N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1065 – Control by other boards or commissions
§ 1065. Control by other boards or commissions. No certificate of convenience and necessity, license, consent or other authorization shall be required to be obtained by the authority or by a water-works corporation from any board, commission or other agency of the state in order that the authority may acquire, lease, own and operate, maintain, improve, extend or enlarge any property or properties referred to in this title, or that any water-works corporation may sell, transfer, or lease its franchise, works or system, or any part thereof to the authority, except that nothing in this § of the conservation law (constituting chapter sixty-five of the consolidated laws), or of any jurisdiction which the state commissioner of health may now or hereafter have pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of the public health law (constituting chapter forty-five of the consolidated laws). Neither the state public service commission nor any other board or commission of like character shall, unless expressly authorized hereafter, have jurisdiction over the authority in the management and control of its properties or operations or any power over the regulation of the rates fixed or charges collected by the authority.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1065
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC