§ 219-b. Definitions. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
article of this chapter the following terms, whenever used or referred
to in this article, shall have the following meanings, unless a
different meaning clearly appears from the context:

1. The term "emergency project" means a specific work or improvement,
including lands, buildings and improvements, acquired, constructed,
altered, renovated, or reused to provide emergency dwelling
accommodations for eligible tenants, as hereafter defined in this
section, together with such social, recreational, communal or other
non-housing facilities as may be deemed by the authority or city or
government undertaking such project to be incidental or appurtenant
thereto. Emergency projects as defined herein shall be deemed to
constitute low rent housing within the meaning of article eighteen of
the constitution and shall be deemed to be in conformity with a plan or
undertaking for the clearance, replanning and reconstruction or
rehabilitation of a substandard and insanitary area and for recreational
and other facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto.

2. The term "eligible tenant" means: (a) distressed families of
servicemen; (b) distressed veterans and their families; (c) distressed
single servicemen and veterans; and (d) other distressed persons or
families of low income. The term "servicemen" shall include any person
who is serving, and the term "veterans" shall include any person who has
served during world war II, under conditions other than dishonorable, in
the military or naval forces or the merchant marine of the United
States. Persons and families who are without adequate housing because of
eviction or inadequate income or for other reasons, or are affected by
unusual hardships, and are unable to find adequate housing within their
financial reach shall be deemed to be distressed. Eligible tenants as
defined herein shall be deemed to be persons of low income within the
meaning of article eighteen of the constitution. Subject to the terms of
any contract with a government, an authority shall have the power to
select eligible tenants for emergency projects.