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* § 1029. Powers of the board. The power conferred by this title shall  be  exercised by the board of directors of the authority, subject to the  terms of such title. In the exercise of those powers, either directly or  through its officers and employees,  the  board  may  do  the  following  things,  among  others,  and  the  following list of powers shall not be  deemed complete or exclusive, or to deny the existence of other  powers,  whether  similar  or different, so long as they are reasonably necessary  for accomplishing the purposes declared and indicated in this title:    1. To determine upon the location, type,  size,  construction,  lease,  purchase,  ownership,  acquisition,  use  and  operation of any plant or  plants or other structure or property, within or without the territorial  limits of the district;    2. To acquire on  behalf  and  in  the  name  of  the  county  or  the  authority,  whether  by  agreement  with  and purchase from the owner or  owners, or by condemnation, the whole or any part of any existing  plant  or  plants  or  of  any other property which it is authorized to acquire  under this title;    3. Subject to the provisions of the public service  law,  and  to  its  agreement  with  any  municipality,  to  fix  rates  and charges for the  furnishing or rendition of light, heat or  power  or  of  any  connected  service,  and  to collect through bills therefor which shall be rendered  at least once in each calendar month the revenues derived therefrom;    4. To appoint and at pleasure discharge a secretary and such clerical,  engineering, legal and other professional  assistants  as  it  may  deem  necessary for the purposes of this title and to fix their compensation;    5.  To  appoint  and  at  pleasure  remove  all employees, to transfer  employees from their positions to other positions and to consolidate  or  abolish such positions;    6.  To  enter  upon  any lands and within any building whenever in its  judgment it may be necessary for  the  purpose  of  making  surveys  and  examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized by this title;    7.  When  so authorized by resolution of the board of supervisors with  respect to service within any town or by  resolution  of  the  governing  body  of any other municipality, to investigate the cost of operation of  any light, heat or power utility or service within any municipality, and  for such purpose to examine and  inspect  the  records,  books,  papers,  accounts  and  other  documents  of  any  owner,  whether  individual or  corporate, of any plant or plants, within  or  without  the  territorial  limits  of  the  district,  and  to  make  copies  thereof  or  extracts  therefrom;    8. To make  to  the  public  service  commission,  the  annual  report  prescribed  by  subdivision  seven  of  section  sixty-six of the public  service law, which report shall be verified by the oath of the president  of the authority;    9. By the whole, or by  any  one  or  more,  of  the  members  of  the  authority,  to  make  any  investigation  which it may deem necessary to  enable it effectually to carry out the provisions of this title and, for  that purpose, to take and hear  proofs  and  testimony,  to  compel  the  attendance of witnesses and to require the production of records, books,  papers, accounts and other documents including public records;    10.  To  execute contracts, borrow money, issue bonds, certificates of  indebtedness and other obligations, and sell or dispose of the  same  in  such  amounts  and  at  such rates of interest as may be advisable. This  shall include the power to dispose of its bonds or other obligations to,  and to borrow money from, the Reconstruction  Finance  Corporation,  the  federal  emergency administrator of public works or any other federal or  state agency, and it may also accept  a  grant  from  such  corporation,administrator  or  agency,  and  donations  from  any  public or private  source;    11.  To  adopt,  revise  and amend rules and regulations to enable the  authority to carry out the purposes of this title, every such  rule  and  regulation,  and  each  amendment  thereof,  to be filed with the county  clerk;    12. Subject to and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  seventy-seven of the public service law, to do whatever may be necessary  to give effect to the purposes of this title, and in general to have and  exercise  all  other  powers  necessary or incidental to the purposes of  this title which may be exercised by  a  gas  and  electric  corporation  under the transportation corporation law.    * NB Terminated July 1, 1963

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Statutes > New-york > Pba > Article-5 > Title-2 > 1029

* § 1029. Powers of the board. The power conferred by this title shall  be  exercised by the board of directors of the authority, subject to the  terms of such title. In the exercise of those powers, either directly or  through its officers and employees,  the  board  may  do  the  following  things,  among  others,  and  the  following list of powers shall not be  deemed complete or exclusive, or to deny the existence of other  powers,  whether  similar  or different, so long as they are reasonably necessary  for accomplishing the purposes declared and indicated in this title:    1. To determine upon the location, type,  size,  construction,  lease,  purchase,  ownership,  acquisition,  use  and  operation of any plant or  plants or other structure or property, within or without the territorial  limits of the district;    2. To acquire on  behalf  and  in  the  name  of  the  county  or  the  authority,  whether  by  agreement  with  and purchase from the owner or  owners, or by condemnation, the whole or any part of any existing  plant  or  plants  or  of  any other property which it is authorized to acquire  under this title;    3. Subject to the provisions of the public service  law,  and  to  its  agreement  with  any  municipality,  to  fix  rates  and charges for the  furnishing or rendition of light, heat or  power  or  of  any  connected  service,  and  to collect through bills therefor which shall be rendered  at least once in each calendar month the revenues derived therefrom;    4. To appoint and at pleasure discharge a secretary and such clerical,  engineering, legal and other professional  assistants  as  it  may  deem  necessary for the purposes of this title and to fix their compensation;    5.  To  appoint  and  at  pleasure  remove  all employees, to transfer  employees from their positions to other positions and to consolidate  or  abolish such positions;    6.  To  enter  upon  any lands and within any building whenever in its  judgment it may be necessary for  the  purpose  of  making  surveys  and  examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized by this title;    7.  When  so authorized by resolution of the board of supervisors with  respect to service within any town or by  resolution  of  the  governing  body  of any other municipality, to investigate the cost of operation of  any light, heat or power utility or service within any municipality, and  for such purpose to examine and  inspect  the  records,  books,  papers,  accounts  and  other  documents  of  any  owner,  whether  individual or  corporate, of any plant or plants, within  or  without  the  territorial  limits  of  the  district,  and  to  make  copies  thereof  or  extracts  therefrom;    8. To make  to  the  public  service  commission,  the  annual  report  prescribed  by  subdivision  seven  of  section  sixty-six of the public  service law, which report shall be verified by the oath of the president  of the authority;    9. By the whole, or by  any  one  or  more,  of  the  members  of  the  authority,  to  make  any  investigation  which it may deem necessary to  enable it effectually to carry out the provisions of this title and, for  that purpose, to take and hear  proofs  and  testimony,  to  compel  the  attendance of witnesses and to require the production of records, books,  papers, accounts and other documents including public records;    10.  To  execute contracts, borrow money, issue bonds, certificates of  indebtedness and other obligations, and sell or dispose of the  same  in  such  amounts  and  at  such rates of interest as may be advisable. This  shall include the power to dispose of its bonds or other obligations to,  and to borrow money from, the Reconstruction  Finance  Corporation,  the  federal  emergency administrator of public works or any other federal or  state agency, and it may also accept  a  grant  from  such  corporation,administrator  or  agency,  and  donations  from  any  public or private  source;    11.  To  adopt,  revise  and amend rules and regulations to enable the  authority to carry out the purposes of this title, every such  rule  and  regulation,  and  each  amendment  thereof,  to be filed with the county  clerk;    12. Subject to and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  seventy-seven of the public service law, to do whatever may be necessary  to give effect to the purposes of this title, and in general to have and  exercise  all  other  powers  necessary or incidental to the purposes of  this title which may be exercised by  a  gas  and  electric  corporation  under the transportation corporation law.    * NB Terminated July 1, 1963

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Statutes > New-york > Pba > Article-5 > Title-2 > 1029

* § 1029. Powers of the board. The power conferred by this title shall  be  exercised by the board of directors of the authority, subject to the  terms of such title. In the exercise of those powers, either directly or  through its officers and employees,  the  board  may  do  the  following  things,  among  others,  and  the  following list of powers shall not be  deemed complete or exclusive, or to deny the existence of other  powers,  whether  similar  or different, so long as they are reasonably necessary  for accomplishing the purposes declared and indicated in this title:    1. To determine upon the location, type,  size,  construction,  lease,  purchase,  ownership,  acquisition,  use  and  operation of any plant or  plants or other structure or property, within or without the territorial  limits of the district;    2. To acquire on  behalf  and  in  the  name  of  the  county  or  the  authority,  whether  by  agreement  with  and purchase from the owner or  owners, or by condemnation, the whole or any part of any existing  plant  or  plants  or  of  any other property which it is authorized to acquire  under this title;    3. Subject to the provisions of the public service  law,  and  to  its  agreement  with  any  municipality,  to  fix  rates  and charges for the  furnishing or rendition of light, heat or  power  or  of  any  connected  service,  and  to collect through bills therefor which shall be rendered  at least once in each calendar month the revenues derived therefrom;    4. To appoint and at pleasure discharge a secretary and such clerical,  engineering, legal and other professional  assistants  as  it  may  deem  necessary for the purposes of this title and to fix their compensation;    5.  To  appoint  and  at  pleasure  remove  all employees, to transfer  employees from their positions to other positions and to consolidate  or  abolish such positions;    6.  To  enter  upon  any lands and within any building whenever in its  judgment it may be necessary for  the  purpose  of  making  surveys  and  examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized by this title;    7.  When  so authorized by resolution of the board of supervisors with  respect to service within any town or by  resolution  of  the  governing  body  of any other municipality, to investigate the cost of operation of  any light, heat or power utility or service within any municipality, and  for such purpose to examine and  inspect  the  records,  books,  papers,  accounts  and  other  documents  of  any  owner,  whether  individual or  corporate, of any plant or plants, within  or  without  the  territorial  limits  of  the  district,  and  to  make  copies  thereof  or  extracts  therefrom;    8. To make  to  the  public  service  commission,  the  annual  report  prescribed  by  subdivision  seven  of  section  sixty-six of the public  service law, which report shall be verified by the oath of the president  of the authority;    9. By the whole, or by  any  one  or  more,  of  the  members  of  the  authority,  to  make  any  investigation  which it may deem necessary to  enable it effectually to carry out the provisions of this title and, for  that purpose, to take and hear  proofs  and  testimony,  to  compel  the  attendance of witnesses and to require the production of records, books,  papers, accounts and other documents including public records;    10.  To  execute contracts, borrow money, issue bonds, certificates of  indebtedness and other obligations, and sell or dispose of the  same  in  such  amounts  and  at  such rates of interest as may be advisable. This  shall include the power to dispose of its bonds or other obligations to,  and to borrow money from, the Reconstruction  Finance  Corporation,  the  federal  emergency administrator of public works or any other federal or  state agency, and it may also accept  a  grant  from  such  corporation,administrator  or  agency,  and  donations  from  any  public or private  source;    11.  To  adopt,  revise  and amend rules and regulations to enable the  authority to carry out the purposes of this title, every such  rule  and  regulation,  and  each  amendment  thereof,  to be filed with the county  clerk;    12. Subject to and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  seventy-seven of the public service law, to do whatever may be necessary  to give effect to the purposes of this title, and in general to have and  exercise  all  other  powers  necessary or incidental to the purposes of  this title which may be exercised by  a  gas  and  electric  corporation  under the transportation corporation law.    * NB Terminated July 1, 1963