Section 1976. Bonds of the authority  


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  • * 1. The authority shall have power
      and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds
      in conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial  code
      for  any  corporate purpose, including incidental expenses in connection
      therewith. The authority shall have power from time to time and whenever
      it deems refunding expedient to refund any bonds by the issuance of  new
      bonds,  whether  the  bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and
      may issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and  partly  for
      any  other  corporate  purpose.  Except  as  may  be otherwise expressly
      provided by the authority, every issue of bonds by the  authority  shall
      be  general obligations payable out of any moneys, earnings, or revenues
      of the authority, subject only to any agreements  with  the  holders  of
      particular bonds, pledging any particular moneys, earnings or revenues.
        * NB There are two sub one's
        * 1. The authority shall have power and is hereby authorized from time
      to  time  to  issue  its  negotiable  bonds  for  any corporate purpose,
      including incidental expenses in  connection  therewith.  The  authority
      shall  have  power  from  time  to  time and whenever it deems refunding
      expedient, to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds, whether the
      bonds to be refunded have or have  not  matured,  and  may  issue  bonds
      partly  to  refund  bonds  then  outstanding  and  partly  for any other
      corporate purpose. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by  the
      authority,  every  issue  of  bonds  by  the  authority shall be general
      obligations payable out of any moneys,  earnings,  or  revenues  of  the
      authority, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular
      bonds,  pledging any particular moneys, earnings or revenues. Whether or
      not the bonds are of  such  form  and  character  as  to  be  negotiable
      instruments  under  article  eight  of  the uniform commercial code, the
      bonds shall be and are hereby made  negotiable  instruments  within  the
      meaning  of  and  for  all  the purposes of article eight of the uniform
      commercial code, subject  only  to  the  provisions  of  the  bonds  for
      registration.
        * NB There are two sub one's
        2.  The  bonds  shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and
      shall bear such date or dates,  mature  at  such  time  or  times,  bear
      interest  at  such  rate  or rates, be in such denominations, be in such
      form, either coupon or registered, carry such  registration  privileges,
      be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment at such
      place  or  places,  and  be subject to such terms of redemption prior to
      maturity as such resolution or resolutions may provide.
        3. All bonds of the authority shall be sold at public or private  sale
      as may be determined by the authority.
        4. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any issue of
      bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with
      the holders of the bonds thereby authorized, as to
        (a)  pledging  all  or  any  part  of the moneys, earnings, income and
      revenues derived from the project to secure the payment of the bonds  or
      of  any  issue of the bonds, subject to such agreements with bondholders
      as may then exist;
        (b)  the  rates,  rentals,  fees  and  other  charges  to  be   fixed,
      established  and  collected  and  the  amounts to be raised in each year
      thereby, and the use and disposition of the earnings and other revenues;
        (c) the setting aside of reserves and the creation  of  sinking  funds
      and the regulation and disposition thereof;
        (d) limitations on the right of the authority to restrict and regulate
      the use of the project;
        (e)  limitations  on the purposes to which and the manner in which the
      proceeds of sale of any bonds or any issue of bonds may be applied;
    
        (f) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds,  the  terms  upon
      which  additional  bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of
      outstanding bonds or other bonds;
        (g)  the  procedure,  if  any, by which the terms of any contract with
      bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders
      of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent  may
      be given;
        (h)  the creation of special funds into which any earnings or revenues
      of the authority may be deposited;
        (i) the terms  and  provisions  of  any  mortgage  or  trust  deed  or
      indenture securing the bonds or under which the bonds may be issued;
        (j)  vesting  in a trustee or trustees such properties, rights, powers
      and duties in trust as the authority may determine which may include any
      or all of the rights, powers and duties of the trustee appointed by  the
      bondholders  pursuant  to  section nineteen hundred eighty-three of this
      title, and limiting or  abrogating  the  right  of  the  bondholders  to
      appoint  a trustee under such section or limiting the rights, powers and
      duties of such trustee;
        (k) defining the acts or omissions to act  which  shall  constitute  a
      default   in  the  obligations  and  duties  of  the  authority  to  the
      bondholders and providing the rights and remedies of the bondholders  in
      the  event  of  such  default,  including  as  a  matter  of  right  the
      appointment of a receiver,  provided,  however,  that  such  rights  and
      remedies  shall  not be inconsistent with the general laws of this state
      and other provisions of this title;
        (l) limitations on the power of the authority  to  sell  or  otherwise
      dispose of its properties;
        (m) limitations on the amount of moneys derived from the project to be
      expended  for  operating,  administrative  and  other  expenses  of  the
      authority;
        (n) the protection and enforcement of the rights and remedies  of  the
      bondholders;
        (o)  the obligations of the authority in relation to the construction,
      maintenance, operation, repairs and insurance of  the  project  and  the
      safeguarding and application of all moneys;
        (p)  the  payment of the proceeds of bonds and revenues of the project
      to a trustee or other depositary, and for  the  method  of  disbursement
      thereof  and  such  safeguards  and  restrictions  as  the authority may
      determine;
        (q) any other matters, of like or different character which may in any
      way affect the security or protection of the bonds.
        5. It is the intention of the legislature that any pledge of earnings,
      revenues or other moneys made  by  the  authority  shall  be  valid  and
      binding  from  the  time  when  the  pledge  is made; that the earnings,
      revenues or other moneys so  pledged  and  thereafter  received  by  the
      authority  shall  immediately  be  subject  to  the  lien of such pledge
      without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and that the  lien
      of  any  such  pledge  shall be valid and binding as against all parties
      having claims of any kind in tort, contract  or  otherwise  against  the
      authority  irrespective  of  whether  such  parties have notice thereof.
      Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by  which  a  pledge  is
      created need be recorded.
        6.  Neither  the members of the authority nor any person executing the
      bonds or other obligations shall be liable personally on  the  bonds  or
      other   obligations   or   be  subject  to  any  personal  liability  or
      accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
    
        7. The authority shall have power out of any funds available  therefor
      to  purchase  (as distinguished from the power of redemption hereinabove
      provided) any bonds, and all bonds so purchased shall be cancelled.
        8.  In  the discretion of the authority, the bonds may be secured by a
      trust indenture by and between the authority and  a  corporate  trustee,
      which  may  be  any  trust  company or bank having the powers of a trust
      company in the state of New York. Such trust indenture may contain  such
      provisions  for  protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the
      bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law,
      including covenants  setting  forth  the  duties  of  the  authority  in
      relation   to  the  construction,  maintenance,  operation,  repair  and
      insurance of the project, and the custody, safeguarding and  application
      of all moneys. The authority may provide by such trust indenture for the
      payment  of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenues of the project to
      the trustee under such trust indenture or other depository, and for  the
      method of disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as
      it  may  determine.  All  expenses  incurred  in carrying out such trust
      indenture may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation
      and repairs of the project. If the bonds shall be  secured  by  a  trust
      indenture  the bondholders shall have no authority to appoint a separate
      trustee to represent them.