* § 914. St. Lawrence county industrial development agency. 1. For the
benefit of the county of St. Lawrence and the inhabitants thereof, an
industrial development agency, to be known as the ST. LAWRENCE 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 St. Lawrence, 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 St.
Lawrence. 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 St. Lawrence 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.

* NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882