S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4998
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 10, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHROEDER, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. ABBATE, BARCLAY, BRENNAN, GOTTFRIED, MOLINARO, SALADINO,
SAYWARD, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Transportation
AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to
including the New York state capitol's hall of governors as part of
the visual and performing arts on the Empire State Plaza
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4.01 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added
by chapter 996 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
S 4.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The legisla-
ture hereby finds and declares that the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller
empire state plaza [is a] AND THE NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL'S HALL OF
GOVERNORS ARE unique architectural [entity] ENTITIES and [is] ARE inten-
sively used by the public for recreation, for conventions of business
and governmental groups and for participation in exhibits and exhibi-
tions of the visual and performing arts.
It is hereby declared a policy of the state that there be created in
the executive department the empire state plaza art commission, with a
legislative mandate regarding the works of art of great value to the
people of the state of New York which are located in the empire state
plaza AND THE CAPITOL'S HALL OF GOVERNORS.
S 2. Section 4.03 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by
chapter 996 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
S 4.03. Definitions. Except as otherwise provided herein and unless
the context shall otherwise require, the following terms as used in this
article shall have the following meanings:
1. "Commission" shall mean the empire state plaza art commission
created by this article.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2. "Empire state plaza" shall mean the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller
empire state plaza, excluding the cultural education center, the legis-
lative office building and any other offices and facilities of the
legislature in said plaza.
3. "State agency" shall mean any state board, body, bureau, commis-
sion, council, department, public authority, public corporation, divi-
sion, office, or other governmental entity performing a governmental or
proprietary function for the state, but shall not include the legisla-
ture.
4. "HALL OF GOVERNORS" SHALL MEAN THE MAIN HALLWAY LEADING TO THE
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS.
S 3. Section 4.07 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as amended by
section 2 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
S 4.07. Powers and duties of commission. The commission shall have the
following responsibilities, powers and duties:
1. To make recommendations to state agencies regarding the custody,
display, conservation, preservation and maintenance of works of art in
the empire state plaza AND HALL OF GOVERNORS under the jurisdiction of
such agencies;
2. To appraise and catalogue works of art in the empire state plaza
AND HALL OF GOVERNORS;
3. To advise and assist state agencies in the preparation and distrib-
ution of publications by such agencies;
4. To make recommendations to the governor, the legislature and the
commissioner of general services regarding the purchase of works of art
for display at the empire state plaza AND HALL OF GOVERNORS;
5. To solicit and acquire by gift, grant or loan such works of art for
display at the empire state plaza AND HALL OF GOVERNORS as it deems to
be in the best interests of the people of the state;
6. To enter into such contracts as may be necessary or appropriate for
the performance of the functions vested in it by this article;
7. To render such assistance as the legislature or either house there-
of may request with respect to the legislative office building and other
offices and facilities of the legislature in the empire state plaza;
8. To render such assistance as the commissioner of education may
request with respect to the cultural education center;
9. To make an annual report to the governor and the legislature on or
before December fifteenth which shall contain a complete inventory of
the works of art in the empire state plaza AND HALL OF GOVERNORS, a
summary of the accomplishments of the commission for the prior year, as
well as its projects planned for the current year, and such recommenda-
tions pertinent to the duties of the commission as it deems advisable.
Such report shall contain a full fiscal accounting of the activities of
the commission, both current and projected;
10. To solicit and accept gifts, contributions and bequests of funds
from individuals, foundations, corporations and other organizations or
institutions for purposes of the commission. All funds of the commission
from such gifts, contributions and bequests shall be deposited in a
state fiduciary fund, expenditures from which shall be limited to the
purposes of the commission set forth in this article;
11. To establish a program, in consultation with the commissioner of
general services, for the promotion of the empire state plaza AND HALL
OF GOVERNORS art [collection] COLLECTIONS to the public through such
means as determined by the commission to be appropriate, including, but
not limited to, educational seminars, remote exhibitions, special events
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and the sale of souvenirs or mementos related to the collection. All
receipts of the commission from promotional efforts shall be deposited
in a state fiduciary fund, expenditures from which shall be limited to
the purposes of the commission set forth in this article.
S 4. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a new
section 4.13 to read as follows:
S 4.13. HALL OF GOVERNORS. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES, POWERS AND DUTIES:
1. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS OF PORTRAITS OR FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
PORTRAITS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CURATORIAL SERVICES FOR THE HALL OF
GOVERNORS;
2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR LOAN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO
GIFTS OF FUNDS OR PORTRAITS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CURATORIAL SERVICES;
3. DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A WRITTEN REVIEW PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE COMMISSION ON THE RESTORATION OF THE CAPITOL, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE
CONSULTATION WITH ART EXPERTS REGARDING THE STYLE, AUTHENTICITY AND
CONDITION OF PORTRAITS OFFERED TO THE STATE; AND
4. ENSURE THAT THE SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALL GIFTS ARE IN
CONFORMITY WITH ALL LAWS CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEAR-
ANCE THEREOF, AND SUBJECT TO THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC
INTEGRITY.
S 5. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.