Section 890-B. County of Cattaraugus industrial development agency

1.  For
  the benefit of the county of Cattaraugus and the inhabitants thereof, an
  industrial development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF  CATTARAUGUS
  INDUSTRIAL   DEVELOPMENT   AGENCY,   is   hereby   established  for  the
  accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title  one  of
  article eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate
  and  politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and
  duties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A  of
  this  chapter upon industrial development agencies and such agency shall
  take into consideration the local zoning  and  planning  regulations  as
  well as the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be
  organized  in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of
  title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its  members  shall  be
  appointed  by  the  governing  body  of  the  county of Cattaraugus. The
  agency, its members, officers  and  employees  and  its  operations  and
  activities shall, except as provided specifically herein, be governed by
  the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.
    2.  In addition to the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by
  title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter, the agency  shall  have
  the power (i) to acquire, construct, own, maintain, and lease or sell to
  a  railroad  or  private  business corporation any interest in railroads
  operated  wholly  or  partially  within  Cattaraugus  county,  including
  easements  or  rights  of way, necessary switching apparatus, track, and
  other equipment  necessary  or  convenient  to  the  operation  of  such
  railroad,   which   will   be   used  in  conjunction  with  industrial,
  manufacturing, commercial or warehousing operations and (ii) to  finance
  such facilities through the issuance of its bonds and notes, when in the
  judgment  of the agency, such facilities will serve to promote, develop,
  encourage and assist in  the  acquiring,  constructing,  reconstructing,
  improving,   maintaining,   equipping   and  furnishing  of  industrial,
  manufacturing,  warehousing,   commercial,   and   research   facilities
  including  industrial  pollution  control facilities and thereby advance
  the job opportunities, health, general prosperity and  economic  welfare
  of  the people of the state and improve their prosperity and standard of
  living.