Section 222. Application of other laws

For the purposes of the application
  of  the  lien  law,  the  general corporation law, and except as in this
  chapter otherwise provided, for the purposes of the application  of  any
  general,  special  or  local  law  imposing a tax, an authority shall be
  deemed a municipal corporation.  The term "public corporation"  used  in
  the  lien  law shall be deemed to include an authority. The term "public
  improvement" used in  the  lien  law  shall  be  deemed  to  include  an
  improvement  upon  real  property belonging to an authority and the term
  "public contract" in such law shall be deemed to include contracts  made
  by the authority; the secretary of the authority shall, for the purposes
  of  the  lien law be deemed to be the financial officer of the authority
  and the officer of the department,  bureau,  subdivision  or  commission
  having  charge  of  the construction of an improvement and being charged
  with the custody and disbursement of the funds applicable to the  public
  contract  or  public  improvement  under,  upon  or  for  which goods or
  materials are furnished or work was done.