N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1599-ddd: Purpose and powers of the authority

* § 1599-ddd. 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:

(a) To sue and be sued;

(b) To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;

(c) 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;

(d) 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, and further provided, that

the authority shall give the board of trustees of the village written

notice of its intent to acquire any land by condemnation, whereupon said

board of trustees, within a period of forty-five days after the giving

of such notice, by resolution voted upon affirmatively by at least four

members of such board of trustees, may determine that such land shall

not be so acquired, in which event the authority shall be without

further power to so acquire the same by condemnation;

(e) To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs,

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

project;

(f) 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;

(g) 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; to

designate officers and employees, appointed or used by the authority, as

hereinabove specified, who shall be empowered to issue appearance

tickets as provided for in article one hundred fifty of the criminal

procedure law. Persons so designated are hereby authorized to issue and

serve such tickets for traffic infractions relating to parking within

"project" areas as defined herein, in accordance with law and when

authorized by local law of the town of Mount Kisco or the village to

issue and serve such tickets for traffic infractions committed anywhere

in such town or such village including at parking spaces controlled by

parking meters;

(h) To appoint an attorney, who may be the village attorney, and to

fix his compensation;

(i) To make contracts and leases, and to execute all instruments

necessary or convenient;

(j) To construct such buildings, structures and facilities as may be

necessary;

(k) To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;

(l) 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;

(m) 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;

(n) 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 Mount Kisco, 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 Authority ceased to exist 06/01/1976

* NB There are 2 § 1599-ddd's