N.Y. GMU Law § 552
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Definitions
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§ 552. Definitions. As used or referred to in this article unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Agency" shall mean an urban renewal agency created pursuant to\nthis article.\n 2. "Bonds" shall mean any bonds, notes, interim certificates,\ndebentures, or other obligations issued by an agency pursuant to this\narticle.\n 3. "Governing body", "Municipality", "Urban renewal", "Substandard or\ninsanitary area", "Comprehensive community plan", "Urban renewal plan",\n"Commission", "Urban renewal area", "State capital grant" and\n"Commissioner" shall mean governing body, municipality, urban renewal,\nsubstandard or insanitary area, comprehensive community plan, urban\nrenewal plan, commission, urban renewal area, state capital grant and\ncommissioner, respectively, as defined in article fifteen of this\nchapter.\n 4. The term "mayor" shall mean the chief executive officer of a\nmunicipality.\n
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