N.Y. MHR Law § 54
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Grants of specific powers not restrictive
Official statutory text
§ 54. Grants of specific powers not restrictive. A grant of a specific\npower by this chapter to one or more local governments shall not operate\nto restrict the meaning of a general grant of power by this chapter to\nthe same or any other local government or to exclude other powers\ncomprehended in such general grant.\n
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