N.Y. GMU Law § 357

§ 357. Federal aid for public airports. No county, town, city, village\nor authority in this state whether acting alone or jointly with another\ncounty, town, city, village or authority or with the state, shall submit\nto the administrator of civil aeronautics of the United States any\nproject application, under the provisions of section nine (a) of the Act\nof Congress, approved May thirteenth, nineteen hundred forty-six, being\na public law three hundred seventy-seven, seventy-ninth Congress, known\nand hereinafter designated as the "Federal Airport Act", or any\namendment thereto, unless the project and the project application shall\nhave been first approved by the state commissioner of transportation. No\nsuch county, town, city, village or authority shall directly accept,\nreceive, receipt for, or disburse any funds granted by the United States\nunder the Federal Airport Act but it must designate such commissioner as\nits agent, who, on its behalf, shall accept, receive, receipt for and\ndisburse such funds. Every such county, town, city, village or authority\nshall enter into an agreement with such commissioner prescribing the\nterms and conditions of such agency in accordance with the federal laws,\nrules and regulations and applicable laws of this state. Such moneys as\nare paid over by the United States government shall be retained by the\nstate or paid over to such county, town, city, village or authority upon\nsuch terms and conditions as may be imposed by the United States in\nmaking such grant.\n