Section 1691. Actions against authority

1. Except in an action for wrongful
  death,  an  action against the authority for personal injury or property
  damage or founded on tort shall not be commenced more than one year  and
  ninety  days  after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, nor
  unless a notice of claim shall be served on an officer  or  employee  of
  the  authority  designated by the authority for such purpose, within the
  time limited by, and in compliance with  the  requirements  of,  section
  fifty-e  of  the  general municipal law. An action against the authority
  for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the  notice  of
  claim  and time limitation provisions of title eleven of article nine of
  this chapter.
    2. Neither any member of the authority nor any officer,  employee,  or
  agent  of  the  authority,  while  acting  within  the  scope  of  their
  authority, shall be subject to any personal liability resulting from the
  exercise or carrying out of any of the authority's purposes or powers.