New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle I - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Chapter III - HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Subchapter C - COLLECTIONS
Part 429 - DISPOSAL OF WORKS OF ART OR HISTORIC OBJECTS
Section 429.3 - Manner of disposal

Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 429.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) Deteriorated or hazardous conditions.

A work of art or historic object that has been determined to be surplus in accordance with the provisions of section 429.2(c) of this Part may be destroyed and disposed of in an environmentally-responsible manner subject to industry standards under a process known as witnessed destruction.

(b) A work of art or historic object that has been determined to be surplus in accordance with the provisions of section 429.2(a) or (b) of this Part may be disposed of in the following manner, after being properly documented in accordance with the office's collections guidelines:

(1) it shall first be offered to the New York State Museum and if the State Museum fails to accept this offer within 30 days, it shall be offered to State agencies allowed to acquire, exhibit, preserve or interpret it; and if no State agency accepts this offer within 30 days it may be:
(i) donated to a public corporation;

(ii) donated to a not-for-profit corporation authorized to acquire, exhibit, preserve or interpret it;

(iii) sold for fair market value;

(iv) sold for less than fair market value provided the office makes a written justification on a case-by-case basis that it would be in the best interests of the State; or

(v) transferred to the Office of General Services with or without conditions for disposition either by public sale as provided in section 167 of State Finance Law or by private sale.

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