2010 New York Code
EXC - Executive
Article 9 - (190 - 191) DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS
191 - Restoration and display of New York state's military battle flags.

§ 191. Restoration  and  display  of  New York state's military battle
  flags. 1. There is hereby established within the  division  of  military
  and  naval affairs a temporary advisory committee on the restoration and
  display of New York state's military battle flags (hereinafter  referred
  to  as  the  "committee").  The committee shall have thirteen members as
  follows: the adjutant general,  the  director  of  the  New  York  state
  military  heritage  museum,  the  commissioners  of education and parks,
  recreation and historic preservation and the director of the division of
  veterans' affairs, or  their  designated  representatives,  two  members
  appointed  each  by  the  governor, speaker of the assembly and majority
  leader of the senate and one  member  each  appointed  by  the  minority
  leaders  of  the  senate and assembly and shall serve at the pleasure of
  the appointing authority.  Appointed members shall  include  individuals
  with  experience  in restoration of historical memorabilia, expertise in
  military history, or a background in historical restoration or fine arts
  conservation. No appointed member shall be a member  of  the  executive,
  legislative  or  judicial  branch of the state government at the time of
  his/her appointment.  The advisory committee shall meet  at  least  four
  times a year. No members shall receive any compensation, but members who
  are  not  state  officials  may  receive  actual  and necessary expenses
  incurred in the performance of their duties.
    2. The primary duties of the committee shall be to  conduct  a  study,
  make recommendations regarding the hiring of conservation personnel, and
  the  commencement  of  conservation and preservation of all the military
  battle flags in the state's possession. The committee  shall  elect  its
  own  chair,  vice-chair  and  secretary  from  among  its  members.  The
  committee's duties shall include, but not be limited  to,  conducting  a
  comprehensive  study  and  preparing a report including an evaluation of
  different conservation options,  a  professional  condition  report  and
  options  for  conservation  of  individual  items in the collection, and
  recommendations regarding the display and storage of the collection. The
  committee may:
    (a) (i) establish project schedules and timetables;  project  expenses
  including an estimate of total conservation, display interpretation, and
  continuing  management  costs;  and propose a budget for the recommended
  expenses;
    (ii) recommend specific conservation measures;
    (iii) obtain a professional condition report and  photograph  of  each
  item in the collection; and
    (iv) establish a plan for continuing management and conservation.
    (b)  Recommend  hiring  consultants  as required, subject to budgetary
  limitations.
    (c) Recommend hiring  a  professional  textile  conservator  or  other
  suitable professional to commence the conservation work within budgetary
  limitations  under the supervision of New York State's Military Heritage
  museum curator.
    (d)  Coordinate  and  conduct  fund   raising   activities   for   the
  conservation,   preservation,  interpretation,  display  and  continuing
  management of the state's military battle flag collection, including:
    (i) soliciting gifts, grants or donations of any kind; and
    (ii) soliciting donations from businesses, individuals of all ages and
  organizations.
    All monetary grants, gifts, or donations, shall be  deposited  in  the
  trust fund.
    (e)  Advise  the  division  of  military  and naval affairs on matters
  related to the restoration and display of the  state's  military  battle
  flags.

3.  (a) There is hereby established the New York state military battle
  flags partnership trust fund (hereinafter referred to as "trust fund" or
  "fund"). The fund shall be in the joint custody of the state comptroller
  and commissioner of taxation and finance.
    (b)   Moneys   in   the  fund  shall  consist  of  donations  and  any
  appropriations by the legislature to match  any  such  donations.    Any
  interest  received  by the comptroller on moneys on deposit in the trust
  fund shall be retained in and become part of the trust fund.
    (c) Money in the fund may be used for restoration and display  of  the
  state's  military  battle flags. When all of the state's military battle
  flags have been restored and provision has been made  for  their  public
  display subject to the approval of the advisory committee, any remaining
  funds  are  to  be used as needed for the maintenance and display of the
  flags.
    (d) The moneys of the fund shall be paid out on the audit and  warrant
  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers certified or approved by the adjutant
  general of the division of military and naval affairs.
    4. The committee shall file an annual report  of  its  activities  and
  provide  a  full  accounting of the New York state military battle flags
  partnership trust fund.  This report shall be filed with  the  governor,
  the  speaker  of  the  assembly and the majority leader of the senate no
  later than the end of each state fiscal year.