New York Public Authorities Law Title 8 - OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AUTHORITY

• 700 - Short Title.
  This title may be cited as the "Ogdensburg bridge authority act."
• 701 - Definitions.
  As used in this title, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended. 1. The word...
• 702 - Ogdensburg Bridge Authority.
  A board to be known as "Ogdensburg bridge authority" is hereby created. Such board shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit...
• 703 - Powers of the Authority.
  The authority shall have power: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 3. To acquire,...
• 703-a - Financing Ferries.
  1. In addition to other powers granted to the authority under the provisions of this title the authority shall have power to issue its negotiable...
• 703-b - Tolls, Rules and Regulations.
  The authority shall have power to make rules and regulations for the preservation and use of the bridge and for the payment and collection of...
• 704 - Consent of State.
  1. The state of New York hereby authorizes the commissioner of general services to consent, in his discretion, to the use and occupation by the...
• 705 - Moneys of the Authority.
  1. All moneys received by the authority from the bridge and all other moneys received from any other source whatsoever pertaining to the operations of...
• 706 - Bonds of the Authority.
  1. The authority shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds in conformity with applicable provisions of...
• 707 - Remedies of Bondholders.
  1. In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any of the bonds after the same...
• 708 - State and County of Saint Lawrence Not Liable on Bonds.
  The bonds and other obligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the county of Saint Lawrence or of the state of New...
• 709 - Bonds Legal Investments for Public Officers and Certain Others.
  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...
• 710 - Exemption From Taxation.
  1. It is hereby determined that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the...
• 711 - Agreements of the State.
  1. The state of New York does pledge to and agree with the holders of bonds issued pursuant to this title that the state will...
• 712 - Rules and Regulations Relating to the Bridge.
  The use of the bridge herein authorized shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the authority; provided, however, that the authority is not...
• 713 - Acquisition and Transfers of Land.
  1. Title to any lands, easements or rights in land which may be acquired for the authority with the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to...
• 714 - Members and Employees Not to Be Interested in Transactions.
  It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment, for any members of the board or any clerk, employee, architect, surveyor, engineer or superintendent...
• 715 - Repayment of State Appropriations.
  All appropriations made heretofore or hereafter by the state to the authority shall be treated as advances by the state to the authority, and shall...
• 716 - Title Not Affected If in Part Unconstitutional.
  If any section, clause or provision of this title shall be unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is...
• 717 - Inconsistent Provisions in Other Acts Superseded.
  In so far as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, the provisions of this...

Last modified: February 3, 2019