N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 3643: Defense and indemnification

§ 3643. Defense and indemnification. The corporation shall not execute

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

thirty-six hundred thirty-one of this title, 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 to any independent contractor.