New York Consolidated Laws, Public Authorities Law - PBA § 713. Acquisition and transfers of land

1. Title to any lands, easements or rights in land which may be acquired for the authority with the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this title shall be vested in the authority.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the board of supervisors of any county, the town board of any town, the trustees of any village, or the common council of any city, without any election or meeting of the taxpayers or voters or other authorization, is hereby authorized to convey to the authority any land, easement or interest in land, including a public highway, which the authority may deem necessary.

3. The authority shall have the right to convey to any appropriate governmental body of the state of New York any approach road in the state of New York, and to any appropriate governmental body of Canada any approach road in the province of Ontario, whenever such appropriate governmental body shall undertake to maintain the same as a public highway.