N.Y. EDN Law § 3712

§ 3712. State agency for surplus property. The commissioner of\neducation, or such other state officer as may, from time to time, be\ndesignated by the governor, shall be the state agency for surplus\nproperty and is hereby authorized and empowered (1) to acquire from the\nUnited States of America under and in conformance with the provisions of\nsection two hundred three (j) of the federal property and administrative\nservices act of nineteen hundred forty-nine as amended, such property\nincluding equipment, materials, books, or other supplies under the\ncontrol of any department or agency of the United States of America as\nmay be usable and necessary for purposes of education, public health or\ncivil defense, including research for any such purpose, and for such\nother purposes as may now or hereafter be authorized by federal law; (2)\nto warehouse such property; and (3) to distribute such property within\nthe state to tax-supported medical institutions, hospitals, clinics,\nhealth centers, school systems, schools, colleges, and universities\nwithin the state, to other nonprofit medical institutions, hospitals,\nclinics, health centers, schools, colleges and universities which are\nexempt from taxation under section five hundred one (c) (3) of the\nUnited States internal revenue code of nineteen hundred fifty-four, to\ncivil defense organizations of the state, or political subdivisions and\ninstrumentalities thereof, which are established pursuant to state law,\nand to such other types of institutions or activities as may now be or\nhereafter become eligible under federal law to acquire such property.\nThe commissioner of education, or such other state officer as may be\ndesignated by the governor, is hereby authorized to appoint advisory\nboard or committees and to do any and all acts necessary to carry out\nthe foregoing duties of such agency for surplus property in accordance\nwith such federal property and administrative services act of nineteen\nhundred forty-nine as amended and the rules and regulations of any of\nthe departments or agencies of the United States of America duly adopted\nin accordance therewith.\n