(a) is a vessel of the United States;
(b) operates on the waters of the state of New York; or
(c) transfers petroleum in a place subject to the jurisdiction of the
of the state of New York.
16. "Transfer" means onloading or offloading between major facilities
and vessels or vessels and major facilities, and from vessel to vessel
or major facility to major facility;
17. "Vessel" means every description, of watercraft or other
contrivance that is practically capable of being used as a means of
commercial transportation of petroleum upon the water, whether or not
self-propelled; and
18. "Waters" means the ocean and its estuaries to the seaward limit of
the state's jurisdiction, and all lakes, springs, streams and bodies of
surface or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within the
boundaries of this state. Provided, however, that for purposes of this
definition, waters of the state adjacent to Long Island Sound are to be
strictly construed to effectuate only the provisions of this article.