N.Y. TRA Law § 14-E — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 2 / Section 14-E
Development of transportation corridors; multiple use outside the counties of Kings and Queens of right of way
Status: in_force

§ 14-e. Development of transportation corridors; multiple use outside\nthe counties of Kings and Queens of right of way. The commissioner of\ntransportation shall have power to provide, with or without federal aid,\nfor surveys, studies and plans which include the negotiating for and\nsecuring of reservation easements necessary to the development of the\ncorridor through which a transportation facility will pass, in order to\njointly direct such development in cooperation with the municipality or\nmunicipalities in which such transportation facility is to be\nconstructed and in connection with such construction to provide, to the\nextent he deems feasible and in the best interest of the state, for\nmultiple use outside the counties of Kings and Queens of the right of\nway of such transportation facility. Before any such surveys, studies\nand plans, including the securing of necessary reservation easements\nrelevant to such joint development are commenced, the municipality or\nmunicipalities in which the transportation facility is to be constructed\nshall enter into an agreement with the commissioner concerning the same.\nThe commissioner and the municipality or municipalities in which a\ntransportation facility is to be constructed are hereby authorized to\nenter into any and all necessary agreements, including provisions for\nany sharing of costs, to carry out such surveys, studies and plans for\njoint development, including the negotiating for and securing of\nreservation easements necessary to such plans from landowners affected\nthereby, and to provide for multiple use outside the counties of Kings\nand Queens of transportation rights of way. The expense of such surveys,\nstudies, plans and easements necessary for joint development of such\nfacilities and provision for multiple use of such rights of way shall be\na proper charge against funds available for the construction,\nreconstruction or maintenance of state transportation facilities. The\nterm "municipality", as used in this subdivision, shall include only a\ncounty, town, city or village. The term "joint development", as used in\nthis chapter, shall mean cooperative action by the state department of\ntransportation, federal and other state government agencies and\nmunicipalities, with or without the assistance of private organizations\nand individuals, to prepare surveys, studies and plans, including the\nnegotiating for and securing of reservation easements related to the\ndevelopment or adjustments of land uses which are affected by\nconstruction of such facilities as well as the surveys, studies and\nplans incidental thereto.  The term "reservation easements" shall mean\nrights in real property, of a nature less than fee, which are acquired\nby the state pursuant to agreement with the owner of such property for\nthe purposes of assuring the availability of such property for a future\ntransportation need and to prevent the use of such property by such\nowner in a manner inconsistent with such need.\n