NY Gen Mun L § 523 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 15 - Urban Renewal 523 - Saving Clause.

§  523.  Saving  clause.  1.  Any  urban  renewal program commenced or   undertaken prior to the effective date of this  article,  in  accordance   with  and  pursuant  to,  any provision of the general municipal law, or   other law in force immediately prior  to  the  effective  date  of  this   article,  shall in no manner be impaired or affected by the enactment of   this article or the repeal of the applicable  sections  of  the  general   municipal  law.  As  to  such  urban  renewal  programs  so commenced or   undertaken, the provisions of any  such  law  may  be  deemed  continued   thereunder  until  the  completion  of such program or programs. Nothing   herein contained, however,  shall  prevent  a  municipality,  having  so   commenced  or undertaken an urban renewal program prior to the effective   date of this article, from  exercising  any  of  the  rights  or  powers   granted  in  this  article  in  conjunction  with or substitution of the   rights  and  powers  of  such  municipality  under  any  law  in   force   immediately  prior  to  the  effective  date  of this article, until the   completion of such program.2. Any provision in any law, rule, regulation, resolution, contract or   other document relating to any right, power or duty of the state or of a   municipality and which applied at the time  the  state  or  municipality   exercised  such  power or right or performed such duty shall continue to   apply notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of this article.3. An act of the legislature of the year  nineteen  hundred  sixty-one   which  in  form  amends  or  repeals  or purports to amend or repeal any   provision  or  provisions  of  section   seventy-two-k,   seventy-two-l,   seventy-two-m,  seventy-two-n, or seventy-two-o of the general municipal   law as in force at the time this act shall take effect shall  be  deemed   and  construed  as  an  amendment  or repeal, as the case may be, of the   corresponding provision or  provisions  of  such  sections  or  law,  as   contained in this article.4.  An  act of the legislature of the year nineteen hundred sixty-one,   which adds or purports to  add  a  new  section,  subdivision  or  other   provision    of    law   to   sections   seventy-two-k,   seventy-two-l,   seventy-two-m, seventy-two-n or seventy-two-o of the  general  municipal   law  as  in force at the time this act shall take effect shall be deemed   and construed as having been added to this act and shall be  given  full   effect  according to its context as if the same had been added expressly   and in terms to this act and shall be deemed and construed to have  been   inserted  in  this  act  in the appropriate position in regard to and as   modifying the effect of the corresponding  provision  or  provisions  of   this article.5.  Reference  in  any  general, special or local law, county, city or   village  charter  or  other  special  form  of  government,   ordinance,   resolution,   rule,  regulation  or  document  or  in  any  act  of  the   legislature  of  the  year  nineteen  hundred  sixty-one   to   sections   seventy-two-k,    seventy-two-l,    seventy-two-m,    seventy-two-n   or   seventy-two-o of the general municipal law as in force at the time  this   act  shall  take  effect  shall  be deemed and construed to refer to the   corresponding provision of this article and shall be given  full  effect   according  to  its  terms  as  thereof  specifically  referring  to such   corresponding section or other provision of this article.