Section 914. St

Lawrence county industrial development agency. 1. For the
  benefit of the county of St. Lawrence and the  inhabitants  thereof,  an
  industrial  development  agency,  to be known as the ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
  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 provide  that  the
  exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of
  real  property  whether  by purchase, condemnation or otherwise shall be
  limited to the corporate limits of the county of St. Lawrence, 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  St.
  Lawrence.  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  within  St.  Lawrence 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.