1691 - Actions against authority.

§ 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.