Section 1096-A. Additional duties of the authority

1. The authority shall
  submit to the president of the Monroe county legislature a copy  of  the
  authority's   preliminary  budget,  annual  budget  or  amended  budget,
  certified by the treasurer of the authority, not later than thirty  days
  prior  to  the date on which the annual budget is adopted or approved by
  the authority. The  authority  shall  give  notice  in  writing  to  the
  president  of  the  Monroe county legislature not later than thirty days
  prior to anticipated final approval of any construction projects  to  be
  undertaken  by  the  authority involving water mains in excess of twelve
  inches in size, construction of mains in geographical areas  theretofore
  undeveloped  or  not  supplied  with  a  public  water  supply,  storage
  facilities, pumping stations or  water  treatment  facilities  utilizing
  funds  of  either  the  authority or funds of the county of Monroe under
  subdivision sixteen-b of section one thousand ninety-six of  this  title
  provided,  however,  that the foregoing shall not in any event be deemed
  to include: modernization, renewal and replacement, repair,  maintenance
  of  or improvement in properties or facilities; preliminary undertakings
  such as studies, tests, evaluations, reports, preparation of engineering
  plans and specifications, obtaining property  rights  and  obtaining  of
  necessary   governmental   approvals;   construction  activities  deemed
  necessary by the authority in an emergency to  protect  life,  property,
  health  or  the  public safety; changes during construction which do not
  materially change the essential service area affected by a project;  and
  construction  activities  within  the terms of the last sentence of this
  subdivision.  In  the  event  the  Monroe  county  legislature,  by  its
  resolution  adopted  at  any time within sixty days after receipt by the
  president of the county legislature of the  notice  from  the  authority
  herein  provided for, requests any change in such project, the authority
  shall conduct a public informational meeting upon ten days' notice to be
  published twice consecutively in a newspaper of general  circulation  in
  the  county  of Monroe prior to the authority granting final approval or
  prior to the commencement of construction of such project. The authority
  shall give  written  notice  to  the  president  of  the  Monroe  county
  legislature  not  less  than  thirty days prior to the date of any final
  action of the authority with respect to any change in the rates  of  the
  authority.  The  authority  shall conduct a public informational meeting
  upon ten days' notice to be published twice consecutively in a newspaper
  of general circulation in the county of Monroe relative to any change in
  such rates prior to the effective date of  such  change.  The  foregoing
  provisions  of this subdivision shall not be construed to or require the
  authority to in any way violate or impair the rights and remedies of  or
  covenants  with  the holders of obligations of the authority pursuant to
  any resolution or trust indenture  of  or  binding  upon  the  authority
  adopted or executed authorizing or securing obligations of the authority
  or abrogate the rights and powers of the authority to fulfill its duties
  and  obligations to comply with all the terms, covenants or requirements
  required or provided by any existing contractual agreement  or  provided
  or  required  by  statute  or  the  order  or direction or approval of a
  federal,  state  or  local  governmental   entity   having   appropriate
  jurisdiction or authority.
    2.   The  authority  shall  be  empowered  to  develop  and  adopt  an
  administrative code, subject to amendment from time to time,  concerning
  such cooperative interrelationships between the authority and the county
  of  Monroe,  including the duties of the authority under subdivision one
  of this section. Any such code,  or  any  amendment  thereto,  shall  be
  submitted  to  the  president  of  the  county legislature not less than
  ninety days prior to its adoption by the authority for approval by  such
  legislature.