2463 - New York state sports authority.

* §  2463.  New  York  state  sports  authority. 1. For the purpose of  effectuating  the  policy  declared  in  section   twenty-four   hundred  sixty-one   of  this  chapter,  there  is  hereby  created  a  corporate  instrumentality of the state to be  known  as  "New  York  state  sports  authority"  in this title referred to as "the authority", which shall be  a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit  corporation.  The  authority  shall  consist  of  five  members to be appointed by the  governor, by and with the advice and  consent  of  the  senate.  Of  the  members  first appointed, one shall serve for a term ending April first,  nineteen hundred seventy-four; one of such members  shall  serve  for  a  term ending one year from such date; one of such members shall serve for  a  term ending two years from such date; one of such members shall serve  for a term ending three years from such date; and one  of  such  members  shall  serve  for  a  term  ending  four  years  from  such  date. Their  successors shall serve for terms of five years each. Each  member  shall  hold  office  until  his successor has been appointed and qualified. The  governor shall designate one of the members to be chairman who shall  be  the chief executive officer of the authority.    2.  The  chairman  and  the  other  members shall receive compensation  within the  amounts  made  available  by  appropriation  therefor.  Each  member,  including  the chairman, shall be entitled to reimbursement for  his actual and necessary expenses incurred in  the  performance  of  his  official duties.    3.  The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the authority  and shall  be  responsible  for  the  discharge  of  the  executive  and  administrative  functions  and  powers of the authority, but he shall be  empowered to delegate any one or  more  of  such  functions  or  powers,  including,  without  limitations,  that  of  appointment, discipline and  removal of officers or employees, to  one  or  more  executive  officers  appointed by the board.    4.  The  authority  shall  be  a  "state  agency"  for the purposes of  sections seventy-three and seventy-four of the public officers law.    5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this  or  any  other  law,  general, special or local, no officer or employee of the state, or  of any public corporation as defined in  the  general  corporation  law,  shall  be  deemed  to  have  forfeited  or  shall  forfeit his office or  employment or any benefits provided  under  the  retirement  and  social  security  law  or  under  any public retirement system maintained by the  state or any  of  its  subdivisions  by  reason  of  his  acceptance  of  membership  on  or  chairmanship  of the authority; provided, however, a  member or chairman who holds such  other  public  office  or  employment  shall  receive no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant  to this title, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for his actual and  necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such services.    6. The governor may remove any member  for  inefficiency,  neglect  of  duty  or  misconduct  in  office  after giving him a copy of the charges  against him and an opportunity to be heard, in person or by  counsel  in  his defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If any member shall be  so  removed,  the governor shall file in the office of the department of  state a complete statement of charges made against such member, and  his  findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings.    7.  The  authority  shall  continue  so long as it shall have bonds or  other  obligations  outstanding  and  until  its  existence   shall   be  terminated  by  law.  Upon  the  termination  of  the  existence  of the  authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested  in  the state.    * NB (Disbanded March, 1980)