreed proportion

of the compensation or costs;

7. To appoint officers, agents and employees, to prescribe their

qualifications and to fix their compensation; subject, however, to the

provisions of the civil service law, as hereinafter provided;

8. To appoint an attorney, who may be the corporation counsel, and to

fix his compensation;

9. To make contracts and leases, and to execute all instruments

necessary or convenient;

10. To construct such buildings, structures and facilities as may be

necessary;

11. To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;

12. To accept grants, loans or contributions from the United States,

the state of New York, or any agency or instrumentality of either of

them, or the village, or an individual, by bequest or otherwise, and to

expend the proceeds for any purposes of the authority;

13. To fix and collect rentals, fees and other charges for the use of

the projects or any of them subject to and in accordance with such

agreements with bondholders as may be made as hereinafter provided;

14. To construct, operate or maintain in the projects all facilities

necessary or convenient in connection therewith; and to contract for the

construction, operation or maintenance of any parts thereof or for

services to be performed; to rent parts thereof, and grant concessions,

all on such terms and conditions as it may determine; provided, however,

that neither the authority, the village of Tuckahoe, or any agency of

the authority or village, or any other person, firm or corporation

shall, within or on any property comprising a part of any project

authorized by this title, sell, dispense or otherwise handle any product

used in or for the servicing of any motor vehicle using any project or

facility authorized by this title.

* NB Dissolved December 1977