2663 - Monies of the authority.

§  2663.  Monies of the authority. 1. All monies of the authority from  whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the  authority  and  shall  be  deposited forthwith in a bank or banks designated by the  authority. The monies in such accounts shall be paid out or withdrawn on  the order of such person or persons as the authority  may  authorize  to  make  such requisitions. All deposits of such monies shall be secured by  obligations of the United States or of the state or of any  municipality  of  a  market  value equal at all times to the amount on deposit and all  banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security for  such  deposits.   To   the   extent  practicable,  consistent  with  the  cash  requirements of the authority, all such monies  shall  be  deposited  in  interest   bearing   accounts.      The   authority  shall  have  power,  notwithstanding the provisions of this section,  to  contract  with  the  holders of any bonds as to the custody, collection, security, investment  and  payment  of any monies of the authority or any monies held in trust  or otherwise for the payment of bonds or any way to  secure  bonds,  and  carry  out  any  such contract notwithstanding that such contract may be  inconsistent with the provisions of this section. Monies held  in  trust  or  otherwise for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds and  deposits of such monies may be secured in the same manner as  monies  of  the  authority  and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give  such security for  such  deposits.  Any  monies  of  the  authority  not  required for immediate use or disbursement may, at the discretion of the  authority,  be  invested pursuant to section ninety-eight-a of the state  finance law in accordance with guidelines established by the authority's  board and amended from time to time. Subject to the  provisions  of  any  contract   with   bondholders   and  with  the  approval  of  the  state  comptroller, the authority shall prescribe a system of accounts.    2. Tax revenues received by the authority pursuant to  section  twelve  hundred ten-C of the tax law, shall be applied in the following order of  priority:  first pursuant to the authority's contracts with bondholders,  then to pay the authority's operating  expense  not  otherwise  provided  for, and then the balance of such taxes not required to meet contractual  or  other obligations of the authority shall be deposited in the general  fund of the authority.