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Article 1 - Short Title and Definitions
1 - Short Title. - Section 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
2 - Definitions. - § 2. Definitions. The following terms when used in this...
Article 1-A - Transfer to Power Authority of the State of New York
5 - Transfer of Powers and Duties Relating to Canals and Canal Lands to the Power Authority of the State of New York. - § 5. Transfer of powers and duties relating to canals...
6 - Transfer of Canal Lands and Other Assets. - (b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in paragraph...
Article 2 - Powers of the Canal Corporation
10 - General Powers and Duties of the Corporation Relating to Canals. - § 10. General powers and duties of the corporation relating...
11 - Adopt-a-Trail Program. - (a) coordinating the services of volunteers and/or volunteer organizations (i)...
Article 3 - Canal Engineering
21 - Preparation Contract, Plans and Estimates. - § 21. Preparation contract, plans and estimates. The corporation shall...
22 - Supervision of Contracts. - § 22. Supervision of contracts. The corporation shall provide for...
23 - Record of Measurements. - § 23. Record of measurements. The corporation shall require every...
24 - Making and Recording Maps. - § 24. Making and recording maps. There shall be kept...
25 - Making and Recording of "Blue Line" Maps. - § 25. Making and recording of "Blue Line" maps. The...
Article 4 - Canal Contracts
30 - Contracts for Improvement, Maintenance or Repair of the Canal System. - (a) Ten per centum shall be retained from each progress...
31 - Patented Materials or Articles. - § 31. Patented materials or articles. In the improvement, maintenance,...
32 - Performance of Contracts. - § 32. Performance of contracts. The performance of every contract...
33 - Acceptance of Work. - § 33. Acceptance of work. Upon the completion of the...
34 - Exemption of Materials or Equipment From Execution. - § 34. Exemption of materials or equipment from execution. All...
35 - Certain Federal Aid Improvements. - § 35. Certain federal aid improvements. This article shall not...
Article 5 - Acquisition of Property for the Canal System
40 - Acquisition of Property. - (a) Any recording fees, transfer taxes and other similar expenses...
41 - Acquisition of Cemeteries. - § 41. Acquisition of cemeteries. Whenever in the judgment of...
42 - Removal of Encroachments. - § 42. Removal of encroachments. The corporation is authorized to...
43 - Exchange of Property. - § 43. Exchange of property. In order to facilitate the...
44 - When Applied. - § 44. When applied. The provisions of this chapter shall...
Article 6 - Abandonment of Canal Lands
50 - Authority to Abandon Canal Lands. - § 50. Authority to abandon canal lands. 1. Authority is...
51 - Method of Abandonment. - § 51. Method of abandonment. Prior to the exercising of...
52 - When Applied. - § 52. When applied. Notwithstanding the provisions of any existing...
53 - Sale of Abandoned Lands for Railroad Bridges. - § 53. Sale of abandoned lands for railroad bridges. Whenever...
54 - Abandonment and Sale of Hydropower Easements; Agreements With Hydropower Developers. - (a) The easement shall convey only those rights necessary and...
Article 6-A - Leasing of Canal Lands
55 - Authority to Lease Land. - § 55. Authority to lease land. 1. The corporation is...
56 - Conditions and Terms of Leases. - § 56. Conditions and terms of leases. Leases for canal...
57 - Special Conditions for Leases Entered Prior to Approval of Canal Recreationway Plan. - § 57. Special conditions for leases entered prior to approval...
Article 7 - Bridges and Highways
60 - Alteration of County Roads or Town Highways. - § 60. Alteration of county roads or town highways. Whenever...
61 - Farm and Road Bridges. - § 61. Farm and road bridges. The commissioner of transportation...
62 - Maintenance by State of Certain Bridges Over the Canal System. - § 62. Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the...
63 - Maintenance by State of Alteration to Certain Highway Bridges Not State Owned. - § 63. Maintenance by state of alteration to certain highway...
64 - Commutation for Bridges. - § 64. Commutation for bridges. The commissioner of transportation may...
65 - Private Road in Lieu of Farm Bridges. - § 65. Private road in lieu of farm bridges. If...
66 - Restrictions on the Construction of Farm and Road Bridges. - § 66. Restrictions on the construction of farm and road...
67 - Construction of Bridges by Municipal Corporations. - § 67. Construction of bridges by municipal corporations. The common...
68 - Bridges Spanning Canal Channels. - § 68. Bridges spanning canal channels. 1. When a bridge...
69 - Damages Caused by Excessive Loads. - § 69. Damages caused by excessive loads. The commissioner of...
69-A - Changes in Bridges and Highways on or Over Canals and Canal Lands. - § 69-a. Changes in bridges and highways on or over...
Article 8 - Canal Navigation
70 - Cargo Statement. - § 70. Cargo statement. The master of any float shall...
71 - Registry of Canal Floats. - § 71. Registry of canal floats. The owner of every...
72 - Change of Ownership, Name or Hailing Place. - § 72. Change of ownership, name or hailing place. Should...
73 - Registered Owner to Be Advised of Assessments and Penalties. - § 73. Registered owner to be advised of assessments and...
74 - List of Registered Floats to Be Prepared. - § 74. List of registered floats to be prepared. The...
75 - Clearance and Ownership. - § 75. Clearance and ownership. Every commercial float shall have...
76 - Regulations With Respect to Clearance. - § 76. Regulations with respect to clearance. No commercial float...
77 - Copy of Clearance. - § 77. Copy of clearance. The corporation, or its representative...
78 - Assignment of Berths for Loading or Unloading. - § 78. Assignment of berths for loading or unloading. The...
79 - Floating Elevators. - § 79. Floating elevators. Any person owning or leasing, in...
80 - Supplying Deficiencies of Water. - § 80. Supplying deficiencies of water. Whenever the navigation of...
81 - Deposit of Refuse in Navigable Waters. - § 81. Deposit of refuse in navigable waters. It shall...
82 - Seizure of Obstruction. - § 82. Seizure of obstruction. The corporation may cause to...
83 - Liability of Float for Penalty, Detention and Sale Thereof. - § 83. Liability of float for penalty, detention and sale...
84 - Damage Caused by Termination of Canal Navigation. - § 84. Damage caused by termination of canal navigation. No...
85 - Rules and Regulations. - § 85. Rules and regulations. The corporation shall prescribe and...
Article 9 - Canal Accounts
90 - Record of Operating Expenses. - § 90. Record of operating expenses. The corporation shall keep...
91 - Tonnage Statistics. - § 91. Tonnage statistics. The corporation shall collect and compile...
92 - Annual Report. - § 92. Annual report. The corporation shall during the month...
Article 10 - Permits
100 - Granting Revocable Permits. - § 100. Granting revocable permits. The corporation is hereby authorized,...
101 - Railroads Operating Over Canals. - § 101. Railroads operating over canals. The corporation shall have...
102 - Pipe Lines Crossing Canals. - § 102. Pipe lines crossing canals. No pipe line shall...
103 - Tolls for Lock and Lift Bridge Passage by Vessels and Use of Locks and Lift Bridges. - § 103. Tolls for lock and lift bridge passage by...
104 - Use of Dry Docks for Repairs. - § 104. Use of dry docks for repairs. The corporation...
Article 11 - Canal Employees
110 - Canal Officers Not to Be Interested in Floats, Contracts, or Hydraulic Works. - § 110. Canal officers not to be interested in floats,...
111 - Ineligibility to Appointment on the Canals. - § 111. Ineligibility to appointment on the canals. No person...
112 - Exemption of Canal Officers From Arrest in Civil Actions. - § 112. Exemption of canal officers from arrest in civil...
113 - Delivery of Property on Discharge of Employees. - § 113. Delivery of property on discharge of employees. Every...
114 - Functions, Powers or Duties Imposed Upon Officers or Employees by Statutory Name. - § 114. Functions, powers or duties imposed upon officers or...
Article 12 - Damages
120 - Claims for Damage Generally. - § 120. Claims for damage generally. There shall be allowed...
121 - Adjustment of Claims of Owners of Private Dams. - § 121. Adjustment of claims of owners of private dams....
Article 13 - Miscellaneous
130 - Operation of Hydro-Electric Plants at Crescent and Vischer Ferry. - § 130. Operation of hydro-electric plants at Crescent and Vischer...
131 - Emergency Repairs. - § 131. Emergency repairs. When, in the opinion of the...
132 - Investigate Matters Relating to the Canal System; Immunity of Witnesses. - § 132. Investigate matters relating to the canal system; immunity...
133 - Impose Penalties and Power to Remit. - § 133. Impose penalties and power to remit. The corporation...
134 - Actions for Penalties. - § 134. Actions for penalties. All actions for penalties and...
Article 13-A - Canal Recreationway Commission
138-A - Canal Recreationway Commission. - § 138-a. Canal recreationway commission. 1. There is hereby established...
138-B - Functions, Powers and Duties. - § 138-b. Functions, powers and duties. The commission shall: 1....
138-C - Canal Recreationway Plan. - § 138-c. Canal recreationway plan. 1. The commission shall, in...
Article 13-B - Upstate Flood Mitigation Task Force
139 - Upstate Flood Mitigation Task Force. - * § 139. Upstate flood mitigation task force. The upstate...
139-A - Definitions. - * § 139-a. Definitions. When used in this article: 1....
139-B - Task Force Composition. - * § 139-b. Task force composition. 1. The task force...
139-C - Task Force Duties and Powers. - (a) the cost or impact of flooding over the last...
139-D - Upstate Flood Mitigation Grant Program. - * § 139-d. Upstate flood mitigation grant program. 1. The...
Article 14 - Saving Clause; Laws Repealed
140 - Saving Clause. - § 140. Saving clause. 1. The provisions of this chapter...
141 - Laws Repealed. - § 141. Laws repealed. Chapter thirteen of the laws of...
142 - When to Take Effect. - § 142. When to take effect. This act shall take...