§ 471. Town of Wilna housing authority. 1. A municipal housing
authority, to be known as the town of Wilna housing authority is hereby
created and established for the town of Wilna in the county of Jefferson
for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in
article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It shall
constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration and
consist of five members. It shall have the powers and duties now or
hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities.
It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the
provisions of this chapter and the authority, its members, officers and
employees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be
governed by the provisions of this chapter.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to
the contrary, the village of West Carthage housing authority, in its
entirety, shall be transferred to the town of Wilna housing authority.
All powers and duties of the village of West Carthage housing authority
pursuant to section thirty-seven of this chapter or any other provision
relating to municipal housing authorities under article three of this
chapter shall be transferred to and assumed by the town of Wilna housing
authority.