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SECTION 916-A
The Niagara county industrial development agency
General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 18-A, TITLE 2
* § 916-a. The Niagara county industrial development agency. 1. For
the benefit of the county of Niagara and the inhabitants thereof, an
industrial development agency, to be known as the NIAGARA COUNTY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the
accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of
article eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate
and politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and
duties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of
this chapter upon industrial development agencies and provide that the
exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of
real property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be
limited to the corporate limits of the county of Niagara, and such
agency shall take into consideration the local zoning and planning
regulations as well as the regional and local comprehensive land use
plans. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to
the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its
members shall be appointed by the governing body of the county of
Niagara. The agency, its members, officers and employees and its
operations and activities shall, except as provided specifically herein,
be governed by the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this
chapter.

2. In addition to the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by
title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter, the agency shall have
the power (i) to acquire, construct, own, maintain, and lease or sell to
a railroad or private business corporation any interest in railroads
operated within Niagara county, including easements or rights of way,
necessary switching apparatus, track, and other equipment necessary or
convenient to the operation of such railroad, which will be used in
conjunction with industrial, manufacturing, commercial or warehousing
operations and (ii) to finance such facilities through the issuance of
its bonds and notes, when in the judgment of the agency, such facilities
will serve to promote, develop, encourage and assist in the acquiring,
constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, equipping and
furnishing of industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, and
research facilities including industrial pollution control facilities
and thereby advance the job opportunities, health, general prosperity
and economic welfare of the people of the state and improve their
prosperity and standard of living.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two of section eight
hundred fifty-six of article eighteen-A of this chapter, the agency
shall consist of not less than three nor more than nine members who
shall be appointed by the governing body of the county of Niagara.

* NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882