New York § 261 - 261Transfer of functions
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 261 — 261Transfer of functions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 261. 261Transfer of functions
§ 261. Transfer of functions. All of the functions and powers possessed by and all the obligations and duties of the department of public works and the superintendent of public works, except those pertaining to the construction of public buildings, and flood control and shore line and beach erosion control, transferred to the office of general services in the executive department and the conservation department, respectively, are hereby transferred and assigned to, assumed by and developed upon the department of transportation.
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