Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 1 > Title 3 - Short Title; General Definitions

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Service supplier: means a telephone corporation which provides local exchange access service within a 911 service area. See N.Y. County Law 325