Section 10.03. Definitions

Except  as otherwise provided herein and unless
  the context shall otherwise require, as used in this article:
    1. "Hudson river area" or "Hudson river valley" means the Hudson river
  and adjacent areas between the  Adirondack  Mountains  and  the  tip  of
  Manhattan Island in the city of New York.
    2.  "Institute"  means  the  Institute for the Hudson River Collection
  created by this article.
    3. "State agency" means any state  board,  body,  bureau,  commission,
  council,  department,  public  authority,  public corporation, division,
  office  or  other  governmental  entity  performing  a  governmental  or
  proprietary function for the state.