N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2676-g: Special powers of the authority

§ 2676-g. Special powers of the authority. In order to effectuate the

purpose of this title:

1. The authority may enter into any joint service arrangements as

hereinafter provided.

2. The authority may, on such terms and conditions as the authority

may determine necessary, convenient, or desirable establish, construct,

effectuate, operate, manage, maintain, renovate, improve, extend, or

repair any of the college of Saint Rose facilities, or may provide for

such establishment, construction, effectuation, operation, management,

maintenance, renovation, improvement, extension, or repair by contract,

lease, or other arrangement on such terms as the authority may deem

necessary, convenient, or desirable with the federal government, any

state or agency or instrumentality thereof, any person, or public

corporation. In connection with the operation of any such facilities,

the authority may establish, construct, effectuate, operate, manage,

maintain, renovate, improve, extend, or repair, or may provide by

contract, lease, or other arrangement for the establishment,

construction, effectuation, operation, management, maintenance,

renovation, improvement, extension, or repair of any related services

and activities it deems necessary, convenient, or desirable.

3. The authority may establish, fix, revise, levy, and collect or

cause to be established, fixed, revised, levied, and collected and, in

the case of a joint service arrangement, join with others in the

establishment, fixing, revision, levy and collection of such rentals,

rates, charges, concession fees and other fees as it may deem necessary,

convenient, or desirable for the use and operation of any of the college

of Saint Rose facilities, and related services operated or managed by

the authority or under contract, lease, or other arrangement, including

joint service arrangements, with the authority. Such rentals, rates,

charges, concession fees, or other fees shall be at least sufficient at

all times in the judgment of the authority to establish and maintain the

operations of the authority on a self-sustaining basis. Such operations

shall be deemed to be on a self-sustaining basis as required by this

title, when the authority is able to pay or fund or cause to be paid or

funded from revenues and any other funds actually available to the

authority: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on

outstanding bonds of the authority as the same shall become due and

payable and any capital or debt service reserve therefor and, to the

extent required by an agreement between the county and the authority,

the principal of and interest on any general obligations bonds, notes,

or other evidence of indebtedness of the county issued for or allocable

to any project of the authority as the same shall become due and payable

and any reserves therefor; (b) the cost of administering, maintaining,

repairing and operating any project of the authority; (c) the cost of

constructing capital improvements thereto pursuant to any agreement

between the county and the authority; (d) any liabilities incurred for

or allocable to any project of the authority including any liabilities

of the county assumed by the authority pursuant to any agreement between

the county and the authority, as the same become due and payable; (e)

any requirements of any agreement including those relating to the

establishment of reserves for renewal and replacement and for

uncollected rentals, rates, charges, and fees and covenants respecting

rates and debt service and earnings coverage ratios; (f) all other

reasonable and necessary expenses of the authority; and (g) the cost of

such additional projects as may be at the time of the effective date of

this title or thereafter authorized, by law and agreed to by the

authority.

4. The authority may establish and, in the case of joint service

arrangements, join with others in the establishment of such schedules

and standards of operations and such other rules and regulations

including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the

conduct, safety, and security of the public as it may deem necessary,

convenient, or desirable for the use, operation, and management of any

project and related services operated or managed by the authority or

under contract, lease or other arrangement, including joint service

arrangements, with the authority. Such rules and regulations governing

the conduct, safety, and security of the public shall be filed with the

department of state in the manner provided by section one hundred two of

the executive law. In the case of any conflict between any such rule or

regulation of the authority governing the conduct, safety, and security

of the public and any local law, ordinance, rule, or regulation, such

rule or regulation of the authority shall prevail.

5. The authority may do all things it deems necessary, convenient, or

desirable to manage, control, and direct the maintenance and operation

of the college of Saint Rose facilities, equipment, or property operated

by or under contract, lease, or other arrangement with the authority.

Except as agreed to pursuant to any agreement between the authority and

any public corporation and except as hereinafter specially provided, no

municipality except for the county, shall have jurisdiction over any

facilities of the authority or any of its activities or operations. The

authority shall provide for such facilities police, fire, and health

protection services.

6. The authority may accept unconditional grants of money or property

from any municipality where the whole or any part of such municipality

is served or is to be served by a facility operated by the authority.

Such grants of money or property shall be for the purpose of assisting

the authority in meeting its capital or operating expenses. The

acceptance of any such grant shall not operate to make the authority an

agency of the municipality making such grant.

7. In any instance where the county is required by law, with respect

to any of the college of Saint Rose facilities, to conduct a public

hearing in connection with a contract, lease, joint service arrangement,

charge, rental, or fee, the authority shall not enter into such

contract, lease, joint service arrangement, or establish, fix, revise,

or levy any charge, rental, concession fee, or other fee unless and

until the authority has held a public hearing at which interested

persons have had an opportunity to be heard concerning the same,

provided, however, if the county has conducted a public hearing in

connection with such contract, lease, joint service agreement, charge,

rental, or fee, the authority shall not be required to hold a public

hearing. Notice of such public hearing shall be published by the

authority at least ten days before the date set therefor, in at least

one newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall

set forth the date, time, and place of such hearing and shall include a

brief description of the matters to be considered at such meeting. At

all such hearings, any interested persons shall have an opportunity to

be heard concerning the matters under consideration. Any decision of the

authority on matters considered at such public hearing shall be in

writing and be made available in the office of the authority for public

inspection during regular office hours.