Public Authorities Law article 5, title 6-C, § 1140 · Title 6-C. Town of Wilton Water and Sewer Authority
Limited liability
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 1140. Limited liability. Neither the members of the governing body, nor any municipality, officer or employee acting in its behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal liability resulting from the construction, maintenance or operation of any of the properties of the authority or from carrying out any of the powers expressly given in this title; provided, however, that this section shall not be held to apply to any independent contractor.
* NB There are 2 § 1140's
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- Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBA1140
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- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 1140's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
- The law prints more than one section numbered 1140 under different headings; this one is cited with its heading.
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