§ 249. Transfer of appropriations. All appropriations or
reappropriations for the functions herein transferred heretofore made to
the public service commission or the department of public service, or
segregated pursuant to law, to the extent of remaining unexpended or
unencumbered balances thereof, whether allocated or unallocated or
whether obligated or unobligated, are hereby transferred to and made
available for use and expenditure by the department for the same
purposes for which originally appropriated or reappropriated and shall
be payable on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner on
audit or warrant of the comptroller. Payments for liabilities for
expenses of personal service, maintenance and operation heretofore
incurred by the public service commission or the department of public
service in connection with the functions herein transferred, and for
liabilities incurred and to be incurred in completing their affairs in
relation to the functions transferred herein, shall also be made on
vouchers or certificates approved by the commissioner on audit and
warrant of the comptroller.