1570-Q - Defense and indemnification.

§ 1570-q. Defense and indemnification. The authority shall not execute  any  of  its  powers  except  as  necessary  to  commence  its corporate  existence, until it  has  elected  to  make  the  provision  of  section  eighteen of the public officers law applicable to its employees (as such  term  is  defined  in  such section) pursuant to subdivision two of such  section; provided, however, that nothing contained within  this  section  shall  be  deemed  to  permit  the authority to extend the provisions of  section eighteen  of  the  public  officers  law  upon  any  independent  contractor.