§ 7.29 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 of mental health, 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 of mental health, 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 of mental health, or facilities
thereof and predecessor officers, agencies, or facilities prior to as
well as subsequent to the enactment of this section.