3165 - Transfer of appropriation.

§   3165.   Transfer  of  appropriation.  Transfer  of  appropriations  heretofore made to the New York state office of science, technology  and  academic  research.  Upon  the  transfer  pursuant to section thirty-one  hundred fifty-six of this title of the functions and powers possessed by  and all of the obligations and duties of the New York  state  office  of  science,  technology  and  academic  research as established pursuant to  article ten-B of the executive law to the foundation  as  prescribed  by  section  thirty-one  hundred fifty-six of this title, all appropriations  and reappropriations which shall have been made available as of the date  of such transfer to the New York state office of science, technology and  academic research or segregated  pursuant  to  law,  to  the  extent  of  remaining unexpended or unencumbered balances thereof, whether allocated  or   unallocated   and   whether  obligated  or  unobligated,  shall  be  transferred to and  made  available  for  use  and  expenditure  by  the  foundation   and   when  appropriate  made  available  to  the  regional  partnerships for the same purposes for which originally appropriated  or  reappropriated and shall be payable on vouchers certified or approved by  the  commissioner  of  taxation and finance, on audit and warrant of the  comptroller. Payments of liabilities for expenses of  personal  service,  maintenance  and operation which shall have been incurred as of the date  of such transfer by the New York state office of science, technology and  academic research, and for liabilities incurred and to  be  incurred  in  completing  its  affairs  shall  also  be  made on vouchers certified or  approved by the executive director  of  the  foundation,  on  audit  and  warrant  of  the  comptroller.  All of the assets and liabilities of the  small business technology investment fund transferred from the New  York  state  science  and  technology  foundation  to  the  urban  development  corporation pursuant to subdivision two of section two hundred nine-f of  the executive law shall be transferred to the New York state  foundation  for  science,  technology  and  innovation  established pursuant to this  title.