Section 10.01. Legislative findings and declaration of intent

The
  legislature hereby finds and declares that the Hudson river area of  New
  York state, which includes that area of the state adjacent to the Hudson
  river  and  extending  from  the  Adirondack  Mountains  to  the  tip of
  Manhattan Island in the city of New York, is unique for its contribution
  to the arts, culture, history and heritage of this  state,  this  nation
  and the world.
    It is further found and declared that efforts to identify and conserve
  the  literary  and  visual  arts  record  of the Hudson river valley; to
  maintain and make accessible the artistic and  cultural  materials  that
  document  the  heritage of this area; to support research, publications,
  educational  programs  and  to  promote  contemporary   artistic   works
  interpreting  the  cultural  and  natural  history  of  the area; and to
  facilitate statewide, interstate and  international  collaborations  and
  exchange  programs  of art, artists and scholars concerning the history,
  art and cultural contributions of the area  to  the  state  and  to  the
  cultural, historic and artistic life of the country and the world are in
  every  respect  in the public interest and to the benefit of all persons
  in this state.
    It is hereby declared a policy of the state that there be created  the
  Institute  for the Hudson River Collection with a legislative mandate to
  take such actions  as  are  necessary  and  appropriate  to  assure  the
  strengthening,  perpetuation  and continued availability of the artistic
  and cultural heritage of the  Hudson  river  area  to  this  state,  the
  country and the world.