N.Y. PBB Law § 41

§ 41. Jurisdiction. 1. Hereafter no work of art shall become the\nproperty of the state by purchase, gift or otherwise, or be paid for,\neither wholly or in part, out of state funds, unless such work of art or\ndesign for the same, together with a statement of the proposed location\nof such work of art shall first have been submitted to and approved by\nthe office of general services; nor shall any work of art, until so\napproved, be erected or placed in or upon or allowed over or upon any\nstate building, street, highway or other public place, park or ground\nbelonging to or under control of the state. No existing work of art,\nbelonging to or in possession of the state, shall be removed, relocated\nor altered in any way without the approval of the office of general\nservices.\n 2. The construction of any building, bridge or its approaches, arch,\ngate, fence or other structure, or fixture, which is to be paid for,\neither wholly or in part, by state funds, or to be constructed on land\nowned or controlled by the state, shall not be begun unless the design\nfor the same shall have been submitted to and approved by the office of\ngeneral services.\n 3. No arch, bridge, approach or other structure belonging to any\nprivate individual or corporation shall be permitted to extend over or\nunder, into or upon any street, highway, waterway or other public place,\nbelonging to or under control of the state, unless the design and\nlocation thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the office\nof general services.\n 4. The office of general services shall advise, generally, upon\nquestions of art or architecture, when requested to do so, by the\ngovernor, any legislative committee, head of a state department or\ncommission.\n 5. If the office of general services should fail to decide upon any\nmatter submitted to it, within forty-five days after such submission,\nthe office's approval of the matter shall be presumed.\n