Section 20.47. Application of law

Any other provision of any other law to
  the contrary notwithstanding, all of the applicable  provisions  of  the
  general  municipal law, or of any other law, shall apply to the New York
  state cultural resources act herein continued in the same manner  as  if
  the  language  of  such  law  had  been  incorporated  in full into this
  article, except to the extent that such provisions are inconsistent with
  the provisions of this article. For the purposes of article fifteen-A of
  the executive law only, a trust shall be deemed a state agency  as  that
  term   is   used   in  such  article,  and  its  contracts  for  design,
  construction, services and materials shall  be  deemed  state  contracts
  within the meaning of that term as set forth in such article.