Section 362. Assistance by state officers, departments, boards, divisions and commissions

At the request of the authority, engineering and  legal  services  for such authority shall be performed by forces or officers of
  the department of transportation and the department of law respectively,
  and  all  other  state  officers,  departments,  boards,  divisions  and
  commissions  shall render services within their respective functions. At
  the request of the authority, services in connection with the collection
  of any charges or fees for the use of the thruway, the  New  York  state
  canal  system  or any part thereof may be performed by the department of
  motor vehicles.