N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 119-m

§ 119-m. Legislative intent. The provisions of this article are\ndesigned to effectuate in part (1) section two-a of article eight of the\nconstitution and (2) section one of article eight of the constitution as\namended January first, nineteen hundred sixty, and shall be in addition\nto and not in substitution for or in limitation of any other\nauthorization for performance by municipal corporations or districts of\ntheir functions, powers or duties on a cooperative, joint or contract\nbasis.\n