N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 3973: Separability; construction

§ 3973. Separability; construction. If any clause, sentence,

paragraph, section, or part of this title shall be adjudged by any court

of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,

impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its

operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof

directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have

been rendered. The provisions of this title shall be liberally construed

to assist the effectuation of the public purposes furthered hereby.