Section 1020-E. Officers and employees; expenses

The  board, or the
  chairman pursuant to authority duly delegated to him, from time to  time
  shall  hire,  without regard to any personnel or civil service law, rule
  or regulation of the state and in accordance with guidelines adopted  by
  the   authority   such  employees  and  consultants,  including  without
  limitation those  in  the  areas  of  engineering,  marketing,  finance,
  appraisal,  accounting and law, as it may require for the performance of
  its duties and shall prescribe  the  duties  and  compensation  of  each
  officer  and employee, provided, however, that if any such employees are
  hired as a consequence of an acquisition of all the stock or  assets  of
  LILCO,  they  shall  be  hired subject and be entitled to all applicable
  provisions of (i) any existing contract or contracts with  labor  unions
  and (ii) all existing pension or other retirement plans. Notwithstanding
  the  provisions  of  any  general,  special  or local law, the board may
  determine that, if any pension or retirement plan  becomes  inapplicable
  or  is  terminated,  all  or  such  class or classes of employees of the
  authority as the board may determine may elect to become members of  the
  New York state employees' retirement system on the basis of compensation
  payable to them by the authority.
    * NB There are 2 § 1020-e's