New York Laws
Title 9 - New York City Transit Authority
1207-A - Purchase of Cars by the Authority and Disposition Thereof.

§ 1207-a. Purchase of cars by the authority and disposition thereof.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections twelve hundred through
twelve hundred twenty-one, inclusive, of this title or of any other
provisions of law to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of
section twelve hundred seven-j of this title, the authority shall have
power to purchase no more than seven hundred twenty-four cars for the
rapid transit lines under the jurisdiction of the authority and to
finance the purchase price thereof by the issuance of bonds and notes of
the authority in accordance with the provisions of section twelve
hundred seven-b of this title. Any purchase contract for the purchase of
such cars shall be made by the authority only upon public letting
founded on sealed bids in accordance with the requirements of
subdivision two of section twelve hundred nine of this title.

2. Title to all cars purchased by the authority pursuant to
subdivision one of this section shall vest in the authority; provided,
that, subject to such agreements with the holders of bonds and notes of
the authority as may then exist, the authority may from time to time
sell at negotiated sale and transfer to the city, for such consideration
as the authority shall determine and approve, any or all of such cars so
purchased by the authority as provided in section twelve hundred
seven-k.

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