§ 307. Acquisition of real property. 1. The commissioner of\neducation, when an appropriation therefor has been made by the\nlegislature, may acquire any real property which he may deem necessary\nfor the purposes of a state educational institution by purchase or\npursuant to the provisions of the eminent domain procedure law the title\nto which shall be taken in the name of and be vested in the people of\nthe state of New York; provided, however, that no real property shall be\nso acquired by purchase unless the title thereto shall be approved by\nthe attorney general.\n 2. Whenever real property is to be so acquired pursuant to the\nprovisions of the eminent domain procedure law, by appropriation, the\ncommissioner of education shall cause to be made by the state department\nof transportation an accurate acquisition map. With respect to any real\nproperty or any easement to be so acquired for state university\npurposes, the state university trustees may cause the map, description\nand survey contemplated by this subdivision, and any changes,\nalterations or modifications in such map contemplated by subdivision\nfive of this section, to be made by the state department of\ntransportation or, with the approval of the director of the budget, by a\nlicensed professional engineer or a licensed land surveyor, and the\nstate commissioner of transportation and the state university trustees\nmay each authorize the state university construction fund to act as\nagent in making such map, description and survey.\n 3. On the approval of such map by the commissioner, the original\ntracing of such map shall be filed in the main office of the department\npursuant to the provisions of the eminent domain procedure law. With\nrespect to any real property or easement to be so acquired for state\nuniversity purposes, the original tracing of such map shall be filed in\nthe office of the state university trustees.\n 4. If the commissioner shall determine, prior to the filing of such\nmap in the office of the clerk or register of the county, that changes,\nalterations or modifications of such map as filed in the main office of\nthe department should be made, he or she shall, subject to the\nprovisions of article two of the eminent domain procedure law, if\napplicable, direct the preparation by the department of transportation\nof an amended map. On the approval of such amended map by the\ncommissioner, it shall be filed in the main office of the department and\nthe amended map shall thereupon in all respects and for all purposes\nsupersede the map previously filed. With respect to any real property or\nany easement to be so acquired for state university purposes, upon the\napproval of such amended map by the state university trustees, it shall\nbe filed in the office of the state university trustees and the amended\nmap shall thereupon in all respects and for all purposes supersede the\nmap previously filed.\n 5. If the commissioner shall determine, prior to the filing of a copy\nof such acquisition map in the office of the county clerk or register as\nprovided in section four hundred two of the eminent domain procedure\nlaw, that such map should be withdrawn, he or she may file a certificate\nof withdrawal in the offices of the department and of the department of\nlaw. Upon the filing of such certificate of withdrawal, the map to\nwhich it refers shall be cancelled and all rights thereunder shall cease\nand determine.\n 6. The commissioner shall deliver to the attorney general a copy of\nsuch acquisition map, whereupon it shall be the duty of the attorney\ngeneral to advise and certify to the commissioner the names of the\nowners of the property, easements, interests or rights described in the\nsaid acquisition map, including the owners of any right, title or\ninterest therein, pursuant to the requirements of section four hundred\nthree of the eminent domain procedure law.\n 7. If, at or after the vesting of title to such property in
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