43 – Exchange of Property.
§ 43. Exchange of property. In order to facilitate the acquisition of property as defined in this article, and which, in the judgment of the corporation, will be in the public interest and necessary for canal purposes, payment for such property may be made by means of an exchange therefor of property found to be […]
44 – When Applied.
§ 44. When applied. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect any proceeding or appropriation now pending for the acquisition of any property for the purposes of the canal system of the state of New York, and any such proceeding or appropriation shall be continued to termination pursuant to the statute under which such […]
50 – Authority to Abandon Canal Lands.
§ 50. Authority to abandon canal lands. 1. Authority is hereby conferred upon the corporation to abandon any portion of barge canal lands, barge canal terminal lands, or old canal lands and appertaining structures constituting the canal system prior to the barge canal improvement, which have or may become no longer necessary or useful as […]
51 – Method of Abandonment.
§ 51. Method of abandonment. Prior to the exercising of such authority of abandonment, however, the corporation shall cause a notice of any proposed abandonment to be transmitted to the commission and to be published once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county wherein such lands are located, except […]
52 – When Applied.
§ 52. When applied. Notwithstanding the provisions of any existing general or special acts, the procedure in abandonment of canal lands shall hereafter be in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.
53 – Sale of Abandoned Lands for Railroad Bridges.
§ 53. Sale of abandoned lands for railroad bridges. Whenever any canal lands, as defined in article one of this chapter, are required in connection with any railroad bridge which has been or which is to be constructed, reconstructed or raised by or for a railroad corporation over that portion of the barge canal, which […]
54 – Abandonment and Sale of Hydropower Easements; Agreements With Hydropower Developers.
§ 54. Abandonment and sale of hydropower easements; agreements with hydropower developers. 1. Notwithstanding subdivision two of section three or section fifty of the public lands law or section fifty, fifty-one or fifty-two of this article, upon request of a person licensed under Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 USC § 791a-823a) to […]
55 – Authority to Lease Land.
§ 55. Authority to lease land. 1. The corporation is hereby authorized, after review and comment by the commission as to consistency with the canal recreationway plan approved pursuant to section one hundred thirty-eight-c of this chapter and section three hundred eighty-two of the public authorities law, to enter into leases of canal lands, canal […]
56 – Conditions and Terms of Leases.
§ 56. Conditions and terms of leases. Leases for canal lands, canal terminals and canal terminal lands shall include: 1. the period of time for such leases, provided that the initial term of such leases may not exceed forty years, and renewals of such leases may not exceed an additional forty years beyond such initial […]
40 – Acquisition of Property.
§ 40. Acquisition of property. 1. The acquisition of property necessary for purposes of the improvement, use, maintenance, control, management or repair of the canal system, shall be pursuant to the provisions of the eminent domain procedure law by the corporation or by the commissioner of transportation at the request of the corporation. 2. The […]