(1) colors, standards, battle flags and guidons received from the United States may be turned over by the chief of staff, with the approval of the governor, under such conditions as the governor may prescribe, to active organizations of the New York national guard and New York naval militia, representing the organizations which carried such colors, standards, battle flags and guidons while in the active military service of the United States;

(2) the chief of staff of the state, subject to the approval of the adjutant general, may lend any of the property placed in such bureau for the purposes of this section to a public corporation or agency thereof; state institution or other state agency; educational corporation or institution; museum; or historical society under such conditions as the chief of staff may prescribe;

(3) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chief of staff of the state, subject to the approval of the adjutant general, may destroy, sell or otherwise permanently dispose of any property in such bureau, except books and records, provided he:

(a) advises the state historian of the nature of the property;

(b) certifies to the state historian that such property no longer has sufficient administrative, historical or military value to warrant its retention; and

(c) receives the consent of the state historian to the destruction, sale or other permanent disposition of the property;

(4) books and records in such bureau shall be disposed of or destroyed in accordance with the provisions of subdivision eleven of section 57.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law. 7. The commissioner of general services is authorized and directed to provide suitable and convenient quarters in the capitol for the bureau of war records whenever the adjutant general shall require and make demand therefor, and to properly fit up and prepare the same for the safe-keeping of such records, books and property, and for the display of such colors, standards, battle flags and relics which shall be known and maintained as the hall of military records. The several municipalities of the state may deposit their record books and papers relating to the wars in which the state participated in the archives of the hall for safe-keeping, and transcripts therefrom shall be furnished on application by the chief officer of the municipality without cost to it. Officers or soldiers may deposit therein their discharge papers, descriptive lists, muster rolls or company or regimental books and papers for safe-keeping.