§ 980-p. Existing districts. Any special improvement or assessment
districts, or any business improvement districts established pursuant to
article two-B of the general city law, or any districts having filed an
application with the state comptroller as provided in such article prior
to the effective date of this article, shall be subject to the
provisions of this article but shall not be required to comply with any
provisions of this article which are contrary to or more restrictive
than those under which the district was established or proposed to be
established as evidenced by an application filed with the state
comptroller prior to the effective date of this article. Any reference
to article two-B of the general city law or any section thereof in any
state or local law, plan or agreement shall be deemed to be a reference
to this article or the appropriate provision of this article.