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Article 1 - Short Title
1 - Short Title. - Section 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
Article 2 - Office of General Services
2 - State-Owned Real Property Inventory and Management Program. - § 2. State-owned real property inventory and management program. 1....
2-A - Certain Transfers of Jurisdiction Over State-Owned Lands and Declarations of Abandonment by the Commissioner of General Services. - § 2-a. Certain transfers of jurisdiction over state-owned lands and...
2-B - Transfers of Certain Funds. - § 2-b. Transfers of certain funds. Subject to the approval...
3 - Powers and Duties; Leases. - § 3. Powers and duties; leases. 1. The office of...
4 - Vesting of Crown Lands in the People of the State. - § 4. Vesting of crown lands in the people of...
5 - Letters Patent, Form and Contents; to Be Recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State. - § 5. Letters patent, form and contents; to be recorded...
6 - Determination of Claims Based on Alleged Failure of Title. - § 6. Determination of claims based on alleged failure of...
7 - Partition of Lands Held by the State in Joint Tenancy or Tenancy in Common. - § 7. Partition of lands held by the state in...
8 - Trespasses Upon State Lands. - § 8. Trespasses upon state lands. Where, in the judgment...
9 - Penalty for Trespasses. - § 9. Penalty for trespasses. Every person who shall trespass...
10 - Power to Investigate Before Grant. - § 10. Power to investigate before grant. Before granting any...
11 - Power to Confirm Defective Grant. - § 11. Power to confirm defective grant. Whenever a sale...
12 - Certain Patents and Grants Ratified. - § 12. Certain patents and grants ratified. All patents of...
12-A - Certain Patents Ratified and Confirmed. - § 12-a. Certain patents ratified and confirmed. Patents of real...
13 - Grants to Heirs, Devisees or Successors in Interest. - § 13. Grants to heirs, devisees or successors in interest....
14 - Time of Performing Conditions of Grant. - § 14. Time of performing conditions of grant. 1. The...
15 - Prohibitions as to Grants in Lake George. - § 15. Prohibitions as to grants in Lake George. 1....
15-A - Filling in the State Owned Bed of Lake George Prohibited. - § 15-a. Filling in the state owned bed of Lake...
16 - Reservation of Esopus Island. - § 16. Reservation of Esopus island. Esopus island, in Dutchess...
17 - Payment of Incumbrances on Public Lands; Adverse Claims; Costs. - § 17. Payment of incumbrances on public lands; adverse claims;...
17-A - Abandonment of Claims Under Defective Tax Sales; Recovery of Taxes Paid Thereon by State. - § 17-a. Abandonment of claims under defective tax sales; recovery...
18 - Expenses Chargeable to Special Funds. - § 18. Expenses chargeable to special funds. All expenses of...
19 - Taxes and Assessments for Local Improvements on State Lands. - § 19. Taxes and assessments for local improvements on state...
19-A - State Aid; Certain State-Leased or State-Owned Lands. - (1) Commencing with the first fiscal year of such city...
19-B - State Aid; Certain State-Owned or Reacquired Lands. - § 19-b. State aid; certain state-owned or reacquired lands. 1....
20 - Grants of Lands in Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation Designated on Certain Map. - § 20. Grants of lands in Onondaga salt springs reservation...
21 - Conveyance of Strips of Abandoned Canal Lands and Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation Land. - § 21. Conveyance of strips of abandoned canal lands and...
22 - Management of Sand and Gravel Resources. - § 22. Management of sand and gravel resources. 1. The...
23 - Disposition of Moneys Received From Sale of Certain State Lands and Sand and Gravel Thereon. - § 23. Disposition of moneys received from sale of certain...
24 - Sale or Exchange of Certain Detached Parcels of Forest Preserve Lands. - § 24. Sale or exchange of certain detached parcels of...
25 - Sale or Exchange of Real Property Owned by the State and Devoted to the Use of the Organized Militia. - § 25. Sale or exchange of real property owned by...
26 - Refunds When Sales Cannot Be Completed. - § 26. Refunds when sales cannot be completed. Within three...
27 - Acquisition of Real Property by Purchase or Appropriation. - § 27. Acquisition of real property by purchase or appropriation....
28 - Transfer of State Lands or Watershed Conservation Easements to the City of New York for Water Supply Protection Purposes. - § 28. Transfer of state lands or watershed conservation easements...
29 - Watershed Conservation Easements and Watershed Agricultural Easements. - § 29. Watershed conservation easements and watershed agricultural easements. Restriction...
Article 3 - Unappropriated State Lands
30 - Unappropriated State Lands Defined. - § 30. Unappropriated state lands defined. The term "unappropriated state...
30-A - Abandonment of State Real Property. - § 30-a. Abandonment of state real property. 1. Except as...
31 - Surveys by Commissioner of General Services. - § 31. Surveys by commissioner of general services. The commissioner...
32 - Maps. - § 32. Maps. The commissioner of general services shall make...
33 - Sale of Unappropriated State Lands; Notice and Place of Public Sales. - (b) The commissioner of general services may sell and convey...
34 - Transfer of Unappropriated State Lands for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Park, Recreation, Playground, Reforestation, Street or Highway Purposes. - § 34. Transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health,...
34-A - Leasing and Granting of Unappropriated State Lands to the United States or Any Instrumentality Thereof. - § 34-a. Leasing and granting of unappropriated state lands to...
34-B - Acquisition of Air Space and Air and Subsurface Rights. - § 34-b. Acquisition of air space and air and subsurface...
35 - Terms of Sale. - § 35. Terms of sale. The commissioner of general services...
36 - Issue of Patents. - § 36. Issue of patents. On the production to the...
37 - Collection, Forfeiture and Cancellation of Purchase-Money Bonds. - § 37. Collection, forfeiture and cancellation of purchase-money bonds. The...
37-A - Resale of Lands. - § 37-a. Resale of lands. The commissioner of general services,...
38 - Payment on Resale. - § 38. Payment on resale. The purchaser shall complete the...
38-A - Removal of Occupants of Land Resold. - § 38-a. Removal of occupants of land resold. When a...
39 - Application for Grant Under Special Law. - § 39. Application for grant under special law. The commissioner...
40 - Exchange of Unappropriated State Lands. - § 40. Exchange of unappropriated state lands. The commissioner of...
Article 4 - Abandoned Canal Lands and Structures
50 - Sale of Abandoned Canal Lands. - § 50. Sale of abandoned canal lands. The commissioner of...
51 - Maintenance and Repair of Highway Crossings on Abandoned Canal Lands. - § 51. Maintenance and repair of highway crossings on abandoned...
59-A - Disposition of Proceeds. - § 59-a. Disposition of proceeds. The proceeds from a sale...
Article 6 - Grants of Lands Under Water
75 - Grants of Land Under Water. - (b) No wharf, dock, pier, jetty, platform, breakwater, mooring or...
76 - Surrender of Grant. - § 76. Surrender of grant. A grantee or his successor...
77 - Notice of Application Therefor. - § 77. Notice of application therefor. Every applicant for a...
78 - Failure to Comply With Conditions of Grant; Annulment. - § 78. Failure to comply with conditions of grant; annulment....
Article 7 - Mines, Minerals and Metals
80 - Definitions. - § 80. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Gold...
81 - Minerals Subject to State Ownership; Exploration of Mines on State Lands. - (a) All deposits of gold and silver in or upon...
82 - Notice of Discovery; Filing; Fee; Bounty to Discoverer; Royalty to State. - (a) The name and address of the filer. (b) The...
83 - Entry Upon Lands to Work Mines; Effect of Notice. - § 83. Entry upon lands to work mines; effect of...
84 - Mining Rights; Regulations; Continuation; Termination. - § 84. Mining rights; regulations; continuation; termination. 1. All rights...
85 - Rules and Regulations. - § 85. Rules and regulations. The commissioner of general services...
Article 8 - Mineral Springs
90 - Accelerating or Impeding Flow of Mineral Waters. - § 90. Accelerating or impeding flow of mineral waters. Pumping,...
91 - Action to Restrain. - § 91. Action to restrain. Any citizen of the state...
92 - Limitation of Article. - § 92. Limitation of article. Nothing in this article contained...
92-A - Waste of Mineral Waters. - § 92-a. Waste of mineral waters. 1. The waste of...
92-B - Permits Authorizing Flow of Springs. - § 92-b. Permits authorizing flow of springs. The commissioner of...
92-C - Actions to Restrain Violations of Law; Saratoga County. - § 92-c. Actions to restrain violations of law; Saratoga county....
Article 13 - Action to Vacate Letters Patent
138 - When Attorney-General May Maintain Action. - § 138. When attorney-general may maintain action. The attorney-general may...
139 - Jury Trial. - § 139. Jury trial. All the issues of fact in...
139-A - Judgment-Roll and Effect of Judgment. - § 139-a. Judgment-roll and effect of judgment. Where final judgment,...
139-B - Transcript to Be Filed in Each County Where Real Property Is Situated. - § 139-b. Transcript to be filed in each county where...
Article 17 - Construction; Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect
160 - Construction. - § 160. Construction. This chapter shall not limit or modify...
141 - Laws Repealed. - § 141. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...
142 - When to Take Effect. - § 142. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...