Section 154. Towns of Hempstead, Babylon and Islip may convey land

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the town boards of  the
  towns  of  Hempstead,  Babylon  and  Islip  without  the submission of a
  proposition to the people of the towns and without town meetings or  any
  other  authorization are hereby authorized respectively to convey to the
  state any land and lands under water owned by said towns,  respectively,
  for  the  purposes  of  this  title.  Said  town  boards are authorized,
  respectively, to permit the temporary use of town  lands  which  may  be
  convenient  for  construction  undertaken by the authority and to permit
  the use of fill dredged from town lands under water.
    * NB (Authority abolished June 30, 1978)