New York Laws
Article 13 - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
13.29 - 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 for people with
developmental disabilities, 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 for people with
developmental disabilities, 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 for people with developmental
disabilities, or facilities thereof and predecessor officers, agencies,
or facilities prior to as well as subsequent to the enactment of this
section.

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