N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 22.03: Legislative findings and statement of purposes

§ 22.03. Legislative findings and statement of purposes. 1. The

legislature hereby finds, determines and declares:

(a) that certain major cultural institutions located in the county are

invaluable cultural, educational and recreational resources of the state

and the continued operation of such institutions in the county is for

the benefit of the people of the state and the county;

(b) that by reason of the severe economic and fiscal problems facing

both the state and county, neither the state nor the county is able

adequately to support the cultural institutions of the county in their

efforts both to provide cultural, recreational and educational

opportunities to the people of the state and to improve the viability

and growth of cultural organizations in the county; and

(c) that it is in the interest of the people of the state and for

their benefit and welfare to encourage the creative and innovative use

of public and private resources in order to preserve and protect the

cultural resources of the county and otherwise to effectuate the

purposes of this article and article twenty of this chapter by the

creation of the trust for cultural resources of the county of Onondaga.

2. The legislature hereby further finds, determines and declares that

the creation of the trust for cultural resources of the county of

Onondaga and the delegation to the trust of part of the sovereign power

of the state are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the

state and constitute a governmental, state, municipal and public

purpose; and that the exercise by the trust of the functions and powers

granted to it under this article constitutes the performance of an

essential public and governmental function.