NY Transp L § 14-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 2 - Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation 14-E - Development of Transportation Corridors; Multiple Use Outside the Counties of Kings and Queens of Right of Way.

§ 14-e. Development  of transportation corridors; multiple use outside   the counties of Kings and Queens of right of way.  The  commissioner  of   transportation shall have power to provide, with or without federal aid,   for  surveys,  studies  and  plans which include the negotiating for and   securing of reservation easements necessary to the  development  of  the   corridor  through which a transportation facility will pass, in order to   jointly direct such development in cooperation with the municipality  or   municipalities   in   which   such  transportation  facility  is  to  be   constructed and in connection with such construction to provide, to  the   extent  he  deems  feasible  and  in the best interest of the state, for   multiple use outside the counties of Kings and Queens of  the  right  of   way  of  such  transportation facility. Before any such surveys, studies   and plans, including the securing  of  necessary  reservation  easements   relevant  to  such  joint development are commenced, the municipality or   municipalities in which the transportation facility is to be constructed   shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner concerning the same.   The commissioner and the  municipality  or  municipalities  in  which  a   transportation  facility  is  to be constructed are hereby authorized to   enter into any and all necessary agreements,  including  provisions  for   any  sharing  of costs, to carry out such surveys, studies and plans for   joint  development,  including  the  negotiating  for  and  securing  of   reservation  easements  necessary to such plans from landowners affected   thereby, and to provide for multiple use outside the counties  of  Kings   and Queens of transportation rights of way. The expense of such surveys,   studies,  plans  and  easements  necessary for joint development of such   facilities and provision for multiple use of such rights of way shall be   a  proper  charge  against  funds  available   for   the   construction,   reconstruction  or  maintenance  of state transportation facilities. The   term "municipality", as used in this subdivision, shall include  only  a   county,  town, city or village. The term "joint development", as used in   this chapter, shall mean cooperative action by the state  department  of   transportation,   federal   and  other  state  government  agencies  and   municipalities, with or without the assistance of private  organizations   and  individuals,  to  prepare surveys, studies and plans, including the   negotiating for and securing of reservation  easements  related  to  the   development   or   adjustments  of  land  uses  which  are  affected  by   construction of such facilities as well  as  the  surveys,  studies  and   plans  incidental thereto.   The term "reservation easements" shall mean   rights in real property, of a nature less than fee, which  are  acquired   by  the  state pursuant to agreement with the owner of such property for   the purposes of assuring the availability of such property for a  future   transportation  need  and  to  prevent  the use of such property by such   owner in a manner inconsistent with such need.