§ 850. State office buildings and other public improvements in certain\ncounties. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general,\nspecial or local, every county is hereby authorized and empowered:\n (a) To acquire by purchase, gift or dedication, or by condemnation in\nthe manner provided by the law under which such county is authorized to\nacquire property for public purposes, or if there be no such law, in the\nmanner provided by and subject to the provisions of the condemnation\nlaw, property in any such city within the county as a site for an office\nbuilding or buildings and appurtenances, suitable for the primary use of\nstate departments, agencies and employees, and other public improvements\nand appurtenances, which site may be located within a larger area\npreviously acquired and cleared under an urban renewal program.\n (b) To acquire property from the state or a city within the county as\nsuch a site, by lease for a term not exceeding forty years, or by a\nquitclaim deed conveying all the right, title and interest of the people\nof the state or city in and to such property, and to agree that if the\ncounty shall fail, within five years from the date of such conveyance,\nto construct an office building or to construct, reconstruct or\notherwise provide a public improvement on such property as may be\nrequired by the terms of a contract entered into with the state\ncommissioner of general services in accordance with the provisions of\nthis section, or if any office building so constructed on such property\nceases to be used primarily for state purposes, then and in either\nevent, such property shall revert to the people of the state with right\nof re-entry thereupon or shall be conveyed to the people of the state in\nfee simple; provided, however, that as a condition precedent to the\nexercise of such right of re-entry the state shall pay to the county\nsuch amount as may be specified in a contract or lease entered into\nbetween the state commissioner of general services and the county in\naccordance with the provisions of this act, which amount may equal (i)\nthe purchase price of the county for such property, (ii) the depreciated\ncosts of the county for all buildings, public improvements and\nappurtenances constructed thereon pursuant to any such contract or\nlease, and (iii) all other costs of the county incurred pursuant to such\ncontract or lease incident to such property and the construction of such\noffice buildings and the construction, reconstruction or provision of\npublic improvements and appurtenances, including the cost of the\noriginal fixtures, furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus, if\nany, included in such work or purchased by the county. Upon the exercise\nby the state of such right of re-entry, the county shall establish a\nsinking fund and any payment made by the state upon exercise of such\nright of re-entry shall, to the extent necessary, be paid into such fund\nwhich shall be maintained solely for the liquidation of the principal of\nand interest on any indebtedness contracted or incurred by the county in\nrelation to the property which so reverts to the people of the state of\nNew York.\n (c) To enter into a contract or contracts with the state commissioner\nof general services on behalf of the state providing for the\nconstruction on such property of one or more office buildings, suitable\nfor the primary use of state departments, agencies and employees, and\nfor the construction, reconstruction or other provisions of other public\nimprovements and appurtenances.\n (d) To clear such property, close and open streets and public ways,\nand demolish existing structures as may be required by any such contract\nwith the state commissioner of general services and to construct one or\nmore such office buildings and to construct, reconstruct or otherwise\nprovide for other public improvements and appurtenances in accordance\nwith plans and specifications approved by the state co
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