Section 917. Code of ethics

1. As used in this section the term "authority
  employee" shall mean any member, officer or employee of the authority.
    2. No  authority  employee  shall  have  any  interest,  financial  or
  otherwise,  direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction
  or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is
  in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or  her  duties
  in the public interest.
    3.  (a) No authority employee shall accept other employment which will
  impair his or her independence of judgement in the exercise  of  his  or
  her official duties.
    (b)  No  authority  employee  shall accept employment or engage in any
  business or professional activity which will  require  the  employee  to
  disclose  confidential  information which he or she has gained by reason
  of his or her official position or authority.
    (c) No authority  employee  shall  disclose  confidential  information
  acquired by the employee in the course of his or her official duties nor
  use such information to further his or her personal interests.
    (d)  No  authority  employee  shall  use  or attempt to use his or her
  official position to secure unwarranted  privileges  or  exemptions  for
  himself or herself or others.
    (e)   No  authority  employee  shall  engage  in  any  transaction  as
  representative or agent of the authority with  any  business  entity  in
  which  he  or she has a direct or indirect financial interest that might
  reasonably tend to conflict with the proper  discharge  of  his  or  her
  official duties.
    (f)  An  authority  employee  shall  not  by  his  or her conduct give
  reasonable basis for the  impression  that  any  person  can  improperly
  influence  such  employee  or  unduly  enjoy  his  or  her  favor in the
  performance of his or her official duties, or that he or she is affected
  by the kinship, rank, position or influence of any party or person.
    (g)  An  authority  employee  shall  abstain  from   making   personal
  investments  in enterprises which he or she has reason to believe may be
  directly involved in decisions to be made by the employee or which  will
  otherwise  create  substantial  conflict  between his or her duty in the
  public interest and his or her private interest.
    (h) An authority employee shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct
  which will not raise suspicion among the public that he or she is likely
  to be engaged in acts that are in violation of his or her trust.
    (i) No authority employee employed on a full-time basis nor  any  firm
  or  association  of  which such an employee is a member nor authority, a
  substantial portion of  the  stock  of  which  is  owned  or  controlled
  directly or indirectly by such employee, shall sell goods or services to
  any  person,  firm,  authority or association which is licensed or whose
  rates are fixed by the authority in which such  employee  serves  or  is
  employed.
    (j)  If any authority employee shall have a financial interest, direct
  or indirect, having a value of ten  thousand  dollars  or  more  in  any
  activity which is subject to the jurisdiction of a regulatory agency, he
  or  she  shall file with the secretary of state a written statement that
  he or she has such a financial interest in such activity which statement
  shall be open to public inspection.
    4. Violations. In addition to  any  penalty  contained  in  any  other
  provision  of  law  any  such authority employee who shall knowingly and
  intentionally violate any of the  provisions  of  this  section  may  be
  fined, suspended or removed from office or employment.