NY State L § 59 (2021)
2021 New York Laws STL - State Article 4-A - Acquisition of Land for Public Defense 59 - Survey and Map of Lands to Be Acquired; Appropriation of Land.

§ 59. Survey  and  map of lands to be acquired; appropriation of land.   When directed by the governor to acquire designated lands, structures or   waters, for the purposes hereinbefore prescribed, the  commission  shall   cause  a  survey  and map of such lands to be made.  The members of such   commission and its duly authorized agents and employees may  enter  upon   such  lands,  and  the structures and waters thereon, for the purpose of   making such survey and map. There shall be annexed thereto a certificate   executed by the members of the commission, stating that  the  lands  and   the structures and waters thereon, described in such survey and map, are   necessary  for  purposes of public defense and for other public purposes   incidental thereto including public highway purposes. If any  rights  of   way,  easements  or other estates or interests in lands are acquired for   public highway purposes, the certificate of the commission shall include   a description of the strips of land to be used for such purposes.    The   original  of  such  survey  and map and the certificates annexed thereto   shall be submitted to the governor, and if approved by him, it shall  be   filed  in  the office of the department of state. A copy of such survey,   map and certificates, certified by the department  of  state,  shall  be   filed by the commission in the office of the county clerk of each county   in which such lands, or any portion thereof, are situated.From  the  time of the filing of the said survey and map in the office   of the department of state, entry upon and appropriation by  the  state,   of  the  property  described  in  such  survey  and map for the purposes   hereinbefore prescribed, shall be deemed complete and the strips of land   selected for such public highway purposes shall thereupon become and  be   and  forever  continue  to  be open and established public highways. The   commission shall, immediately upon such filing of the survey and map  in   the office of the department of state, enter upon and take possession of   all  the  lands, structures and waters described in such survey and map.   The commission shall thereupon cause the strips  of  land  selected  for   public  highway  purposes  to  be  constructed and improved as such. The   expenses of such construction and improvement shall  be  paid  from  the   treasury out of funds appropriated therefor, on the audit and warrant of   the  comptroller.    Such  highways  shall  thereafter be maintained and   repaired under the direct supervision and control of the  department  of   transportation  as  a  part  of  the  improved  highways  of  the state,   excepting however, that state highway ninety-one hundred and four, lying   wholly within the borough of Queens, city of New York shall hereafter be   maintained and repaired under the direct supervision and control of  the   city of New York as a city street for street purposes in accordance with   the provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York.