In order to meet the demands of the changing health care marketplace and to promote the strengths and capabilities of Roswell Park, the legislature concludes that the needs of the residents of the state of New York are best served by a change in the Institute’s governance structure to afford it legal, financial, market and managerial flexibility. Therefore, with the enactment of this legislation it is the intent of the legislature for Roswell Park to pursue its mission well into the twenty-first century, to retain its international leadership in specialized cancer therapies and to reinforce its already strong commitment to the greater Western New York community it serves and to continue to treat patients without regard to their ability to pay. The creation of the Roswell Park Corporation, as provided in this act, is in all respects for the public benefit of the people of New York, is a public purpose, and the exercise by such corporation of its functions, powers and duties constitutes the performance of an essential public and governmental function. The powers and authority granted by this act shall be construed to afford the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation the flexibility required to accomplish its mission.