2006 New York Code - Municipal Energy Fund.

 
    §  22-305  Municipal energy fund. Revenues received from the operation
  of the public utility service shall be paid into a fund to be  known  as
  the municipal energy fund. The revenues paid into such fund shall not be
  revenues  of the city, and payments from such fund shall be made without
  appropriation and shall not be included in the  expense  budget  of  the
  city.  Nothing herein shall prohibit the city from appropriating expense
  or capital funds in connection with  the  public  utility  service,  nor
  shall  payments  from  the  municipal energy fund to the general fund be
  prohibited.