N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 4.07: Powers and duties of commission

§ 4.07. Powers and duties of commission. The commission shall have the

following responsibilities, powers and duties:

1. To make recommendations to state agencies regarding the custody,

display, conservation, preservation and maintenance of works of art in

the empire state plaza under the jurisdiction of such agencies;

2. To appraise and catalogue works of art in the empire state plaza;

3. To advise and assist state agencies in the preparation and

distribution of publications by such agencies;

4. To make recommendations to the governor, the legislature and the

commissioner of general services regarding the purchase of works of art

for display at the empire state plaza;

5. To solicit and acquire by gift, grant or loan such works of art for

display at the empire state plaza as it deems to be in the best

interests of the people of the state;

6. To enter into such contracts as may be necessary or appropriate for

the performance of the functions vested in it by this article;

7. To render such assistance as the legislature or either house

thereof may request with respect to the legislative office building and

other offices and facilities of the legislature in the empire state

plaza;

8. To render such assistance as the commissioner of education may

request with respect to the cultural education center;

9. To make an annual report to the governor and the legislature on or

before December fifteenth which shall contain a complete inventory of

the works of art in the empire state plaza, a summary of the

accomplishments of the commission for the prior year, as well as its

projects planned for the current year, and such recommendations

pertinent to the duties of the commission as it deems advisable. Such

report shall contain a full fiscal accounting of the activities of the

commission, both current and projected;

10. To solicit and accept gifts, contributions and bequests of funds

from individuals, foundations, corporations and other organizations or

institutions for purposes of the commission. All funds of the commission

from such gifts, contributions and bequests shall be deposited in a

state fiduciary fund, expenditures from which shall be limited to the

purposes of the commission set forth in this article;

11. To establish a program, in consultation with the commissioner of

general services, for the promotion of the empire state plaza art

collection to the public through such means as determined by the

commission to be appropriate, including, but not limited to, educational

seminars, remote exhibitions, special events and the sale of souvenirs

or mementos related to the collection. All receipts of the commission

from promotional efforts shall be deposited in a state fiduciary fund,

expenditures from which shall be limited to the purposes of the

commission set forth in this article.