§ 19.29 Deaccessioning. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the commissioner may donate a work of art or an historic or other object
of personal property under the jurisdiction of the office to a public
corporation. The commissioner may also dispose of such property directly
pursuant to a process set forth in regulation which is consistent with
subdivision three of section one hundred sixty-seven of the state
finance law or may transfer such property with or without conditions to
the office of general services, and the office of general services shall
be authorized to accept such work of art or such object and dispose of
such property in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred
sixty-seven of the state finance law, or at a private sale. Such work of
art or object shall only be donated, transferred or sold pursuant to
this section provided that:

1. The commissioner determines such work of art or object to be
surplus to the needs of the office or the public.

2. The work of art or object to be disposed of is first documented,
recorded and offered to the New York state museum for use in its
collections, and if not accepted within thirty days of such offer, it
shall be offered for transfer to state agencies having a legislative
mandate to acquire, exhibit, preserve and interpret works of art and
historic objects. Proceeds derived from the deaccessioning of any
property from the collections of the office shall be deposited into the
state park infrastructure fund established pursuant to section
ninety-seven-mm of the state finance law and shall be used only for the
acquisition of collections and/or for the preservation, protection and
care of the collections, including capital projects relating thereto.