Class D Public Authorities
Class D public authorities have interstate and international jurisdiction. This is the complete list.
- Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority — an international authority that maintains the Peace Bridge link between Buffalo, New York, and Fort Erie, Ontario.
- Niagara Falls Bridge Commission — international public authority controlling various bridges in the Niagara Falls. The Board of Commissioners has eight members, four appointed by the Ontario Premier and four by the Governor of New York State.
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — bi-state agency regulates interstate commerce around the ports of New York and New Jersey; owns bridge and tunnel connections between the two states south of the Tappan Zee Bridge; maintains New York City's airports and Newark International Airport; built the World Trade Center; includes the following subsidiaries:
- New York and New Jersey Railroad Corporation (operates the Port Authority Trans-Hudson commuter railroad system )
- Newark Legal and Communications Center Urban Renewal Corporation
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation Transitcenter, Inc.
- WTC Retail LLC
Read more about this topic: New York State Public-benefit Corporations
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