Section 452. Powers and duties of the commissioner

The commissioner is
  hereby authorized:
    1.  To  provide  for  the  accomplishment  of  authorized  accelerated
  capacity  and  transportation improvements unless otherwise provided for
  in law.
    2. To provide for  the  accomplishment  of  any  authorized  municipal
  bridge  improvements  unless  otherwise  provided for in law, within the
  limitations of appropriations available therefor, pursuant  to  contract
  between   the   commissioner   and  the  municipality  undertaking  such
  improvements.
    3. To utilize federal moneys available or which may  become  available
  to  the  state,  or to a municipality in the form of federal assistance,
  for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this article.
    4. To enter into contracts  with  any  person,  firm,  corporation  or
  agency,  private  or  governmental,  for the purpose of effectuating the
  provisions of this article.
    5. To prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem  appropriate
  to  effectuate the provisions of this article, including but not limited
  to rules and regulations governing the form, content and  submission  of
  applications  by  municipalities  for use of bond proceeds for municipal
  bridge improvements.
    6. To approve vouchers for the payment of state  financial  assistance
  to  persons,  firms, corporations or agencies, private and governmental,
  and municipalities pursuant  to  contracts  for  the  accomplishment  of
  municipal bridge improvements.
    7.  To  establish  or  cause  to  be  established by the department of
  economic development a  New  York  state  content  program  which  shall
  provide  for  notification  to  New York contractors, subcontractors and
  suppliers of opportunities to bid on contracts for improvements financed
  under this article, and to promulgate procedures which will  assure  the
  compliance  of  such notification prior to awarding bids, and to require
  that contractors submit,  as  supplementary  materials  to  their  bids,
  documented  evidence  of their efforts to encourage the participation of
  New York  suppliers  and  subcontractors  on  accelerated  capacity  and
  transportation  improvements  and municipal bridge improvements financed
  pursuant to this article.
    8. To perform such other and additional acts as he deems necessary  or
  desirable to carry out effectively the provisions of this article.