Section 1215. Construction of terms

Whenever the term public service
  commission, or board of rapid transit railroad commissioners, or transit
  construction  commissioner,  or   transit   commission   or   board   of
  transportation,  occurs  in  any  law,  contract or document relating to
  facilities conveyed to the authority or their  operation  or  any  other
  duty  imposed  upon the authority pursuant to this title, or when in any
  law, contract or document reference is made to such  commission,  board,
  commissioner,  or  board  of  transportation  in  connection  with  such
  facilities, operations or duties whereof was so conveyed, such  term  or
  reference  shall be deemed to refer to and include the authority, to the
  extent consistent with the provisions of such law, contract or document.
  For the purposes of subdivision four of section fifty  of  the  workers'
  compensation  law,  the  term  other  political subdivision of the state
  shall be deemed to refer to and include the authority.  For the purposes
  of section three hundred twenty-one of the vehicle and traffic law,  the
  term  any  political subdivision shall be deemed to refer to and include
  the authority. For the purposes of subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  three
  of subsection (c) of section six hundred twelve of the tax law, the term
  subdivisions, referring to subdivisions of the state, shall be deemed to
  refer  to  and  include  the  Manhattan and Bronx surface transportation
  authority.