N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1217: Records; prima facie evidence

§ 1217. Records; prima facie evidence. The record of the proceedings

of the authority and of the board of transportation, the records and

printed minutes of the transit commission, of the former transit

construction commissioner, of the former public service commission for

the first district, and of the former board of rapid transit railroad

commissioners, transferred to the authority, or certified copies

thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the

authority, of the board of transportation, of the transit commission, of

the former transit construction commissioner, of the former public

service commission for the first district, or of the former board of

rapid transit railroad commissioners, as the case may be, in respect to

matters concerning which such records or minutes relate. Certified

copies of such records or papers shall in like manner constitute prima

facie evidence.