N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 13.29: Gifts

§ 13.29 Gifts.

(a) The commissioner, on behalf of the state and if in the public

interest, shall accept, hold in trust, administer, apply, execute, or

use gifts, devises, bequests, grants, powers, or trusts of personal or

real property made to the state, the office for people with

developmental disabilities, a facility within the office, the

commissioner, or the directors or visitors of facilities which are to be

used or may be used for purposes of the office for people with

developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, the

maintenance, support, or benefit of one or more patients in a facility.

(b) The commissioner, in carrying out the provisions of subdivision

(a) of this section, may create or provide separate and distinct funds,

investments, and deposits and regulate their use, transfer, and

withdrawal. He may dispose of a power or trust upon its expiration and

according to its terms.

(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section apply to gifts, devises,

bequests, grants, powers, or trusts given to, received, or applied by

the state, the commissioner, the office for people with developmental

disabilities, or facilities thereof and predecessor officers, agencies,

or facilities prior to as well as subsequent to the enactment of this

section.