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N.Y. Canal Law § 51 Method of abandonment
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§ 51. Method of abandonment. Prior to the exercising of such authority\nof abandonment, however, the corporation shall cause a notice of any\nproposed abandonment to be transmitted to the commission and to be\npublished once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper\np…
N.Y. Canal Law § 52 When applied
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§ 52. When applied. Notwithstanding the provisions of any existing\ngeneral or special acts, the procedure in abandonment of canal lands\nshall hereafter be in accordance with the provisions set forth in this\nchapter.\n
N.Y. Canal Law § 53 Sale of abandoned lands for railroad bridges
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§ 53. Sale of abandoned lands for railroad bridges. Whenever any canal\nlands, as defined in article one of this chapter, are required in\nconnection with any railroad bridge which has been or which is to be\nconstructed, reconstructed or raised by or for a railroad corporation\…
N.Y. Canal Law § 54 Abandonment and sale of hydropower easements; agreements with hydropower developers
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§ 54. Abandonment and sale of hydropower easements; agreements with\nhydropower developers. 1. Notwithstanding subdivision two of section\nthree or section fifty of the public lands law or section fifty,\nfifty-one or fifty-two of this article, upon request of a person\nlicensed…
N.Y. Canal Law § 55 Authority to lease land
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§ 55. Authority to lease land. 1. The corporation is hereby\nauthorized, after review and comment by the commission as to consistency\nwith the canal recreationway plan approved pursuant to section one\nhundred thirty-eight-c of this chapter and section three hundred\neighty-two…
N.Y. Canal Law § 56 Conditions and terms of leases
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§ 56. Conditions and terms of leases. Leases for canal lands, canal\nterminals and canal terminal lands shall include:\n 1. the period of time for such leases, provided that the initial term\nof such leases may not exceed forty years, and renewals of such leases\nmay not exceed …
N.Y. Canal Law § 57 Special conditions for leases entered prior to approval of canal recreationway plan
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§ 57. Special conditions for leases entered prior to approval of canal\nrecreationway plan. 1. In the period between the effective date of this\nsection and the completion of the canal recreationway plan, the\ncommission shall review and comment on proposed leases with respect t…
N.Y. Canal Law § 6 Transfer of canal lands and other assets
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§ 6. Transfer of canal lands and other assets. 1. The jurisdiction of\nthe thruway authority over the New York state canal system and over all\nstate assets, equipment and property, both tangible and intangible,\nowned or used in connection with the planning, development,\nconst…
N.Y. Canal Law § 60 Alteration of county roads or town highways
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§ 60. Alteration of county roads or town highways. Whenever the\ncommissioner of transportation shall deem it necessary to discontinue or\nalter any part of a county road or town highway because of its\ninterference with the proper location or construction of any work on the\nca…
N.Y. Canal Law § 61 Farm and road bridges
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§ 61. Farm and road bridges. The commissioner of transportation is\nauthorized and required to maintain until April first, nineteen hundred\nfifty-four, at public expense farm, road and street bridges over the\ncanal system, in all places where such bridges were constructed prio…
N.Y. Canal Law § 62 Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the canal system
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§ 62. Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the canal system.\nAll highway or pedestrian, lift or movable bridges over the canal system\nother than highway bridges connecting parts of a state highway\nheretofore constructed as a part of the barge canal improvement shall b…
N.Y. Canal Law § 63 Maintenance by state of alteration to certain highway bridges not state owned
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§ 63. Maintenance by state of alteration to certain highway bridges\nnot state owned. When in the canalization of a natural waterway to form\na part of the canal system it has been or may be necessary to alter an\nexisting highway bridge spanning the canalized portion of the wat…
N.Y. Canal Law § 64 Commutation for bridges
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§ 64. Commutation for bridges. The commissioner of transportation may\ncommute with owners and claimants of bridges over any canal, by paying\nsuch owner or claimant such sum in lieu of a bridge as may be agreed on\nbetween the claimant and the commissioner of transportation. If…
N.Y. Canal Law § 65 Private road in lieu of farm bridges
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§ 65. Private road in lieu of farm bridges. If the commissioner of\ntransportation cannot agree with the owner of a farm bridge spanning a\ncanal as to the amount of commutation in any case where he is of the\nopinion that the state should erect such bridge, and the commissioner…
N.Y. Canal Law § 66 Restrictions on the construction of farm and road bridges
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§ 66. Restrictions on the construction of farm and road bridges. A\nperson shall not be entitled to demand a farm bridge across a canal or\nfeeder where the necessity of convenience of such bridge shall have\narisen from the division or acquisition of property subsequent to the\…
N.Y. Canal Law § 67 Construction of bridges by municipal corporations
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§ 67. Construction of bridges by municipal corporations. The common\ncouncil of any city may provide by ordinance for the erection of a lift,\nhoist or swing bridge over a canal at any street in such city, on plans\nand specifications approved by the commissioner of transportati…
N.Y. Canal Law § 68 Bridges spanning canal channels
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§ 68. Bridges spanning canal channels. 1. When a bridge spanning the\nOswego canal or that portion of the Erie canal between the Hudson river\nand its junction with the Oswego canal, is to be reconstructed, or a new\nbridge is to be built over such sections of the canal system, …
N.Y. Canal Law § 69 Damages caused by excessive loads
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§ 69. Damages caused by excessive loads. The commissioner of\ntransportation shall cause, where required, the posting of all bridges\nunder his jurisdiction located on the canal system in conformity with\nthe provisions of the vehicle and traffic law. Upon all such bridges\ninca…
N.Y. Canal Law § 69-A Changes in bridges and highways on or over canals and canal lands
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§ 69-a. Changes in bridges and highways on or over canals and canal\nlands. The commissioner of transportation shall notify the corporation\nas to any changes planned for the bridges and highways on or over canals\nand canal lands which may have an impact on canal operations.\n
N.Y. Canal Law § 70 Cargo statement
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§ 70. Cargo statement. The master of any float shall furnish the\ncorporation or its representative a true statement of the quantity and\ndescription of the lading of such float, specifying the place from which\nit departed and to which it is destined. Any master who refuses to\…
N.Y. Canal Law § 71 Registry of canal floats
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§ 71. Registry of canal floats. The owner of every commercial float to\nbe navigated on the canal system shall make application to the\ncorporation for a New York state certificate of registry. The\napplication shall be in form prescribed by the corporation and shall\ncontain su…
N.Y. Canal Law § 72 Change of ownership, name or hailing place
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§ 72. Change of ownership, name or hailing place. Should the\nownership, name or hailing place of a float change after state registry,\nthe owner of the float shall make new application in form similar to\nthat required for original registry and upon receipt of such application\…
N.Y. Canal Law § 73 Registered owner to be advised of assessments and penalties
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§ 73. Registered owner to be advised of assessments and penalties. The\ncorporation shall advise the person whose name appears on the latest\napplication for registry on file in its office of any assessments,\npenalties or other charges levied against a float or its crew for act…
N.Y. Canal Law § 74 List of registered floats to be prepared
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§ 74. List of registered floats to be prepared. The corporation shall\nmake a list of all floats to which New York state certificates of\nregistry have been issued. This list shall be corrected at least once in\neach calendar year and a copy of such corrected list shall be filed…
N.Y. Canal Law § 75 Clearance and ownership
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§ 75. Clearance and ownership. Every commercial float shall have a\nclearance. Clearances may be obtained at such places along the canal\nsystem and at such other points as the corporation may direct. No\nclearance shall be granted to any commercial float unless the person\nauth…
N.Y. Canal Law § 76 Regulations with respect to clearance
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§ 76. Regulations with respect to clearance. No commercial float shall\nproceed beyond the place to which it is cleared, nor unload any of its\ncargo, before or after its arrival, at the place from which such\narticles are cleared, nor proceed beyond such place until the master\…
N.Y. Canal Law § 77 Copy of clearance
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§ 77. Copy of clearance. The corporation, or its representative\nissuing a clearance or with whom a clearance is filed, shall, when\nrequested, furnish a copy thereof, with any additional cargo entered\nthereupon and the several indorsements, if any, which copy shall have\nthe s…
N.Y. Canal Law § 78 Assignment of berths for loading or unloading
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§ 78. Assignment of berths for loading or unloading. The corporation\nor its representative may assign berths to all floats while loading or\nunloading at any landing place upon a canal and determine disputes\nconcerning same. The corporation, shall, as to any of the locks,\nter…
N.Y. Canal Law § 79 Floating elevators
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§ 79. Floating elevators. Any person owning or leasing, in whole or in\npart, any floating elevator used for loading grain, coal, sand, or other\nmaterial, shall, upon application to and in the discretion of the\ncorporation, be assigned a place for and permitted to keep said fl…
N.Y. Canal Law § 80 Supplying deficiencies of water
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§ 80. Supplying deficiencies of water. Whenever the navigation of any\npart of the canal system is endangered by reason of a deficiency of\nwater, the corporation shall, without delay, supply such deficiency. For\nthat purpose it shall resume the temporary use of all the surplus…
N.Y. Canal Law § 81 Deposit of refuse in navigable waters
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§ 81. Deposit of refuse in navigable waters. It shall be unlawful to\nthrow from or otherwise deposit, either from or out of any float or from\nthe shore, wharf, manufacturing establishment or mill of any kind,\nrefuse or other matter of any description, into any of the waters o…
N.Y. Canal Law § 82 Seizure of obstruction
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§ 82. Seizure of obstruction. The corporation may cause to be seized\nand removed any object, article, float or sunken thing found within the\nlimits of the canal system not under the care or charge of any person.\nIt shall sell or offer for sale all seized objects, articles, fl…
N.Y. Canal Law § 83 Liability of float for penalty, detention and sale thereof
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§ 83. Liability of float for penalty, detention and sale thereof.\nEvery penalty and forfeiture prescribed by this chapter against the\nowner, master or other person having charge of any float, when incurred,\nshall be chargeable on such float, and an action for the recovery\nth…
N.Y. Canal Law § 84 Damage caused by termination of canal navigation
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§ 84. Damage caused by termination of canal navigation. No part of the\ncanal system of the state which was improved pursuant to chapter seven\nhundred ten of the laws of nineteen hundred seven and the acts\nsupplemental thereto and amendatory thereof, shall be abandoned or\nnav…
N.Y. Canal Law § 85 Rules and regulations
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§ 85. Rules and regulations. The corporation shall prescribe and\nenforce rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, governing\nnavigation on the canals and for the use of the terminals connected with\nthe canals and for the use of all other property of the corporation\nu…
N.Y. Canal Law § 90 Record of operating expenses
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§ 90. Record of operating expenses. The corporation shall keep an\naccurate account of all moneys appropriated by the legislature for the\nimprovement, maintenance, repair and operation of the canal system and\nshall cause to be prepared and filed in the office of the corporatio…
N.Y. Canal Law § 91 Tonnage statistics
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§ 91. Tonnage statistics. The corporation shall collect and compile\naccurate records of the tonnage transported on the canals during each\nseason of navigation. Such data, together with all other necessary\ninformation relative to canal transportation shall be arranged in\nconv…
N.Y. Canal Law § 92 Annual report
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§ 92. Annual report. The corporation shall during the month of January\nmake a report to the legislature covering the activities of the\ncorporation with respect to the canal system for the preceding calendar\nyear ending December thirty-first, including therein details as to th…