Title ACA, Arts and Cultural Affairs

§ 4.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that the Governor Nelson A.\nRockefeller empire state plaza is a unique architectural entity and is\nintensively used by the public for recreation, for conventions of\nbusiness and…

§ 4.03. Definitions. Except as otherwise provided herein and unless\nthe context shall otherwise require, the following terms as used in this\narticle shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Commission" shall mean the empire state plaza art commission\ncreated by this article.\…

§ 4.05. Empire state plaza art commission; creation. 1. The empire\nstate plaza art commission is hereby created in the executive\ndepartment.\n 2. The main office of the commission shall be located in the empire\nstate plaza in space designated therein by the commissioner of ge…

§ 4.07. Powers and duties of commission. The commission shall have the\nfollowing responsibilities, powers and duties:\n 1. To make recommendations to state agencies regarding the custody,\ndisplay, conservation, preservation and maintenance of works of art in\nthe empire state …

§ 4.09. Appointment of curator and other employees. 1. The chairman,\nwith the concurrence of the commission and the commissioner of general\nservices, shall appoint a curator who shall serve at the pleasure of the\ncommission. The commission shall prescribe powers and duties of…

§ 4.11. Assistance of state agencies and political subdivisions. The\ncommission may request and shall receive from any state agency or\npolitical subdivision of the state such assistance and information as\nwill enable it to carry out its duties and accomplish its purposes.\n

§ 40.01. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "New York state cultural education trust act".\n

§ 40.03. Definitions. When used or referred to in this title, unless\notherwise specified, the following terms shall have the following\nmeaning:\n 1. "Trust" shall mean the trust created by section 40.05 of this\ntitle.\n 2. "Board" shall mean the board of the trust created by …

§ 40.05. New York state cultural education trust. 1. A trust to be\nknown as the "New York state cultural education trust" is hereby created\nunder the jurisdiction of the state education department and its\nexistence shall commence with the appointment of the members of the\nbo…

§ 40.07. Purpose of the trust. The purpose of the trust shall be to\nprepare and recommend plans, in cooperation with the commissioner of\neducation, to the director of the budget regarding projects to enhance\nthe public display of the collections and exhibits of the state muse…

§ 40.09. Reports. Not later than ninety days following the end of the\nstate fiscal year the trust shall annually submit to the governor, the\nmajority leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a report\non the priorities and finances of the trust.\n

§ 40.11. Assistance of other agencies. The trust board may request\nfrom any state agency or political subdivision of the state and the same\nare authorized to provide such assistance and information as will enable\nit to carry out its purpose and powers pursuant to this title.\…

§ 40.13. Members not to profit. No member of the trust shall receive\nor may be lawfully entitled to receive any pecuniary profit from the\noperation of the trust.\n

§ 5.01. Purchase of art productions in certain cities. Cities of the\nfirst and second class are hereby authorized, in the discretion of those\nofficers or bodies in such cities that have charge of the appropriation\nof the public funds, to purchase works of art which are the pr…

§ 5.03. Art commissioners. Where provision is not made by law for an\nart commission for any city of the first or second class, the mayor of\nsuch city shall, as soon as any city decides to expend any moneys under\nthe provisions of this article, appoint art commissioners for su…

§ 5.05. Selection and placing of art productions. All art productions\npurchased under this article shall be selected by the art commission of\nthe city, and shall be placed in the public buildings, grounds or parks\nthereof for the purpose of beautifying the same.\n

§ 54.01. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Executive\nMansion Trust Act".\n

§ 54.03. Definitions. When used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context, the terms listed\nbelow shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Trust" shall mean the trust created by section 54.05 of this\ntitle.\n 2. "Executive mansi…

§ 54.05. Executive Mansion Trust. 1. A trust known as the "Executive\nMansion Trust" is hereby created. The trust shall be a body corporate\nand politic and its existence shall commence upon the appointment of the\nmembers as herein provided.\n 2. The trust shall consist of the …

§ 54.07. Purposes and powers of the trust. The purposes of the trust\nshall be to preserve, improve and promote the executive mansion as a\nhistorical and cultural resource of the state of New York, including by\noperation of an executive mansion museum, and to serve as a focal …

§ 54.09. Temporary assignment and transfer of employees. Whenever in\nthe opinion of the trust it would be in the public interest, it may,\nafter prior approval of the director of the budget, request the\ntemporary assignment and transfer of certain employees of any board,\ncomm…

§ 54.11. Services provided by state officials. 1. The attorney general\nshall furnish any and all necessary legal services and advice, including\nexamination of title to real property, required to assist the trust in\naccomplishing its corporate services.\n 2. The commissioner o…

§ 54.13. Moneys of the trust. 1. The head of the division of the\ntreasury in the department of taxation and finance shall be the\ncustodian of the funds of the trust. Disbursements from the funds of the\ntrust shall be made by the custodian or such person as may be authorized\n…

§ 54.15. Creation of trust a public purpose. It is hereby found,\ndetermined and declared that the creation of the trust and the carrying\nout of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the\npeople of the state of New York, for the preservation, improvement …

§ 54.17. Members and employees not to profit. No officer, member or\nemployee of the trust shall receive or may be lawfully entitled to\nreceive any pecuniary profit from the operation thereof except\nreasonable compensation for services in effecting one or more of its\npurposes…

§ 55.01. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Natural Heritage\nTrust Act."\n

§ 55.03. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. The term "trust" shall mean the corporation created by section\n55.05 of this article.\n 2. The term "board" shall mean the members of the corporation.\…

§ 55.05. Natural Heritage Trust. The board known as the "Natural\nHeritage Trust" is hereby continued. Such a board shall be a body\ncorporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation and its\nexistence shall commence upon the appointment of the members as herein\np…

§ 55.07. Purposes and powers of the corporation. The purpose of the\ncorporation shall be to serve as a focal point for the receipt and\nadministration of private gifts, devises and bequests of real and\npersonal property donated to further conservation, outdoor recreation\nand …

§ 55.09. Temporary assignment and transfer of employees. Whenever in\nthe opinion of the trust it would be in the public interest, it may,\nafter prior approval of the director of the budget, request the\ntemporary assignment and transfer of certain employees of any board,\ncomm…

§ 55.11. Examination of title. The title to all real property proposed\nto be acquired by the trust shall be examined and approved by the\nattorney general of the state who shall also furnish any and all\nnecessary legal services and advice required to assist the trust in\naccom…

§ 55.13. Moneys of the corporation. 1. The moneys of the trust shall\nbe retained by it and deposited in a general account and such other\naccounts as the trust may deem necessary for the transaction of its\nbusiness and shall be paid out on checks signed by the chairperson of\n…

§ 55.15. Creation of trust a public purpose. It is hereby found,\ndetermined and declared that the creation of the trust and the carrying\nout of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the\npeople of the state of New York, for the preservation and improveme…

§ 55.17. Payments in lieu of taxes. The trust may, when funds are\navailable and with the approval of the governor, enter into an agreement\nwith a municipality or district within which real property has been\nacquired by the trust providing for the payment of moneys in lieu of\…

§ 55.19. Members and employees not to profit. No officer, member or\nemployee of the trust shall receive or may be lawfully entitled to\nreceive any pecuniary profit from the operation thereof except\nreasonable compensation for services in effecting one or more of its\npurposes…

§ 55.21. Application of law. All of the general provisions of the\npublic authorities law or of any other law shall apply to the natural\nheritage trust herein continued in the same manner as if the language of\nsuch law had been incorporated in full into this article, except to…

§ 55.23. Actions against the trust. Except in an action for wrongful\ndeath, an action against the trust founded on tort shall not be\ncommenced more than one year and ninety days after the cause of action\ntherefor shall have accrued, nor unless a notice of claim shall have\nbe…

§ 57.01. Office of state history. There shall be in the education\ndepartment the office of state history.\n

§ 57.02. New York state history month. 1. Each month of October\nfollowing the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand\nnineteen that amended this subdivision shall be designated as New York\nstate history month.\n 2. The purpose of this month shall be to celeb…

§ 57.03. Functions of the office of state history. It shall be the\nfunction of the office of state history:\n 1. To collect, edit and publish, with the approval of the commissioner\nof education, any archives, records, papers or manuscripts that are\ndeemed essential or desirab…

§ 57.05. State archives. 1. There shall be continued within the\neducation department the state archives. The state archives shall\nacquire, appraise, preserve either in original or duplicate form,\ncatalog, display, duplicate and make available for reference and use by\nstate o…

§ 57.07. Local historian; appointment; maintenance of historical\nedifices. 1. A local historian shall be appointed, as provided in this\nsection, for each city, town or village, except that in a city of over\none million inhabitants a local historian shall be appointed for each…

§ 57.09. Duties of local historian. It shall be the duty of each local\nhistorian, appointed as provided in the last section, in cooperation\nwith the state historian, to collect and preserve material relating to\nthe history of the political subdivision for which he or she is\n…

§ 57.11. Penalty. A public officer who refuses or neglects to perform\nany duty required of him by this article or to comply with a\nrecommendation of the commissioner of education under the authority of\nthis article, shall for each month of such neglect or refusal, be\npunishe…

§ 57.13. Statement of legislative intent. The legislature finds that\npublic records are essential to the administration of local government.\nPublic records contain information which allows government programs to\nfunction, provides officials with a basis for making decisions, …

§ 57.15. Short title. This article may be cited as the "Local\nGovernment Records Law".\n

§ 57.17. Definitions. Wherever used in this article, the following\nterms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth:\n 1. "Local government" means any county, city, town, village, school\ndistrict, board of cooperative educational services, district\ncorporation, …

§ 57.19. Local government records management program. The governing\nbody, and the chief executive official where one exists, shall promote\nand support a program for the orderly and efficient management of\nrecords, including the identification and appropriate administration of…

§ 57.21. Local government records advisory council. The commissioner\nof education shall appoint a local government records advisory council\nconsisting of representatives of local government associations,\nhistorians, the chief administrative judge, the commissioner of the\ndep…

§ 57.23. Oversight and advisory services. 1. It shall be the\nresponsibility of the commissioner of education to advise local\ngovernments on planning and administering programs for the creation,\nmaintenance, preservation, reproduction, retention, and disposition of\ntheir reco…