§ 1021-q. Prevailing wage. Whenever the authority enters into any
contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other agreement
for or in connection with any construction, demolition, reconstruction,
excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or
improvement project, such project shall be deemed to be a public works
project for the purposes of article eight of the labor law, and all of
the provisions of article eight of the labor law shall be applicable to
all the work involved in the construction, demolition, reconstruction,
excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or
improvement of such project. Funds, financial assistance, or any other
benefits provided pursuant to this article shall not be utilized for or
in connection with the construction, demolition, reconstruction,
excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or
improvement of any project to which the provisions of article eight of
the labor law are not applicable.