§ 3. General powers and duties of the commissioner of general\nservices. The commissioner of general services is authorized to:\n 1. accept and receive for erection or location in any of the public\nbuildings or grounds such statues, monuments, memorials or tablets\nhaving reference to historical events in the history or acts of the\ncitizens or soldiers of the state of New York as shall meet his\napproval, provided that such gifts are unconditional and are erected or\nlocated without expenditure from the state treasury.\n 2. cause the flags of the United States and the state flag bearing the\narms of the state, to be displayed upon the capitol building during the\ndaily sessions of the legislature and on public occasions, and cause the\nnecessary flagstaffs to be erected therefor. Cause the flag of the\nUnited States to be appropriately displayed at all times in the senate\nchamber and in the assembly chamber. Cause the flag of the United States\nto be appropriately displayed upon the walls of any hall or other\nmeeting place in a public building under his supervision and control\nduring any meeting or gathering of persons to which the public is\ninvited. The necessary expenses incurred thereby shall be paid out of\nthe treasury on the warrant of the comptroller.\n 3. without process and of his own authority, arrest and convey to any\nmagistrate in the county of Albany any person found disorderly or in the\ncommission of a breach of the peace within any building or on any\ngrounds under his supervision and control and designate employees in the\nunit having charge of the operation and maintenance of public buildings\nand grounds, who, on taking and filing an oath of office with the county\nclerk of Albany county, shall have the same power of arrest and\npresentment of complaint as the commissioner of general services.\n 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or of any general or\nspecial law, and whenever funds therefor are available or have been\notherwise provided, the commissioner of general services is hereby\nauthorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the division of the\nbudget, to retain and employ private engineers, architects and\nconsultants, or firms practicing such professions, for the purposes of\n(1) preparing designs, plans and estimates of structures of any type and\ncharacter, (2) rendering assistance and advice in connection of any\nproject, whether defined or proposed, and under the supervision of the\noffice of general services, and (3) performing such other and necessary\nservices as the commissioner of general services may deem necessary in\nthe administration of the office of general services.\n 5. The commissioner of general services shall have power and it shall\nbe his duty to prepare the plans, specifications, designs and estimates,\nand, by the procedure and methods provided by the laws relating thereto,\nto construct and reconstruct the public buildings and grounds of the\nstate that are now or shall hereafter be under the jurisdiction of the\noffice of general services for such purposes.\n 6. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the\ncommissioner of general services may make any agreements with respect to\nany lands or properties acquired for state purposes in the city of\nAlbany pursuant to the recommendations of the temporary state commission\non the capital city, whereby such lands and properties may continue to\nbe occupied and used by the former owners, their tenants or assigns, or\nany other person or persons, for a period from the date of acquisition\nof such lands and properties until such time as the state requires\nactual physical possession, provided that during the period of such\noccupancy, such lands shall remain on the assessment rolls of the city\nof Albany and shall be subject to real estate taxes and assessments in\nthe same manner as privately owned lands. The right of the former owner\nor such other person or persons to occupy
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