§ 204. Records of available space. 1. The office shall have the
responsibility to compile and maintain an inventory of space available
for placing eligible aged citizens in facilities under the jurisdiction
of the dormitory authority; the office shall also take whatever action
necessary to locate those aged citizens of New York, who, according to
standards to be promulgated by the office, are available for residence
in facilities under the jurisdiction of the dormitory authority; the
office shall initiate, assist, coordinate, supervise, and approve the
plan of relocation of such aged citizens, in facilities under the
jurisdiction of the dormitory authority, by any not-for-profit
corporation or political subdivision of the state or the state, or in
the absence of the foregoing entities, by the office itself; in
addition, the office shall carry out the purposes of the public
authorities law pertaining to the use of dormitory authority facilities
for the aged.

2. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities under this title,
the office shall periodically review existing aged residents' use of
dormitory authority facilities, and to establish and enforce such rules
and regulations as may be necessary to assure the office that the needs
of aged residents, as determined by the office, are being met.