§ 572. Town of Allegany housing authority. A municipal housing
authority, to be known as the town of Allegany housing authority, is
hereby created and established for the town of Allegany in the county of
Cattaraugus 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 at least three members and not more than seven
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. For purposes of article fifteen-A of the
executive law only, the authority shall be deemed a state agency as that
term is used in such article, and its contracts for design,
construction, services and materials shall be deemed state contracts
within the meaning of that term as set forth in such article.