N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 3318: Defense and indemnification

§ 3318. Defense and indemnification. The corporation shall not execute

any of its powers, including the special powers authorized by section

3306 of this article, except as necessary to commence its corporate

existence, until it has elected to make the provision of section

eighteen of the public officers law applicable to its employees (as such

term is defined in section eighteen of the public officers law) pursuant

to subdivision two of such section; provided, however, that nothing

contained within this section shall be deemed to permit the corporation

to extend the provisions of section eighteen of the public officers law

upon any independent contractor.