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N.Y. PBA Law § 526

This is the official text of N.Y. PBA Law § 526, part of New York’s PBA Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBA Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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§ 526. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context,\n 1. The term "authority" shall mean the New York State Bridge Authority\ncreated by section five hundred twenty-seven of this chapter;\n 2. The term "commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of\ntransportation in the department of transportation;\n 3. The term "department" shall mean the state department of\ntransportation;\n 4. The term "board" shall mean the members of the authority;\n 5. The term "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge" shall be\ndeemed to mean the bridge constructed pursuant to chapter nine hundred\nof the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-three, as amended;\n 6. The term "Rip Van Winkle bridge" shall be deemed to mean the bridge\nconstructed across the Hudson river north of the village of Catskill and\nsouth of the city of Hudson;\n 7. The term "Bear Mountain bridge" shall be deemed to mean the bridge\nconstructed by the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company, pursuant\nto chapter three hundred and fifty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred\ntwenty-two.\n 7-a. The term "Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon bridge" shall be deemed\nto mean both spans of the bridge constructed across the Hudson river\nbetween a location in the vicinity of the city of Newburgh and a\nlocation in the vicinity of the city of Beacon;\n 7-b. The term "walkway over the Hudson bridge" shall be deemed to mean\nthe Poughkeepsie-Highland railroad bridge which was constructed across\nthe Hudson river north of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson\nbridge.\n 8. The term "Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge" shall be deemed to mean the\nbridge constructed across the Hudson river within five miles of the city\nof Kingston;\n 9. The term "bridges" shall be deemed to mean collectively Mid-Hudson\nbridge, Rip Van Winkle bridge, Bear Mountain bridge, Kingston-Rhinecliff\nbridge, both spans of the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon bridge, walkway\nover the Hudson bridge, and incidental roads, approaches, structures and\nfacilities;\n 10. The terms "bonds" and "notes" shall mean bonds and notes,\nrespectively, issued by the authority pursuant to this title;\n 11. The term "comptroller" shall mean the state comptroller.\n

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