New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law Article 59 - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PLANETARIUM AUTHORITY

• 59.01 - Short Title.
  This title may be cited as the "Museum Planetarium Act".
• 59.03 - Definitions.
  As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, 1. The term "Planetarium Authority" shall mean the...
• 59.05 - The American Museum of Natural History Planetarium Authority.
  The trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, a corporation created by chapter one hundred and nineteen of the laws of eighteen hundred sixty-nine,...
• 59.07 - Powers of the Planetarium Authority.
  The Planetarium Authority shall have power: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 3. To...
• 59.09 - Admission Fees.
  In order that the educational influence of the planetarium shall reach as many persons as possible, the board shall not fix admission fees, at rates...
• 59.11 - Moneys of the Planetarium Authority.
  The moneys in the deposit account of the Planetarium Authority shall be paid out on checks signed by the executive director of the Planetarium Authority...
• 59.13 - Bonds of the Planetarium Authority.
  1. Subject to the consent of the American Museum of Natural History, the Planetarium Authority shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to...
• 59.15 - State and City Not Liable on Bonds.
  The bonds and other obligations of the Planetarium Authority shall not be a debt of the state of New York or city of New York...
• 59.17 - Bonds Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.
  The bonds are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies...
• 59.19 - Bonds to Be Tax Exempt.
  The bonds shall be exempt from taxation except for transfer and estate taxes.
• 59.21 - Remedies of Bondholders.
  1. In the event that the Planetarium Authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any of the bonds after the...
• 59.23 - Members of the Board of the Planetarium Authority and Employees Not to Profit.
  No officer, member of the board or employee of the corporation shall receive or may be lawfully entitled to receive any pecuniary profit from the...
• 59.25 - Visitation by Regents.
  The regents, or the commissioner of education, or their representatives, may visit, examine into and inspect, the Planetarium Authority as an institution under the educational...
• 59.27 - Application of Law.
  All of the general provisions of the public authorities law or of any other law shall apply to the Planetarium Authority herein continued in the...

Last modified: February 3, 2019