Section 217. Communication

There shall be established in the division of
  state  police,  executive  department,  a  basic   coordinating   police
  communication system at the headquarters of the division of state police
  and  at  such  substations of the state police as shall be designated by
  the superintendent of state police, for the purpose of prompt collection
  and distribution of information throughout the state of New York as  the
  police  problems  of  the state may require.  This basic system shall be
  known as the New York statewide police information network.    Authority
  is  hereby  granted  to  connect  the  basic system herein provided for,
  directly  or  indirectly  with  other   similar   state,   national   or
  international systems.