2023 New York Laws › ACA - Arts and Cultural Affairs › Title T - Natural Heritage Trust › Article 55 - Natural Heritage Trust › 55.07 - Purposes and Powers of the Corporation.

§ 55.07. Purposes  and  powers  of the corporation. The purpose of the
  corporation shall be to serve as a  focal  point  for  the  receipt  and
  administration  of  private  gifts,  devises  and  bequests  of real and
  personal property donated to further  conservation,  outdoor  recreation
  and  historic  preservation  purposes  and advance public understanding,
  revitalization and restoration of New York's waterfronts. Revitalization
  and restoration of the waterfront shall be undertaken pursuant  to,  and
  consistent with an approved local waterfront revitalization plan or plan
  approved  by  the  department  of state, which has been the subject of a
  public hearing. To carry out said purposes, the corporation  shall  have
  power:
1.  To accept unconditional gifts, devises and bequests, and, with the
  approval of the governor, conditional gifts, devises  and  bequests,  of
  real or personal property for conservation, outdoor recreation, historic
  preservation  purposes  and  public  understanding,  revitalization  and
  restoration of New York's waterfronts and to administer and expend funds
  made available to the corporation for any of its purposes.
2. To acquire real property in the name of the people of the state  of
  New  York  by  purchase,  gift,  devise  or exchange of lands previously
  acquired by the  trust  and  under  its  immediate  jurisdiction  or  by
  appropriation   through   the  agency  of  the  commissioner  of  parks,
  recreation  and   historic   preservation   or   the   commissioner   of
  environmental conservation whenever the attorney general shall determine
  such  appropriation  is  necessary to clear any defect or encumbrance on
  the title of such real property which  would  hinder  its  use  for  the
  intended public purpose. The cost of such land acquisition, exclusive of
  services furnished by any state department, board, commission or agency,
  shall be paid from funds available to the trust.
3. To acquire personal property in the name of the people of the state
  of  New  York  by  purchase,  gift,  bequest  or  exchange of personalty
  previously acquired by the trust and under its  immediate  jurisdiction.
  The  cost  of  acquisition  of such personal property shall be paid from
  funds available to the trust.
4. To transfer immediate jurisdiction and control  over  any  real  or
  personal  property  acquired  by  the  trust  to  the  office  of parks,
  recreation and historic preservation, the  department  of  environmental
  conservation, the secretary of state or other appropriate public body or
  agency  with  its  consent and the prior approval of the director of the
  budget.
5. To  undertake  any  work,  including  furnishing  of  services  and
  materials,  required  to  manage, preserve, restore, maintain or improve
  any real or personal property under its jurisdiction and, at the request
  of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, department
  of state or department  of  environmental  conservation,  upon  real  or
  personal property under the jurisdiction of the requesting agency, after
  prior approval of the director of the budget.
6.  To  undertake  research,  studies  and  make  reports  relating to
  conservation, outdoor  recreation,  historic  preservation  matters  and
  public  understanding,  revitalization  and  restoration  of  New York's
  waterfronts.
7. To sell and convey  any  real  or  personal  property  or  interest
  therein  acquired by and under the jurisdiction of the trust and surplus
  to its needs, provided such sale and conveyance does not contravene  the
  terms  or  conditions  of any gift, devise or bequest, and to retain the
  proceeds derived therefrom for its corporate purposes.
8. To appoint and employ such officers, employees  and  staff  and  to
  retain such expert legal, financial, engineering, architectural and such

  other  consultant  services  as  it  deems  necessary  to  carry out its
  corporate purposes.
9. To participate and cooperate with other public and private agencies
  having  mutual  interests  and  purposes  in  appropriate  programs  and
  projects intended to preserve  and  improve  the  natural  and  historic
  resources  of the state and advance public understanding, revitalization
  and  restoration  of  New  York's  waterfronts  in  furtherance  of  the
  education, welfare and enjoyment of its people.
10.  To  administer,  manage  or  operate any property acquired by the
  trust pending transfer of jurisdiction thereof and  to  retain  for  its
  corporate  purposes  any  receipts,  revenue or income derived therefrom
  during the pendency of such transfer.
11. To sue and be sued.
12. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.
13. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes
  of this corporation.