§ 2803. Examination of the books and accounts of public authorities by
the state comptroller. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, the state comptroller shall, from time to time but not less
than once in every five years, examine the books and accounts of every
authority or commission heretofore or hereafter continued or created by
this chapter, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases,
sinking funds, investments and any other matters relating to its
financial standing. In lieu of such an examination, the state
comptroller is hereby authorized to accept from every such authority or
commission an external examination of its books and accounts made at the
request of such authority or commission.

2. (a) The state comptroller may, pursuant to subdivisions two and
three of section eight-c of the state finance law, in his or her sole
discretion, apply to state authorities the electronic data analytical
enterprise fraud prevention and detection system as provided for in such
section eight-c of the state finance law. Public authorities shall fully
support and cooperate with the state comptroller by providing the state
comptroller with access to data of the authority requested by the state
comptroller, in accordance with state and federal law, to allow such
data to be integrated into such analytic efforts as the state
comptroller may deem necessary.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "state authority" shall
have the same meaning as in subdivision one of section two of this
chapter, provided that for purposes of this subdivision, the term
"public benefit corporation" as used in such subdivision one of section
two of this chapter shall have the same meaning as in subdivision four
of section sixty-six of the general construction law.