N.Y. Public Housing Law § 477

§ 477. City of Beacon housing authority. A municipal housing\nauthority to be known as the city of Beacon housing authority, is hereby\ncreated and established for the city of Beacon in the county of\nDutchess, for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified\nin article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It\nshall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration\nand consist of five members. It shall have the powers and duties now or\nhereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities.\nIt shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and\nemployees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be\ngoverned by the provisions of this chapter.\n