NY Arts & Cult Aff L § 54.07 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ACA - Arts and Cultural Affairs Title S - Enacted Without Title Heading Article 54 - Executive Mansion Trust 54.07 - Purposes and Powers of the Trust.

§ 54.07. Purposes  and  powers of the trust. The purposes of the trust   shall be to preserve, improve and promote the  executive  mansion  as  a   historical  and cultural resource of the state of New York, including by   operation of an executive mansion museum, and to serve as a focal  point   for  the  receipt  and administration of private, gifts, devises, loans,   and bequests made or donated to these ends. To carry out such  purposes,   the trust shall have power:1.  To accept unconditional gifts, devises and bequests, and, with the   approval of the director of  the  budget,  conditional  gifts,  devises,   loans,  and  bequests,  of real or personal property for the purposes of   preserving, improving or promoting the executive mansion as a historical   and cultural resource of the state of New York.2. To accept, administer and expend funds made available to the  trust   by  private  donation  or  public  grant or appropriation for any of its   purposes.3. To  operate  an  executive  mansion  museum  within  the  executive   mansion.4.  To  acquire artifacts or furnishings to enhance the historical and   cultural character of the executive mansion, and other real or  personal   property  by purchase, gift, bequest, loan, or exchange, for use in, on,   or to benefit the executive mansion,  its  grounds,  and  any  executive   mansion  museum  operated  by the trust. The cost of acquisition of such   property, exclusive of services provided by any state department, board,   commission or agency, shall be paid from funds available to the trust.5. To retain or, as appropriate, transfer immediate  jurisdiction  and   control over any property acquired by the trust to the office of general   services or other appropriate public body or agency with its consent and   the prior approval of the director of the budget.6.  To  undertake  any  work,  including  furnishing  of  services and   materials, required to preserve, restore, maintain, improve  or  promote   the  historical  or  cultural significance or character of the executive   mansion and the executive mansion museum,  or  any  property  associated   with  them  related  to  their  historical  and cultural character, upon   request or approval of the office of  general  services,  and  with  the   prior approval of the director of the budget.7.  To undertake or commission research or studies and to make reports   relating to the executive mansion, including  development  of  a  master   plan  for  the preservation and maintenance of the executive mansion and   its grounds as a historic and cultural resource  of  the  state  of  New   York.8. To appoint and employ such officers, employees and staff, qualified   by  training  and experience, who shall be deemed to be state employees,   and to retain such expert legal, financial,  architectural,  curatorial,   conservation  and  other  consultant  services  as it deems necessary to   carry out its corporate purposes, including operation  of  an  executive   mansion museum.9.  To  sell and convey real or personal property or interest therein,   acquired by and under the jurisdiction of the trust and surplus  to  its   needs  and  the  needs  of  the executive mansion, excluding property to   which the state of New York has  title,  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  museum  standards,  provided such sale and conveyance receives   the prior approval of the director of the budget and does not contravene   the terms or conditions of any gift, devise, loan, or bequest. The trust   shall retain the proceeds derived therefrom for its  corporate  purposes   in accordance with generally accepted museum standards.10.  To  participate  and  cooperate  with  other  public  and private   agencies having mutual interests and purposes  in  appropriate  programs   and  projects intended to preserve, improve and promote the historic and    cultural significance and character of the executive mansion or  of  the   properties  and  activities  associated  with  the  historic or cultural   significance of such mansion or executive mansion museum.11.  To  administer,  manage  or  operate any property acquired by the   trust pending transfer or jurisdiction thereof, and to  retain  for  its   corporate  purposes  any  receipts,  revenues or income derived from the   operation or use of such property during the pendency of such transfer.12. To sue and be sued.13. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.14. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes   of this trust.