Section 56-a - State-supported debt; 20221. In light of the continuing adverse impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have on the health and welfare of individuals in the state as well as to the financial condition of the state during the state's 2022 fiscal year, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the dormitory authority of the state of New York, the urban development corporation, and the New York state thruway authority are each authorized to issue state-supported debt pursuant to article 5-B, article 5-C and article 5-F of the state finance law to assist the state to manage its financing needs during its 2022 fiscal year, without regard to any restrictions, limitations and requirements contained in article 5-B of the state finance law, other than subdivision 4 of section 67-b of such article, and such state-supported debt shall be deemed to be issued for (i) an authorized purpose within the meaning of subdivision 2 of section 68-a of the state finance law for all purposes of article 5-C of the state finance law and section 92-z of the state finance law, or (ii) an authorized purpose within the meaning of subdivision 2 of section 69-m of the state finance law for all purposes of article 5-F of the state finance law and section 92-h of the state finance law, as the case may be. Furthermore, any bonds issued directly by the state during the state's 2022 fiscal year shall be issued without regard to any restrictions, limitations and requirements contained in article 5-B of the state finance law, other than subdivision 4 of section 67-b of such article. For so long as any state-supported debt issued during the state's 2022 fiscal year shall remain outstanding, including any statesupported debt issued to refund state-supported debt issued during such fiscal year, the restrictions, limitations and requirements contained in article 5-B of the state finance law, other than subdivision 4 of section 67-b of such article, shall not apply.2. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.3. Severability; construction. The provisions of this section shall be severable, and if the application of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this section to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the application of any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, part of this section or remainder thereof, as the case may be, to any other person or circumstance, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.N.Y. Urban Development Corporation Act Law § 56-a
Added by New York Laws 2021, ch. 59,Sec. JJJ-50, eff. 4/19/2021, op. 4/1/2020.