N.Y. ACA Law § 22.03

§ 22.03. Legislative findings and statement of purposes. 1. The\nlegislature hereby finds, determines and declares:\n (a) that certain major cultural institutions located in the county are\ninvaluable cultural, educational and recreational resources of the state\nand the continued operation of such institutions in the county is for\nthe benefit of the people of the state and the county;\n (b) that by reason of the severe economic and fiscal problems facing\nboth the state and county, neither the state nor the county is able\nadequately to support the cultural institutions of the county in their\nefforts both to provide cultural, recreational and educational\nopportunities to the people of the state and to improve the viability\nand growth of cultural organizations in the county; and\n (c) that it is in the interest of the people of the state and for\ntheir benefit and welfare to encourage the creative and innovative use\nof public and private resources in order to preserve and protect the\ncultural resources of the county and otherwise to effectuate the\npurposes of this article and article twenty of this chapter by the\ncreation of the trust for cultural resources of the county of Onondaga.\n 2. The legislature hereby further finds, determines and declares that\nthe creation of the trust for cultural resources of the county of\nOnondaga and the delegation to the trust of part of the sovereign power\nof the state are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the\nstate and constitute a governmental, state, municipal and public\npurpose; and that the exercise by the trust of the functions and powers\ngranted to it under this article constitutes the performance of an\nessential public and governmental function.\n