N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2463: New York state sports authority

* § 2463. New York state sports authority. 1. For the purpose of

effectuating the policy declared in section twenty-four hundred

sixty-one of this chapter, there is hereby created a corporate

instrumentality of the state to be known as "New York state sports

authority" in this title referred to as "the authority", which shall be

a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation.

The authority shall consist of five members to be appointed by the

governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the

members first appointed, one shall serve for a term ending April first,

nineteen hundred seventy-four; one of such members shall serve for a

term ending one year from such date; one of such members shall serve for

a term ending two years from such date; one of such members shall serve

for a term ending three years from such date; and one of such members

shall serve for a term ending four years from such date. Their

successors shall serve for terms of five years each. Each member shall

hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. The

governor shall designate one of the members to be chairman who shall be

the chief executive officer of the authority.

2. The chairman and the other members shall receive compensation

within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor. Each

member, including the chairman, shall be entitled to reimbursement for

his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his

official duties.

3. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the authority

and shall be responsible for the discharge of the executive and

administrative functions and powers of the authority, but he shall be

empowered to delegate any one or more of such functions or powers,

including, without limitations, that of appointment, discipline and

removal of officers or employees, to one or more executive officers

appointed by the board.

4. The authority shall be a "state agency" for the purposes of

sections seventy-three and seventy-four of the public officers law.

5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this or any other

law, general, special or local, no officer or employee of the state, or

of any public corporation as defined in the general corporation law,

shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or

employment or any benefits provided under the retirement and social

security law or under any public retirement system maintained by the

state or any of its subdivisions by reason of his acceptance of

membership on or chairmanship of the authority; provided, however, a

member or chairman who holds such other public office or employment

shall receive no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant

to this title, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for his actual and

necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such services.

6. The governor may remove any member for inefficiency, neglect of

duty or misconduct in office after giving him a copy of the charges

against him and an opportunity to be heard, in person or by counsel in

his defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If any member shall be

so removed, the governor shall file in the office of the department of

state a complete statement of charges made against such member, and his

findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings.

7. The authority shall continue so long as it shall have bonds or

other obligations outstanding and until its existence shall be

terminated by law. Upon the termination of the existence of the

authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in

the state.

* NB (Disbanded March, 1980)