Port of Albany 192/25
CHAPTER 192/1925
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CHAPTER 192/1925
Section 1. There is hereby created and established a district to be known as the "Albany Port District" which shall embrace all the territory on the easterly and westerly sides of the Hudson river which on January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, was included within the city of Albany and the city of Rensselaer…
§ 2. There is also hereby created and established the Albany port district commission, hereinafter called "the commission", which shall be a body corporate and have the powers, duties and jurisdiction hereinafter enumerated, and such other additional powers and duties as may from time to time be conferred upon it by th…
§ 3. The treasurer of such commission shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, execute and file in the office of the commission his bond or undertaking in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and the lawful application of all moneys which…
§ 3-a. The comptroller of the state of New York shall, from time to time but not less than once in every five years examine the books and accounts of such commission, including the receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investment and any other matters relating to its financial standing. In lieu of…
§ 4. Such commission shall have power and authority over the survey, development, control and operation of port facilities and such facilities, operations or things as may be incidental or appurtenant thereto, within such port district, and the co-ordination of the same with existing or future agencies of transportatio…
§ 5. Such port commission also shall (1) Have power to confer with the governing bodies of each of the municipalities within the port district and dock, port, harbor, channel and improvement commission and any other body or official having to do with port and harbor facilities within and without the district and hold p…
§ 6. The commission may make, and cause to be served upon any municipal or other corporation, or individual, within the district, any reasonable order which it may determine to be necessary for the proper development, maintenance and use of the port, relating to the construction, equipment, repair, maintenance, use and…
§ 7. The commission, and any member thereof when directed by the commission, may make any investigation which the commission may deem necessary to enable it effectually to carry out the provisions of this act, and for that purpose the commission, or such member, may take and hear proofs and testimony and compel the att…
§ 8. In the preparation of its comprehensive plan of port development provided for in this act, the commission shall incorporate existing facilities as an integral part thereof, so far as practicable. If the commission shall determine as part of such plan that the district shall construct any port facilities or contrib…
§ 9. The fiscal year of the district shall be from July first to June thirtieth, inclusive. Annually, in the month of June, the commission shall file with the clerk and with the treasurer of each city in the district, a statement of the amount to be raised upon the territory within such city and paid to the commission,…
§ 10. After estimates of the cost of any improvement or improvements by the commission under this act shall have been made and after the apportionment, or any revision or apportionment, covering any such improvement or improvements shall have become final, as provided in this act, whereby the proportions to be paid by…
§ 10-A. Subject to the provisions of section three of article eight of the constitution and section six-a of the general municipal law, notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or local laws: (a) With the approval of and on terms and conditions prescribed by the state comptroller, the commission may…
§ 10-b. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this act or of any other general, special or local law, all bonds issued by such commission after this section shall become effective, shall be sold at public sale, except that such commission may sell any of its bonds at private sale if the state comptroller upon p…
§ 11. No proposition of expenditure of money for the acquisition of any real property, or interest therein or the purchase of machinery or equipment, or the work of construction of terminals, involving an expenditure of one thousand dollars or upwards, shall be adopted without the consent of three members of such commi…
§ 12. No member of such commission shall be pecuniarily interested, either directly or indirectly, in the doing or furnishing of any work or material for the commission or any municipality, in carrying out such plan of port development.
§ 13. Any municipality within the district may set aside and devote any property owned by such municipality and which is suitable for port facilities, to the uses and control of the port commission, provided, that the legislative body of such municipality shall, by a majority vote of all its members and, where there is…
§ 14. The title to any real estate, or interest therein acquired for port facilities and to any improvements which may be made thereon, situate in any municipality which has paid for the same, shall remain in such municipality; but such property shall be maintained and operated subject to the rules and the control of t…
§ 15. The sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for paying the expenses in connection with the appointment and functioning of the commission, as provided in this act, until the moneys necess…