152 - Chapter inapplicable to state university construction.

§ 152.   Chapter  inapplicable  to  state university construction. The  provisions of this  chapter  shall  not  apply  to  academic  buildings,  dormitories  and  other facilities constructed, acquired, reconstructed,  rehabilitated or improved for the use of the  state  university  of  New  York  or any state-operated institution or statutory or contract college  under the jurisdiction thereof or for the use of the  students,  faculty  and staff of the state university or any such state-operated institution  or  statutory  or  contract  college under the jurisdiction thereof, and  their families, or to contracts entered into  by  the  state  university  construction  fund  or the state university trustees pursuant to article  eight-a of the education law or to real property held in the name of the  state  for  purposes  of  the  state  university  of  New  York   or   a  state-operated  institution  or  statutory or contract college under the  jurisdiction thereof; provided, however, that nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed to affect the power of any officer, department, board,  commission, bureau, division,  public  benefit  corporation,  agency  or  instrumentality    of    the   state   from   constructing,   acquiring,  reconstructing,  rehabilitating  or   improving   such   facilities   in  accordance  with  the provisions of article eight-a of the education law  if duly authorized by law; and  provided  further  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed to affect the power of the state university  trustees to enter into  any  short  form  contract  for  minor  work  of  construction,   reconstruction,   alteration,  or  repair  of  any  such  facilities  operated  under  the  jurisdiction  of  such   trustees   in  accordance with the provisions of section twenty of this chapter.