N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 3417: Defense and indemnification

§ 3417. Defense and indemnification. The corporation shall not

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

section thirty-four hundred five of this article, except as necessary to

commence its corporate existence, until it has elected to make the

provisions 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.