NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 5, 2001—Standard&Poor's assigned its single-'A'-plus rating to New York State Dormitory Authority's $549.13 million 2001 fixed-rate and adjustable-rate lease bonds (municipal health facilities improvement program) series 1 and 2-1 through 2-5 due Jan. 15, 2032, issued for New York City. The bonds are scheduled to sell Dec. 13, 2001. The outlook is stable. The series 2 bonds will initially be issued in the auction-rate mode. If the bonds are converted to another mode, the authority will obtain a liquidity facility. In addition, Standard&Poor's raised its underlying rating (SPUR) on the dormitory authority's outstanding lease-revenue bonds (municipal health facilities improvement program/New York City issue) series 1998-1 due Jan. 15, 2003-2019, 2023,
