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NY Env Conserv L § 15-1725 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1725 - Prosecution of Project Works.

§ 15-1725. Prosecution of project works.1.  The  licensee shall commence the construction of the project works   within the time fixed therefor in the license. He  shall  thereafter  in   good faith and with due diligence continue the construction thereof, and   within the time fixed in the license complete and put into operation the   whole  of  such  development  work  or such part or parts thereof as the   license prescribes; except that when not incompatible  with  the  public   interest,  the  department  may,  from  time to time, for good cause, by   resolution extend the time either for the commencement  of  construction   or for the completion thereof.2. The licensee shall, when required by the department and as often as   once  in  every  six  months during the course of the construction, file   with the department a detailed statement of  the  cost  of  the  project   during  the period covered by the statement. Within six months after the   licensee has filed its final  statement  after  the  completion  of  the   project,  the department shall file a statement of the total cost of the   investment.3. The department at such time or times as it deems proper may examine   any statement of the licensee, whether partial or complete, and  hold  a   hearing  to  determine whether the same correctly states the cost of the   project or part thereof, as therein set forth, and shall have  power  to   determine  whether any part of the expenditure has been made wastefully,   or in disregard of the terms of the license, or in  bad  faith,  and  to   deduct  such  items improperly included as may be necessary to make such   statement or statements conform to the  fair  and  actual  cost  of  the   project  or  part  thereof.  Subject  to  review  as provided in section   15-0905, the determination of the department shall be conclusive for all   purposes as to the amount of  such  investment  as  shown  by  any  such   statement.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1727 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1727 - Maintenance of Project Works.

§ 15-1727. Maintenance of project works.1.  The licensee shall at all times maintain the project works in good   repair and in efficient working order; shall promptly make all necessary   renewals  and  replacements,  including  such  necessary   renewals   or   replacements  as may, after a hearing, be directed by the department for   this  purpose,  and  shall  establish  and  maintain  adequate  reserves   therefor.2. The department may at any time institute an investigation or hold a   hearing,  or  both,  with respect to the compliance by the licensee with   the requirements of this  section  and  the  adequacy  of  the  reserves   maintained   by  it  for  the  purposes  herein  specified.  After  such   investigation or hearing, the department may issue such order or orders,   not inconsistent with title 17 of this article, as in its judgment  will   insure  compliance  by  the  licensee with the provisions of title 17 of   this article, in respect to all matters so investigated.3. The licensee  shall  promptly  conform  to  and  comply  with  such   directions, orders, rules or regulations as the department may make from   time  to  time  in the interests of navigation, or for the protection of   life, health or property or other lawful  purposes.  He  shall  likewise   promptly conform to and comply with such lawful rules and regulations as   may  from time to time be prescribed by the federal government, its duly   authorized officers or agents relating to the navigation of  the  waters   covered by the license.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1731 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1731 - Eminent Domain; Transmission Lines.

§ 15-1731. Eminent domain; transmission lines.Any corporation authorized to do business in this state and engaged in   the  production,  sale  and  distribution of heat, light or power to the   public may  exercise  the  right  of  eminent  domain  pursuant  to  the   provisions  of  the  eminent  domain  procedure  law to acquire property   necessary for the construction of  transmission  lines  for  such  heat,   light  and  power,  when necessary for such sale and distribution to the   public. If the corporation is a licensee under title 17 of this  article   it  may  apply to, and in a proper case receive from, the Public Service   Commission a certificate of convenience and necessity for  any  property   so  required in the manner and with like effect as provided in paragraph   c of subdivision 4 of section 15-1729. The court in such proceedings  of   condemnation  may  prescribe any reasonable limitations, restrictions or   regulations for the construction and operation of such lines  so  as  to   protect life and prevent unnecessary injury to property.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1733 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1733 - Use of Land Occupied by a Public Highway.

§ 15-1733. Use of land occupied by a public highway.1.  Whenever, in order to complete any project as provided by title 17   of this article, it becomes necessary to use lands occupied by a  public   highway  the  licensee  shall aply to the Commissioner of Transportation   for permission to relocate such highway,  the  entire  expense  of  such   relocation to be borne entirely by the licensee including any damages to   persons  or  property  which  may  be  caused  by  or  result  from such   relocation. The new location shall be determined by the Commissioner  of   Transportation  and the application of the licensee shall be accompanied   by funds in an amount sufficient to provide for the cost  of  a  survey,   preliminary  plans  and  all  other  expenses  of  the  Commissioner  of   Transportation in determining a suitable relocation.2. The licensee shall provide the necessary land  for  such  relocated   highway in accordance with land taking-maps prepared by the Commissioner   of  Transportation.  If  such relocation is on state land the fee to the   land covered by the right of way shall  remain  in  the  state.  If  the   licensee acquires private property for right of way in the relocation of   a state or a county highway the fee in such right of way shall be deeded   to  the state or to the county in which the same is situated as the case   may be. If the licensee acquires private property for right  of  way  in   the  relocation  of a town highway the fee in such right of way shall be   deeded to the town or towns in which the same is situated.3. Any such relocation shall be made  by  the  licensee  according  to   plans and specifications approved by the Commissioner of Transportation.4.  Upon  the  completion and acceptance of such relocated highway the   original highway for which it is substituted shall be  deemed  abandoned   as  a  public  highway  and  the  relocated  highway shall thereafter be   maintained in the same manner as was the original highway for  which  it   was substituted.5.  The  highway  law  shall  apply  to  the relocation of highways as   provided  in  this  section  so  far  as  applicable  thereto  and   not   inconsistent with title 17 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1735 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1735 - Contracts Extending Beyond License Period.

§ 15-1735. Contracts extending beyond license period.1. Whenever the public interest requires or justifies the execution by   a  licensee  whose  license covers any state property, or who uses water   that cannot be lawfully used without the consent  of  the  state,  of  a   contract  for  the  sale  and  delivery  of power for a period extending   beyond the terms of the license, such a contract  may  be  entered  into   with  the  approval of the department and the Public Service Commission,   in which event the duty to perform such contract after the expiration of   the license period shall devolve upon the person or corporation to  whom   or  which  a new license covering the property of the former licensee is   issued, and such new license shall so provide.2. A licensee making such a contract shall not be liable thereon after   the expiration of his license, if it cover any state property or the use   of water subject to state control, unless the new license is  issued  to   him.  No  such  licensee  without the written approval of the department   shall enter into any contract for the sale or delivery of  power  for  a   term  or  period extending beyond the time fixed for the revision of the   change or rental payable under his license.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1737 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1737 - Transfer of License Restricted.

§ 15-1737. Transfer of license restricted.No  voluntary  sale,  assignment, or transfer of any license or of the   rights thereby granted shall be made without the written approval of the   department; nor become effective until the  instrument  of  transfer  be   filed  and  recorded  in the office of the clerk of each county in which   property covered by the license is located. Notice thereof must be given   to the department before possession is given under such transfer, and if   there be a transfer by operation of law, the transferee must give notice   thereof to the department before taking possession.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1741 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1741 - Re-Entry at Expiration of the License Period.

§ 15-1741. Re-entry at expiration of the license period.1.  Upon  the  expiration  of  the original license period any and all   interest of the licensee in and to state property which  is  covered  by   the  license,  together  with  any and all works and structures thereon,   shall vest in and become the property of the state free and clear of any   and all liens and encumbrances, provided, however, that  the  department   may  at the time the license is granted, or at any later time during its   continuance, enter into an agreement with the licensee that an allowance   will be made to the licensee for  and  on  account  of  improvements  to   property  of  the state, or improvements the value of which is dependent   on the use of state property, for which in view of  the  rent  paid  the   licensee  shall  not  have  been  compensated  by  the  privilege of the   license, but such agreement must be  made  before  the  improvement  for   which such allowance is to be made, is undertaken. If the amount of such   allowance  exceeds  the  amount  of  indebtedness, which may be lawfully   incurred for such purposes without an appropriation, the time when  such   property  is  vested  in  the state shall be postponed until an adequate   appropriation is made therefor. The allowance so made or to be made  may   be  by  way  of  an  extension  of  the license pursuant to an agreement   between the department and the licensee.2. Any agreement with the licensee for  an  allowance  on  account  of   improvements to property of the state or improvements the value of which   is  dependent  on  the  use  of state property, shall not provide for an   allowance in excess of the reconstruction cost, less a  deduction  equal   to  that portion, if any, of the aggregate income from the project, over   and  above  actual  and  reasonable  expenses  of  operation,  including   repairs,  which  shall  exceed  an  amount equal to eight per centum per   annum, to the time that the state property is taken over by  the  state,   of  the  actual  and  reasonable  cost  to the licensee of the lands and   interests in lands, the actual and reasonable cost to  the  licensee  of   the  ways,  means and works and the allowances made for organization and   development expenses.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1743 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1743 - Renewal and Extension of Licenses.

§ 15-1743. Renewal and extension of licenses.The  department  may renew an expiring license to the same licensee on   the same or different terms, or may renew the  privilege  from  year  to   year under such terms as may be agreed upon.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1745 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1745 - Prohibited Diversions.

§ 15-1745. Prohibited diversions.1.  Unless  a  license has been obtained therefor under this title, or   the diversion of such waters is subject to the charging or imposition of   an equitable rental under this title,  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any   person  or public corporation who has been notified by the department to   desist from such conduct, to willfully take, divert, draw  or  make  use   of, for power and/or other commercial or manufacturing purposes:a.  waters,  or the bed or other real property required for the use of   such waters, in which the state has a proprietary right or interest;b. boundary waters  of  the  state  concerning  which  the  state  has   jurisdiction  over  the  diversion  or interference with the flow of the   same  for  power  purposes,  solely  or  concurrently  with  any   other   jurisdiction or owner of a proprietary right.2. The use of such water, except when the right to the use thereof has   been  acquired  by  means  of  a  written license issued pursuant to the   provisions of title 17 of this article, or when the  diversion  of  such   water  is  subject  to the charging or imposition of an equitable rental   pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 1 of section 15-1719  of  this   article,  shall be prima facie evidence of the wilfulness of the taking,   drawing, diversion or use thereof and of the guilt of the person taking,   diverting or making use thereof.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1747 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1747 - False Entries, Statements or Reports.

§ 15-1747. False entries, statements or reports.No person shall for the purpose of deceiving, make or cause to be made   any  false  entry  in  the  books  of accounts of a licensee, or for the   purpose of deceiving, make or cause to be made any  false  statement  or   report  in response to a request, order or direction from the department   for statements or reports under title 17 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1749 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1749 - Previous Grantees Not to Divert Waters Without a License.

§ 15-1749. Previous grantees not to divert waters without a license.A  person or corporation, other than a municipal corporation, claiming   or purporting to have, or to have had, by  general  or  special  act  or   other  grant  from  the state, the right to divert water from Lake Erie,   Niagara River or the boundary waters of the  state,  or  to  divert  any   waters  in  which the state has a proprietary interest, or the successor   in interest of such a corporation, whether or not there has been  or  is   now  an  actual  diversion  of  waters or development of power therewith   pursuant to such act or grant, may apply for a license under title 17 of   this article to divert such waters and  shall  not  divert  such  waters   without  having  obtained  such  license,  unless  the diversion of such   waters is subject to the charging or imposition of an  equitable  rental   pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  title  17  of this article, and shall   otherwise be subject to the provisions of title 17 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1751 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1751 - Right to Amend and Repeal Reserved.

§ 15-1751. Right to amend and repeal reserved.The  right  to  alter,  amend  or  repeal  title 17 of this article is   expressly reserved, but substantial rights acquired pursuant to title 17   of this article shall  not  be  lost  or  impaired  by  such  repeal  or   amendment.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1901 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 19 - Drainage 15-1901 - Purpose.

§ 15-1901. Purpose.To  provide  for  the drainage of agricultural land to the end that it   may be made more productive, and in order to benefit the public  health,   safety and welfare, the department shall possess the powers and exercise   the duties hereinafter prescribed in respect to drainage.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1905 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 19 - Drainage 15-1905 - Drainage Improvement Districts.

§ 15-1905. Drainage improvement districts.1.  Bodies  corporate  which shall consist of and be known as drainage   improvement districts may be created as herein provided to carry out the   purposes  of  title  19  of  this  article.  Such  drainage  improvement   districts  are  declared  to  be  public  corporations  and  shall  have   perpetual existence and the power to acquire, hold  or  sell  such  real   estate  or  other  property  as  may be necessary, to sue or be sued, to   incur contract liabilities, to exercise the right of eminent domain, and   of assessment and taxation and to do all acts and  exercise  all  powers   necessary  to  accomplish the purposes of title 19 of this article. Such   powers shall be exercised by and  in  the  name  of  the  district.  The   governing body of the district shall be the department.2.  The  debts,  liabilities  and  obligations  incurred by a drainage   improvement  district  shall  in  no  event  be  construed   as   debts,   liabilities  or  obligations  of  the State of New York, and neither the   department, nor any member thereof in his individual capacity  shall  be   liable  therefor.  All  drainage improvement districts heretofore formed   under  the  provisions  of  this  chapter  or   its   predecessor,   the   Conservation  Law,  are  hereby declared to be such bodies corporate and   all the provisions of title 19 of this article shall  be  applicable  to   such drainage improvement districts.3.  Drainage  improvement  districts  generally shall include all such   portions of a natural drainage basin as should be treated as one project   on the assumption that all lands in such basin needing drainage  are  to   be  improved.  The  department  may  form a portion of such basin into a   district, on the assumption that the district may later be  extended  to   include the whole basin, but, in so far as may be possible, in that case   the district formed shall be so laid out that all lands which eventually   will  drain  into  or  be served by any part of the district works other   than the main  drainage  channel,  shall  be  included  therein.  It  is   intended  that  the  boundaries  of the district shall include all lands   which would be  enhanced  in  value  by  the  construction  of  complete   drainage  works  therefor  and that land, the value of which will not be   enhanced, shall be excluded, but in order to simplify the boundaries  of   the  district certain relatively small areas of land not so enhanced may   be included on condition that they bear no  part  of  the  cost  of  any   improvement work.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1907 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 19 - Drainage 15-1907 - Drainage Improvement Associations.

§ 15-1907. Drainage improvement associations.1. There shall be in each drainage improvement district an association   to  be  known by the name of the district, as ............. ............   Drainage Improvement  Association.  It  shall  be  the  object  of  this   association  to  represent  the  interests  of  its  members in drainage   matters before the department and elsewhere and to serve as a channel of   communication between the members thereof and the department. Each owner   of land within the district, each lessee of such land  and  each  person   who  has contracted to purchase such land shall be a member of and shall   have an equal vote in the association. Such association  may  be  formed   voluntarily as soon as the department has filed its first description of   the  boundaries  of the district. As soon as practicable after recording   the final order creating a district, the association, if already formed,   shall call a meeting of the members of the  association  and  perfect  a   permanent organization.2.  If  no  association  has  been  formed,  the department may call a   meeting for the purpose of forming such association and a representative   of the department shall preside thereat until a  temporary  chairman  is   elected.    Such  association shall adopt by-laws for the transaction of   its business. The association shall choose  from  among  its  members  a   president, secretary and executive committee and such other officers and   committees  as  the  by-laws  may  provide.  It shall be the duty of the   secretary to keep a list of the  members  and  their  addresses  and  to   furnish  the  department with copies of such list on request. The annual   meeting of the association shall be held during the month of February in   each year, at which meeting  the  officers  shall  be  elected  and  the   association   shall   determine   upon   the   drainage  maintenance  or   construction work desired during the ensuing year.3. Immediately after the close of the annual meeting the secretary  of   the  association  shall submit to the department a list of the names and   addresses of the officers for the year and, if there be such,  petitions   setting forth the desires of the association and of the members thereof.4.  To defray the costs of the necessary meetings, the association may   collect dues or contributions from its members.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1909 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 19 - Drainage 15-1909 - Entry Upon Lands, Structures and Waters; Condemnation.

§ 15-1909. Entry upon lands, structures and waters; condemnation.1.  For carrying out the surveys and examinations required by title 19   of this article, the department may enter upon any lands, structures and   waters as in its judgment may  be  necessary,  as  provided  by  section   15-0305.2.  The  department,  its  members, officers, employees and agents may   enter upon any lands, structures and waters necessary for  the  purposes   of title 19 of this article and may determine what rights in and to such   property  are to be acquired therein. If the owner of any property to be   acquired, or on or over which an easement is needed for such improvement   shall agree with the department upon the sum to be paid therefor, or for   the right to use and occupy the same, or for any damages sustained, such   sum shall be paid as part of the necessary expense of the project.3.  If  the  department  cannot  agree  with  the  owners   upon   the   compensation  and  damages to be paid for the property or easement to be   acquired, the department shall proceed to take the title thereto or  the   required  rights  therein  under  the  provisions  of the eminent domain   procedure law.4. Whenever a construction project affects a ditch  or  channel  which   has  been  constructed  and in use for twenty years and upwards such use   and operation shall be conclusive evidence that a right of way  therefor   and  all  rights  in  the  premises  through  which it passes, which are   necessary and incident to the perpetual maintenance thereof,  were  duly   obtained  when such ditch or channel was constructed.  All real property   acquired by  a  drainage  improvement  district  shall  be  exempt  from   taxation.