2021 New York Laws
ACA - Arts and Cultural Affairs
Title E - New York State Cultural Resources Act
Article 22 - Trust for Cultural Resources of the County of Onondaga
22.03 - Legislative Findings and Statement of Purposes.

§ 22.03. Legislative  findings  and  statement  of  purposes.  1.  The
legislature hereby finds, determines and declares:
  (a) that certain major cultural institutions located in the county are
invaluable cultural, educational and recreational resources of the state
and the continued operation of such institutions in the  county  is  for
the benefit of the people of the state and the county;
  (b)  that  by reason of the severe economic and fiscal problems facing
both the state and county, neither the state  nor  the  county  is  able
adequately  to  support the cultural institutions of the county in their
efforts  both  to  provide  cultural,   recreational   and   educational
opportunities  to  the  people of the state and to improve the viability
and growth of cultural organizations in the county; and
  (c) that it is in the interest of the people  of  the  state  and  for
their  benefit  and welfare to encourage the creative and innovative use
of public and private resources in order to  preserve  and  protect  the
cultural  resources  of  the  county  and  otherwise  to  effectuate the
purposes of this article and article  twenty  of  this  chapter  by  the
creation of the trust for cultural resources of the county of Onondaga.
  2.  The legislature hereby further finds, determines and declares that
the creation of the trust  for  cultural  resources  of  the  county  of
Onondaga  and the delegation to the trust of part of the sovereign power
of the state are in all respects for the benefit of the  people  of  the
state  and  constitute  a  governmental,  state,  municipal  and  public
purpose; and that the exercise by the trust of the functions and  powers
granted  to  it  under  this  article  constitutes the performance of an
essential public and governmental function.