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N.Y. Public Lands Law § 38-A Removal of occupants of land resold
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§ 38-a. Removal of occupants of land resold. When a resale of land is\ndirected, the commissioner of general services shall cause notice to be\ngiven to every occupant of such land to remove therefrom, and if he does\nnot comply with such notice, he shall direct the district att…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 39 Application for grant under special law
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§ 39. Application for grant under special law. The commissioner of\ngeneral services shall not grant any of the unappropriated state lands\nto any person applying therefor by virtue of a special law, unless such\napplication be made within one year after the passage of such law,…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 4 Vesting of crown lands in the people of the state
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§ 4. Vesting of crown lands in the people of the state. The absolute\nproperty of all messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments, and of\nall rents, royalties, franchises, prerogatives, privileges, escheats,\nforfeitures, debts, dues, duties and services by whatsoever names\n…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 40 Exchange of unappropriated state lands
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§ 40. Exchange of unappropriated state lands. The commissioner of\ngeneral services may, from time to time, exchange a part or all of any\nparcel or parcels of unappropriated state lands for real property\nrequired by or of benefit to the state of New York and in which title is\…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 5 Letters patent, form and contents; to be recorded in the office of the secretary of state
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§ 5. Letters patent, form and contents; to be recorded in the office\nof the secretary of state. All letters patent shall be in such form as\nthe commissioner of general services directs. All letters patent\ngranting unappropriated state lands, as defined by this chapter, shall\…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 50 Sale of abandoned canal lands
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§ 50. Sale of abandoned canal lands. The commissioner of general\nservices may sell and convey at public or private sale the right, title\nand interest of the state in and to any real property, acquired for\ncanal purposes, which the commissioner of transportation may determine\…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 51 Maintenance and repair of highway crossings on abandoned canal lands
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§ 51. Maintenance and repair of highway crossings on abandoned canal\nlands. The maintenance and repair of highways on any parcel of such\ncanal lands which have heretofore been abandoned pursuant to law and\nwhich have been converted into crossings at grade or which may hereaft…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 59-A Disposition of proceeds
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§ 59-a. Disposition of proceeds. The proceeds from a sale or grant of\nsuch lands shall be applied first to repay any expenditures made by the\noffice of general services from moneys appropriated to said office in\nthe first instance for the administration, management, utilizati…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 6 Determination of claims based on alleged failure of title
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§ 6. Determination of claims based on alleged failure of title.\nWhenever a legal claim is made for a refund of purchase-money because of\nthe alleged failure of the title of the state to lands sold or granted\nunder its authority including any right, title or interest of the st…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 7 Partition of lands held by the state in joint tenancy or tenancy in common
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§ 7. Partition of lands held by the state in joint tenancy or tenancy\nin common. Whenever the commissioner of general services directs, the\nattorney-general shall cause partition to be made of any real property\nheld in joint tenancy or tenancy in common, in which the people o…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 75 Grants of land under water
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§ 75. Grants of land under water. This section authorizes grants,\nleases, easements, and lesser interests, including permits, for the use\nof state-owned land underwater and the cession of jurisdiction thereof\nconsistent with the public interest in the use of state-owned lands…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 76 Surrender of grant
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§ 76. Surrender of grant. A grantee or his successor in interest, may\nat his option surrender to the state, without consideration or for a\ncompensation to be determined by the commissioner, the lands under water\ntheretofore granted to him or any part thereof, by filing with t…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 77 Notice of application therefor
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§ 77. Notice of application therefor. Every applicant for a grant of\nland under water shall, previous to his application, cause notice\nthereof to be published at least once a week for four weeks,\nsuccessively, in a newspaper printed in the county in which the land so\nintende…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 78 Failure to comply with conditions of grant; annulment
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§ 78. Failure to comply with conditions of grant; annulment. On or\nbefore the tenth day of January in each year the commissioner of general\nservices shall examine the records of all grants of land under water for\nwhich patents shall have been issued containing conditions to b…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 8 Trespasses upon state lands
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§ 8. Trespasses upon state lands. Where, in the judgment of the\ncommissioner of general services, sufficient information has been\nprovided to her or him that a possible trespass upon state-owned lands\nhas occurred then the commissioner may investigate such allegations of\ntre…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 80 Definitions
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§ 80. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Gold mine" means a mineral deposit in which the total sales value\nof the gold is more than fifty per centum of the value of all other\nminerals associated or occurring with the gold in the mine.\n 2. "Silver mine" means a minera…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 81 Minerals subject to state ownership; exploration of mines on state lands
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§ 81. Minerals subject to state ownership; exploration of mines on\nstate lands. 1. The following minerals are the property of the people\nof the state of New York in their right of sovereignty:\n (a) All deposits of gold and silver in or upon private lands and lands\nbelonging …
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 82 Notice of discovery; filing; fee; bounty to discoverer; royalty to state
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§ 82. Notice of discovery; filing; fee; bounty to discoverer; royalty\nto state. 1. Any person discovering a mine or deposit of gold or silver\nin or upon private lands within this state, and any citizen of the\nUnited States discovering a mine or deposit of any mineral in or up…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 83 Entry upon lands to work mines; effect of notice
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§ 83. Entry upon lands to work mines; effect of notice. 1. Nothing\ncontained in this article shall affect any right heretofore granted by\nspecial act of the legislature nor affect the terms of any consent\nheretofore given by the commissioner of general services to persons\nha…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 84 Mining rights; regulations; continuation; termination
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§ 84. Mining rights; regulations; continuation; termination. 1. All\nrights to explore for or extract minerals from a mine or deposit that\nhave heretofore arisen by reason of the filing of a notice of discovery\nor by reason of the issuance of a permit or consent by the commiss…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 85 Rules and regulations
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§ 85. Rules and regulations. The commissioner of general services may\nprescribe the form and contents of all notices provided for by this\narticle and may, from time to time, make, adopt and enforce such rules\nand regulations, not inconsistent with this article, as he may deem…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 9 Penalty for trespasses
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§ 9. Penalty for trespasses. Every person who shall trespass upon\nIndian lands or any lands belonging to the state and under the general\ncare and superintendence of the commissioner of general services, any\nlands belonging to the state which are under the jurisdiction of any\…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 90 Accelerating or impeding flow of mineral waters
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§ 90. Accelerating or impeding flow of mineral waters. Pumping, or by\nany artificial contrivance whatsoever in any manner accelerating the\nnatural flow, or producing an unnatural flow of that class of mineral\nwaters holding in solution natural mineral salts and an excess of\n…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 91 Action to restrain
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§ 91. Action to restrain. Any citizen of the state may maintain an\naction to restrain any person or corporation from committing any of the\nunlawful acts specified in section ninety of this chapter, in any city\nor town in which said citizen is assessed for and is liable to pay…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 92 Limitation of article
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§ 92. Limitation of article. Nothing in this article contained shall\nbe construed to affect the Onondaga salt springs reservation, located in\nOnondaga county, or the springs of any county adjacent thereto.\n
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 92-A Waste of mineral waters
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§ 92-a. Waste of mineral waters. 1. The waste of that class of\nmineral waters holding in solution natural mineral salts and an excess\nof carbonic acid gas is hereby declared to be unlawful.\n 2. Waste defined. The permitting of the flow or escape of that class\nof mineral wate…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 92-B Permits authorizing flow of springs
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§ 92-b. Permits authorizing flow of springs. The commissioner of\nparks and recreation may issue an annual permit permitting the flow of\nsuch spring in such amount and at such times as such permit shall\nspecify. No permit shall be issued unless it appears that the flow of\nsuc…
N.Y. Public Lands Law § 92-C Actions to restrain violations of law; Saratoga county
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§ 92-c. Actions to restrain violations of law; Saratoga county. In\naddition to those persons authorized to bring actions pursuant to the\nprovisions of section ninety-one, the commissioner of parks and\nrecreation may maintain an action to restrain any person or corporation\nfr…