§ 1196-c. Organization of authorities. 1. When an authority has been\nestablished by special act of the legislature for the benefit of a\nsingle sponsoring municipality, upon such establishment the governing\nbody of such municipality shall file within one year after the effective\ndate of such special act, in the office of the secretary of state, a\ncertificate setting forth (a) the date of passage of such special act;\n(b) the name of the authority; (c) the names of the members and their\nterms of office, specifying which member is the chairman; and (d) the\nbounds of the district established by local law in which the authority\nwill deliver water to or transport sewage from the ultimate consumers or\ndischargers thereof, provided, however, that unless otherwise provided\nin such special act no such district may encompass any area contained\nwithin another district established under this title or within any other\nwater authority district created by this chapter. Should such district\ninclude all or any portion of a municipality or municipalities other\nthan the sponsoring municipality, such certificate shall be accompanied\nby a copy of the intermunicipal contract or contracts under which the\nauthority will provide services within such other municipality or\nmunicipalities, together with copies of the local law approving same.\nAny changes in the bounds of such districts or to such contracts shall\nbe similarly filed within thirty days thereof.\n 2. Where an authority has been established by special act of the\nlegislature for the benefit of more than one sponsoring municipality,\nupon such establishment the governing body of each such municipality\nshall file within one year after the effective date of such special act,\nin the office of the secretary of state, a certificate setting forth (a)\nthe date of passage of such special act; (b) the name of the authority;\n(c) the name or names of the member or members appointed by such\ngoverning body and their terms of office; and (d) the bounds of that\nportion of the district established by local law within the applicable\nmunicipality in which the authority will deliver water to or transport\nsewage from the ultimate consumers or dischargers thereof, provided,\nhowever, that unless otherwise provided by such special act no such\nportion may encompass any area contained within another district\nestablished under this title or within any other water district created\nby this chapter. Each such certificate shall be accompanied by a copy of\nthe local law establishing such portion of the district and by a copy of\nthe intermunicipal agreement under which membership on the authority is\napportioned among the sponsoring municipalities and a copy of the local\nlaw approving same.\n 3. An authority shall be deemed to be and shall be in existence upon\nthe satisfactory filing and receipt of the certificate or certificates\nrequired by subdivision one or two hereof. An authority and its\ncorporate existence shall continue until terminated by law; provided,\nhowever, that no such law shall take effect so long as the agency shall\nhave bonds or other obligations outstanding unless adequate provision\nhas been made for the payment or satisfaction thereof. Upon termination\nof the existence of the authority, all of the rights and properties of\nthe authority then remaining shall pass to and vest in the sponsoring\nmunicipality or municipalities, as the case may be.\n 4. An authority shall be a corporate governmental agency constituting\na public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by special\nact of the legislature where there is more than one sponsoring\nmunicipality, an authority shall consist of not less than three nor more\nthan five members. Such members shall be appointed and the chairman\ndesignated by the governing body of the sponsoring municipality,\nprovided that where there is more than one sponsoring municipality, the\napportionment of members between or amon
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