§ 99-dd. Special events fund. 1. Notwithstanding sections eight, eight-a and seventy of this chapter and any other provision of law, rule, regulation, or practice to the contrary, there is hereby established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance a special events fund, which shall be classified by the state comptroller as an enterprise fund type, and which shall consist of all moneys received from private entities and individuals as fees for the use of physical space at state-owned facilities, including, but not limited to, the Empire State Plaza and Harriman Campus, and any other miscellaneous fees associated with the use of such physical space at such state-owned facilities by private entities and individuals.

2. Moneys within the special events fund shall be available to the commissioner of general services for services and expenses of the office relating to the use of state-owned facilities by private entities and individuals.