New York Public Authorities Law Section 2049-G - Governmental capacity of the authority and municipalities.

  2049-g.  Governmental capacity of the authority and municipalities.
  The authority, the town and other municipalities, in carrying out  their
  respective  powers  and  duties  under this title, shall be deemed to be
  acting in a  governmental  capacity.  The  construction,  operation  and
  maintenance of any project financed in whole or in part by the authority
  shall  be  deemed  to  be  the  performance of an essential governmental
  function by the authority acting in its governmental  capacity,  whether
  such  project  shall  be  owned  or  operated by the authority or by any
  person or public corporation.

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