N.Y. Public Authorities Law Section 1020-Y
Court proceedings

  • preferences
  • venue

1.

Any action, suit or proceeding to which the authority may be a party in which any question arises as to the validity of this title or the valuation of stock or assets acquired by the authority by the exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be preferred over all other civil causes in all courts of the state, except election matters, and shall be heard and determined in preference to all other civil business pending therein, except election matters, irrespective of position on the calendar. The same preference shall be granted upon application of counsel to the authority in any action or proceeding questioning the validity of this title or the valuation of stock or assets acquired by the authority by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in which such counsel may be allowed to intervene. The venue of any action or proceeding questioning the validity of this title shall be laid in the county in which the principal office of the authority is located.

2.

In the event any party shall appeal an award of compensation for the taking by the authority of stock or assets, such party shall post a bond in such amount, if any, as the supreme court shall deem appropriate to adequately protect the interests of the other party under all the circumstances.

3.

Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the authority 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 have been served on the authority within the time limited by, and in compliance with all the requirements of General Municipal Law § 50-E (Notice of claim)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 9 (General Provisions)article nine of this chapter.

Source: Section 1020-Y — Court proceedings; preferences; venue, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBA/1020-Y (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 18, 2024).

1020
Short title 1020‑A
Declaration of legislative findings and declarations 1020‑AA
Conflicts of interest 1020‑B
Definitions 1020‑BB
Exculpation 1020‑C
Long Island power authority 1020‑CC
Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and the gener... 1020‑D
Board of trustees 1020‑DD
Authority not to seek nor any subsidiary of the authority, to apply for or accept preference hydroelectricity 1020‑E
Officers and employees 1020‑EE
Nine Mile Point II 1020‑F
General powers of the authority 1020‑FF
Rates charged to veterans’ organizations 1020‑G
Powers to provide and maintain generating, transmission and resource recovery waste to energy facilities 1020‑GG
Energy plan 1020‑H
Acquisition of property, including the exercise of the power of eminent domain 1020‑HH
Green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery 1020‑I
Subsidiaries 1020‑II
Public notice before approval of utility transmission facilities 1020‑J
Notes of the authority 1020‑JJ
Energy storage deployment policy 1020‑K
Bonds of the authority 1020‑KK
Semi-annual expenditure and lobbying report 1020‑L
State and municipalities not liable on bonds or notes 1020‑LL
Pilot thermal energy network projects 1020‑M
Legal investments 1020‑MM
Prioritization of emergency services 1020‑N
Deposit and investment of moneys of the authority 1020‑O
Agreement of the state 1020‑P
Exemption from taxation 1020‑Q
Payments in lieu of taxes 1020‑R
Repayment of state appropriations 1020‑S
Public service law generally not applicable to authority 1020‑T
Authority not to construct or operate a nuclear powered facility in the service area 1020‑U
Employees of the authority not subject to the public employees’ fair employment act 1020‑V
Equal employment opportunity and minority and women owned business enterprise programs 1020‑W
Audit and annual reports 1020‑X
Authority subject to open meetings law 1020‑XX
Liberal interpretation 1020‑Y
Court proceedings 1020‑YY
Severability 1020‑Z
Corporate existence 1020‑ZZ
Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 1020-Y’s source at nysenate​.gov

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