Section 2. Definitions

As used in this chapter:
    1.  "state  authority" shall mean a public authority or public benefit
  corporation created by or existing under this chapter or any  other  law
  of  the  state of New York, with one or more of its members appointed by
  the governor or who serve as members by virtue of holding a civil office
  of the state, other than an interstate  or  international  authority  or
  public  benefit  corporation,  including  subsidiaries  of  such  public
  authority or public benefit corporation.
    2. "local authority" shall mean  (a)  a  public  authority  or  public
  benefit  corporation  created  by  or existing under this chapter or any
  other law of the state of New York whose members do  not  hold  a  civil
  office  of the state, are not appointed by the governor or are appointed
  by the governor  specifically  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  local
  government  or  governments; (b) a not-for-profit corporation affiliated
  with, sponsored by, or created  by  a  county,  city,  town  or  village
  government;  (c) a local industrial developmental agency or authority or
  other local public benefit corporation; or  (d)  an  affiliate  of  such
  local authority.
    3. "interstate or international authority" shall mean an international
  or  interstate public authority created pursuant to agreement or compact
  with another state or with  a  foreign  power,  including  any  and  all
  affiliates or subsidiaries.
    4. "affiliate" or "affiliated with" shall mean a corporate body having
  substantially the same ownership or control as another corporate body.
    5.  "subsidiary"  shall not include, for the purposes of this chapter,
  corporations that have been certified by the parent corporation  to  the
  entity  created  pursuant  to section twenty-seven of the chapter of the
  laws of two thousand five which added this section as being inactive for
  the past  twelve  months,  having  an  identical  board  of  its  parent
  corporation, or not having separate and independent operational control.
  Provided,  however,  the parent corporation, in response to any request,
  shall address any provision or provisions of this chapter.