N.Y. General Municipal Law § 363: Construction of public utility service

§ 363. Construction of public utility service. The purchase,

acquisition, leasing, and construction of such public utility service

shall, in so far as is practicable, be effected by such municipal

corporation in the same manner and by the same officers or boards as

other authorized public improvements are effected for and by such

corporation. The provisions of law in force in such municipal

corporation applicable to the purchase, acquisition, leasing and

construction of the public utility service provided for in this article

shall apply when not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.

The local law, ordinance or resolution provided for in section three

hundred and sixty of this article may, however, provide a different

method or authority or agency for the purchase, acquisition, leasing and

construction of such service, not inconsistent with state law applicable

thereto. Funds to be used for any of the purposes set forth in section

three hundred and sixty of this article shall be paid out in the manner

prescribed by law for the payment of the expenses of other public

improvements authorized for and effected by the municipal corporation

affected.