§ 843. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section, the term "authority
employee" shall mean any board member, member, officer or employee of
the authority.

2. The authority shall make available their code of ethics on their
website, which is applicable to all authority employees.

3. No authority employee shall have any interest, financial or
otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction
or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is
in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of such employee's
duties in the public interest.

4. (a) No authority employee shall accept other employment which will
impair such employee's independence of judgment in the exercise of any
official duties.

(b) No authority employee shall accept employment or engage in any
business or professional activity which will require the employee to
disclose confidential information which such employee has gained by
reason of official position or authority.

(c) No authority employee shall disclose confidential information
acquired by the employee in the course of official duties nor use such
information to further personal interests.

(d) No authority employee shall use or attempt to use an official
position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for such
employee or others.

(e) No authority employee shall engage in any transaction as
representative or agent of the authority with any business entity in
which such employee has a direct or indirect financial interest that
might reasonably tend to conflict with the proper discharge of official
duties.

(f) An authority employee shall not by conduct give reasonable basis
for the impression that any person can improperly influence such
employee or unduly enjoy favor in the performance of official duties, or
that such employee is affected by the kinship, rank, position or
influence of any party or person.

(g) An authority employee shall abstain from making personal
investments in enterprises which such employee has reason to believe may
be directly involved in decisions to be made by the employee or which
will otherwise create substantial conflict between duty in the public
interest and such employee's private interest.

(h) An authority employee shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct
which will not raise suspicion among the public that such employee is
likely to be engaged in acts that are in violation of trust.

(i) No authority employee employed on a full-time basis nor any firm
or association of which such an employee is a member, where a
substantial portion of the stock of which is owned or controlled
directly or indirectly by such employee, shall sell goods or services to
any person, firm, authority or association which is licensed or whose
rates are fixed by the authority in which such employee serves or is
employed.

(j) If any authority employee shall have a financial interest, direct
or indirect, having a value of ten thousand dollars or more in any
activity which is subject to the jurisdiction of a regulatory agency,
such authority employee shall file with the secretary of state a written
statement that such authority employee has such a financial interest in
such activity which statement shall be open to public inspection.

5. In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law
any such authority employee who shall knowingly and intentionally
violate any of the provisions of this section may be fined, suspended or
removed from office or employment.

6. The provisions of section seventy-three of the public officers law
shall be applicable to all board members and employees of the authority.