N.Y. Education Law § 258-a: Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of general services

§ 258-a. Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological

gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of

general services. Museums, historical societies, zoological gardens,

aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta which are chartered or

incorporated by the regents or otherwise formed pursuant to section two

hundred sixteen of this chapter or otherwise pursuant to the laws of

this state and are also non-profit organizations may make purchases of

commodities and services through the office of general services subject

to such rules as may be established from time to time pursuant to

section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law; provided that

each such purchase shall have a cost of five hundred dollars or more and

that said museum, historical society, zoological garden, aquarium,

botanical garden or arboreta shall accept sole responsibility for any

payment of such cost due the vendor.