New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter III - New York State Thruway Authority › Subchapter D - Canal System › Part 156 - Revocable Permits › Section 156.4 - Schedule of fees for revocable permits for the temporary use or occupancy of canal lands or facilities and for the diversion or use of canal waters

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following fees shall be payable for canal work permits,
					 for permits for the use and occupancy of canal lands or facilities and for
					 permits for the diversion or use of canal waters:
(a)
Canal work permits.
Any party who plans to perform any work on the canal system
					 must apply for and obtain a revocable canal work permit. Application, review
					 and issuance of the permit will be administered by the Office of Canal
					 Maintenance and Operations through the division office of canals. Canal work
					 permit applicants must pay the following fees:
(1) Application fee: $25
				  (nonrefundable).
(2) Spoil removal:
				  $0.50 per cubic yard.
(i) Fee waived when
				  removal is determined by the Canal Corporation to be advantageous to the Canal
				  Corporation.
(3) Snow
				  dumping: $25.
(i) Fee waived for
				  municipalities.
(4) An
				  additional charge of $250 per day will be imposed for any approved work on the
				  canal system requiring an onsite inspection by Canal Corporation staff of
				  one-half day or more.
(5) Insurance
				  requirements for canal work permits:
(i)
				  Insurance coverage must be provided to cover the People of the State of New
				  York, the authority and the Canal Corporation, and all employees of the
				  authority and the Canal Corporation for all operations of the permittee. A
				  permittee may provide insurance coverage as stated in either clause
				  (
a
) or (
b
) of this subparagraph:
(a) Filing of a certificate of insurance
				  which indicates canal work permit coverage, submitted to the Canal Corporation
				  by permittee' s insurance company or agent to insure the authority and the
				  Canal Corporation for all operations of the permittee under the
				  permit.
(b) Payment under the
				  departmental blanket policy of $7.50 for insurance coverage.
(c) Utility companies and municipalities may
				  furnish an undertaking in lieu of clause (
a
) or
				  (
b
) of this subparagraph. An undertaking is a written
				  agreement signed by a utility company or a municipality in which it agrees to
				  faithfully perform the work under all canal work permits issued to them, comply
				  with all the terms and conditions of such canal work permits, restore the Canal
				  Corporation property to a satisfactory condition, and pay all damages, costs
				  and judgments which may be recovered against the authority and/or Canal
				  Corporation by reason of damages arising out of work done under such canal work
				  permits. Undertakings must include the wording required by the Canal
				  Corporation and must be executed through an insurance/bonding company. In some
				  cases a private corporation may furnish an undertaking; however, each request
				  must be reviewed independently.
(d)
				  An applicant for a canal work permit shall obtain workers' compensation
				  insurance and/or workers' disability benefits coverage in accordance with the
				  Workers' Compensation Board requirements.