§ 222. Application of other laws. For the purposes of the application
of the lien law, the general corporation law, and except as in this
chapter otherwise provided, for the purposes of the application of any
general, special or local law imposing a tax, an authority shall be
deemed a municipal corporation. The term "public corporation" used in
the lien law shall be deemed to include an authority. The term "public
improvement" used in the lien law shall be deemed to include an
improvement upon real property belonging to an authority and the term
"public contract" in such law shall be deemed to include contracts made
by the authority; the secretary of the authority shall, for the purposes
of the lien law be deemed to be the financial officer of the authority
and the officer of the department, bureau, subdivision or commission
having charge of the construction of an improvement and being charged
with the custody and disbursement of the funds applicable to the public
contract or public improvement under, upon or for which goods or
materials are furnished or work was done.