§ 2783 — Special powers of the authority

§ 2783. Special powers of the authority. In order to effectuate the\npurpose of this title:\n 1. The authority may enter into any joint service arrangements as\nhereinafter provided.\n 2. The authority may, on such terms and conditions as the authority\nmay determine necessary, convenient or desirable, establish, construct,\neffectuate, operate, manage, maintain, renovate, improve, extend or\nrepair any aviation facilities or pollution control facilities, or may\nprovide for such establishment, construction, effectuation, operation,\nmanagement, maintenance, renovation, improvement, extension or repair by\ncontract, lease, or other arrangement on such terms as the authority may\ndeem necessary, convenient or desirable with the federal government, any\nstate or agency or instrumentality thereof, any person or public\ncorporation. In connection with the operation of any such facilities,\nthe authority may establish, construct, effectuate, operate, manage,\nmaintain, renovate, improve, extend or repair, or may provide by\ncontract, lease or other arrangement for the establishment,\nconstruction, effectuation, operation, management, maintenance,\nrenovation, improvement, extension or repair of any related services and\nactivities it deems necessary, convenient or desirable.\n 3. The authority may establish, fix, revise, levy and collect or cause\nto be established, fixed, revised, levied and collected and, in the case\nof a joint service arrangement, join with others in the establishment,\nfixing, revision, levy and collection of such fares, rentals, rates,\ncharges, landing fees, concession fees and other fees as it may deem\nnecessary, convenient or desirable for the use and operation of any\naviation facilities, and related services operated or managed by the\nauthority or under contract, pollution control facilities, lease or\nother arrangement, including joint service arrangements, with the\nauthority. Such fares, rentals, rates, charges, landing fees, concession\nfees or other fees shall be at least sufficient at all times in the\njudgement of the authority to establish and maintain the operations of\nthe authority on a self-sustaining basis. Such operations shall be\ndeemed to be on a self-sustaining basis as required by this title, when\nthe authority is able to pay or fund or cause to be paid or funded from\nrevenues and any other funds actually available to the authority: (a)\nthe principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on outstanding bonds\nof the authority as the same shall become due and payable and any\ncapital or debt service reserve therefor and, to the extent required by\nan agreement between the county and the authority, the principal of and\ninterest on any general obligations bonds, notes or other evidence of\nindebtedness of the county issued for or allocable to any project of the\nauthority as the same shall become due and payable and any reserves\ntherefor, (b) the cost of administering, maintaining, repairing and\noperating any project of the authority, (c) the cost of constructing\ncapital improvements thereto pursuant to any agreement between the\ncounty and the authority, (d) any liabilities incurred for or allocable\nto any project of the authority including any liabilities of the county\nassumed by the authority pursuant to any agreement between the county\nand the authority, as the same become due and payable, (e) any\nrequirements of any agreement including those relating to the\nestablishment of reserves for renewal and replacement and for\nuncollected fares, rentals, rates, charges and fees and covenants\nrespecting rates and debt service and earnings coverage ratios, (f) all\nother reasonable and necessary expenses of the authority, and (g) the\ncost of such additional projects as may be now or hereafter authorized,\nby law and agreed to by the authority.\n 4. The authority may establish and, in the case of joint service\narrangements, join with others in the establishment of such schedules\nand standards of operations and such other rules and regulations\nincluding but not limited to rules and regulations governing the\nconduct, safety and security of the public as it may deem necessary,\nconvenient or desirable for the use, operation and management of any\nproject and related services operated or managed by the authority or\nunder contract, lease or other arrangement, including joint service\narrangements, with the authority. Such rules and regulations governing\nthe conduct, safety and security of the public shall be filed with the\ndepartment of state in the manner provided by section one hundred two of\nthe executive law. In the case of any conflict between any such rule or\nregulation of the authority governing the conduct, safety and security\nof the public and any local law, ordinance, rule or regulation, such\nrule or regulation of the authority shall prevail.\n 5. The authority may do all things it deems necessary, convenient or\ndesirable to manage, control and direct the maintenance and operation of\naviation facilities, equipment or property operated by or under\ncontract, lease or other arrangement with the authority. Except as\nagreed to pursuant to any agreement between the authority and any public\ncorporation and except as hereinafter specially provided, no\nmunicipality except for the county, shall have jurisdiction over any\nfacilities of the authority or any of its activities or operations. The\nauthority shall provide for such facilities police, fire and health\nprotection services.\n 6. The authority may accept unconditional grants of money or property\nfrom any municipality the whole or any part of which municipality shall\nbe served or to be served by an aviation facility operated by the\nauthority. Such grants of money or property would be for the purpose of\nassisting the authority in meeting its capital or operating expenses.\nThe acceptance of any such grant shall not operate to make the authority\nan agency of the municipality making the grant.\n 7. In any instance where the county is required by law, with respect\nto an airport or any aviation facilities, to conduct a public hearing in\nconnection with a contract, lease, joint service arrangement, charge,\nfare, rental or fee, the authority shall not enter into such contract,\nlease, joint service arrangement, or establish, fix, revise or levy any\ncharge, fare, rental, landing fee, concession fee or other fee unless\nand until the authority has held a public hearing at which interested\npersons have had an opportunity to be heard concerning the same,\nprovided, however, if the county has conducted a public hearing in\nconnection with such contract, lease, joint service agreement, charge,\nfare, rental or fee, the authority shall not be required to hold a\npublic hearing. Notice of such public hearing shall be published by the\nauthority at least ten days before the date set there for, in at least\none newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall\nset forth the date, time and place of such hearing and shall include a\nbrief description of the matters to be considered at such meeting. At\nall such hearings, any interested persons shall have an opportunity to\nbe heard concerning the matters under consideration. Any decision of the\nauthority on matters considered at such public hearing shall be in\nwriting and be made available in the office of the authority for public\ninspection during regular office hours.\n