N.Y. PBG Law § 570

§ 570. Village of Scotia housing authority. A municipal housing\nauthority, to be known as the Village of Scotia housing authority, is\nhereby created and established for the Village of Scotia in the county\nof Schenectady for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes\nspecified in article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New\nYork. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in\nduration and consist of at least three members and not more than seven\nmembers. It shall have the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred\nby this chapter upon municipal housing authorities. It shall be\norganized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the provisions of\nthis chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and employees and\nits operations and activities shall in all respects be governed by the\nprovisions of this chapter. For purposes of article fifteen-A of the\nexecutive law only, the authority shall be deemed a state agency as that\nterm is used in such article, and its contracts for design,\nconstruction, services and materials shall be deemed state contracts\nwithin the meaning of that term as set forth is such article.\n