N.Y. Education Law § 6213: Establishment of collegiate centers

§ 6213. Establishment of collegiate centers. 1. The board of trustees

shall have the same powers to acquire sites, buildings, apparatus, and

equipment for its community colleges' as the board of education has for

school purposes, and it shall follow the procedure prescribed by law for

the board of education in the acquisition of such sites, buildings,

apparatus and equipment. When, in its discretion, the city university of

New York resolves to establish new centers of instruction for community

colleges, it shall follow the procedure of the board of education in

establishing new schools.

2. The city university of New York shall have the power to acquire

real property, as defined by the eminent domain procedure law, in the

name of the people of the state of New York by purchase, lease or

appropriation for senior college purposes in accordance with the

provisions of section three hundred seven of this chapter, except that

the powers and duties in said section mentioned to be performed by the

commissioner of education, shall be performed by the board of trustees.

3. On the request of the city university construction fund, either the

commissioner of general services of the state of New York, with respect

to any property held by the city university in the name of the people of

the state of New York, or the city university, with respect to any

property held by it in its own name, may sell, convey, lease or exchange

or otherwise make available to the dormitory authority, for nominal

consideration, any such property for the purposes of dormitory authority

financing.