§ 27. Acquisition of real property by purchase or appropriation. 1.\nThe commissioner of general services when moneys therefor have been\nappropriated by the legislature or are otherwise available, may acquire\nany real property which he deems necessary for the implementation or\naccomplishment of any statutory purpose, function, operation or\nresponsibility of the commissioner of general services or the office of\ngeneral services, by purchase or as provided in the eminent domain\nprocedure law. Title to such real property shall be taken in the name of\nand be vested in the people of the state of New York. No real property\nshall be so acquired by purchase unless the title thereto is approved by\nthe attorney general. The terms "property" or "real property" as used in\nthis section shall mean "real property" as defined by section one\nhundred three of the eminent domain procedure law.\n 2. Whenever real property is to be so acquired pursuant to the\nprovisions of the eminent domain procedure law the commissioner of\ngeneral services shall cause to be made an accurate acquisition map as\nso provided in said law.\n 3. On the approval of such map by the commissioner of general\nservices, the original tracing of the map shall, pursuant to the eminent\ndomain procedure law, be filed in the main office of the office of\ngeneral services.\n 4. If the commissioner of general services shall determine, prior to\nthe filing of a copy of such acquisition map in the office of the county\nclerk, that changes, alterations or modifications of such map as filed\nin the main offices of the office of general services should be made, he\nor she shall, subject to the provisions of article two of the eminent\ndomain procedure law, if applicable, direct the preparation of an\namended map. On the approval of such amended map by the commissioner, it\nshall be filed in his or her office and he or she shall cause a\ncertified copy of such amended map to be filed in the office in the same\nmanner as the original map was filed and the amended map shall thereupon\nin all respects and for all purposes supersede the map previously filed.\n 5. If the commissioner of general services shall determine, prior to\nthe filing of a copy of an acquisition map in the office of the county\nclerk, as provided in section four hundred two of the eminent domain\nprocedure law, that such map should be withdrawn, he or she shall file a\ncertificate of withdrawal in the offices of the office of general\nservices and of the department of law. Upon the filing of such\ncertificate of withdrawal, the map to which it refers shall be cancelled\nand all rights thereunder shall cease and terminate.\n 6. The commissioner of general services shall deliver to the attorney\ngeneral a copy of such acquisition map, whereupon it shall be the duty\nof the attorney general to advise and certify to the commissioner the\nnames of the owners of the real property described in the said\nacquisition map, including the owners of any right, title or interest\ntherein, pursuant to the requirements of section four hundred three of\nthe eminent domain procedure law.\n 7. If, at or after the vesting of title to such property in the people\nof the state of New York in the manner provided for in the eminent\ndomain procedure law, the commissioner of general services shall deem it\nnecessary to cause the removal of an owner or other occupant from such\nproperty, he may cause such owner or occupant to be removed therefrom by\nproceeding in accordance with section four hundred five of such law. The\nproceeding shall be brought in the name of the commissioner as agent of\nthe state and the attorney general shall represent the petitioner in the\nproceedings. No execution shall issue for costs, if any, awarded against\nthe state or the commissioner, but they shall be part of the costs of\nthe acquisition of the real property and be paid in like manner.\nProceedings may be brought separately against one or
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