§ 349-d. Application of law, rules, conditions and regulations. All
provisions of this chapter and all rules, conditions and regulations by
the commissioner of transportation that are consistent with the
provisions of this article, shall be applicable to the performance of
the acts herein specified, and, notwithstanding any inconsistent
provisions of this chapter, or any other laws, general or special, the
commissioner is authorized and empowered to carry out the provisions of
this article and to perform and do such other and further acts not
hereby specifically provided in this article as may be necessary
hereunder, provided however that no public street, main route or
thoroughfare or any portion thereof, that is designated in this article,
shall be deemed to be a part of the system of highways of the state of
New York for purposes of maintenance and repair, until (1) such public
street, main route or thoroughfare or any portion thereof shall have
been constructed, reconstructed or improved as provided in this article,
and (2) such commissioner shall have issued an official order declaring
such public street, main route or thoroughfare or any portion thereof,
exclusive of service roads and intersecting street bridges, to be a part
of such system of highways for such purposes of maintenance and repair.
Such official order shall specify the date when the provisions thereof
shall become effective, and shall be filed in the office of the
department of transportation of the state of New York, and a certified
copy thereof shall be filed (1) in the office of the department of state
and (2) in the office of the clerk or of the official who performs the
related functions of the city in which such public street, main route or
thoroughfare or any portion thereof is located. Upon completion of such
filing, all such provisions of this chapter and all such rules,
conditions and regulations shall be applicable as stated in this
section.