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258. TITLE NOT AFFECTED IF IN PART UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INEFFEC-
TIVE.
259. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS IN OTHER ACTS SUPERSEDED.
S 250. CANAL CORPORATION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION" (HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AS THE "CANAL CORPORATION"). THE CANAL CORPORATION IS SOLELY
CREATED TO, AND SHALL HAVE ONLY THE POWER TO, OPERATE, MAINTAIN,
CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, DEVELOP, FINANCE, AND PROMOTE THE NEW
YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.
2. THE CANAL CORPORATION AND ANY OF ITS PROPERTY, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIV-
ITIES SHALL HAVE ALL OF THE PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES, TAX EXEMPTIONS AND
OTHER EXEMPTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY AND OF THE AUTHORITY'S PROPERTY, FUNC-
TIONS AND ACTIVITIES. THERE SHALL BE SIX MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE CORPO-
RATION. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: TWO MEMBERS BY THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; TWO MEMBERS BY THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY; ONE MEMBER BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND ONE
MEMBER BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE CANAL CORPORATION
MAY DELEGATE TO ONE OR MORE OF ITS MEMBERS, OR ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND
EMPLOYEES, SUCH DUTIES AND POWERS AS IT MAY DEEM PROPER.
3. NO OFFICER OR MEMBER OF THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL RECEIVE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, EITHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, OTHER THAN
REIMBURSEMENT FOR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES, BY REASON OF HIS OR HER SERVING AS A MEMBER,
DIRECTOR OR TRUSTEE OF THE CANAL CORPORATION.
4. ALL OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW WHICH SHALL APPLY
TO THE CANAL CORPORATION AS A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OTHER THAN A CITY.
THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
5. THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
(A) OPERATE, MAINTAIN, CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, DEVELOP,
FINANCE AND PROMOTE THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN THE
CANAL LAW;
(B) SUE AND BE SUED;
(C) HAVE A SEAL AND ALTER THE SAME AT PLEASURE;
(D) MAKE AND ALTER BY-LAWS FOR ITS ORGANIZATION AND INTERNAL MANAGE-
MENT AND MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF ITS PROPERTY
AND FACILITIES;
(E) APPOINT OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, WHO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, AND FIX THEIR COMPEN-
SATION;
(F) MAKE AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT FOR THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS UNDER THIS
TITLE;
(G) ACQUIRE, HOLD AND DISPOSE OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR ITS
CORPORATE PURPOSES;
(H) ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF PRIVATE CONSULTANTS ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR
RENDERING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE;
(I) PROCURE INSURANCE AGAINST ANY LOSS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACTIV-
ITIES, PROPERTIES AND OTHER ASSETS, IN SUCH AMOUNT AND FROM SUCH INSUR-
ERS AS IT DEEMS DESIRABLE;
(J) INVEST ANY FUNDS OF THE CANAL CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER MONIES
UNDER ITS CUSTODY AND CONTROL NOT REQUIRED FOR IMMEDIATE USE OR
DISBURSEMENT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CANAL CORPORATION, IN OBLIGATIONS
OF THE STATE OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR OBLIGATIONS THE PRINCI-
PAL AND INTEREST OF WHICH ARE GUARANTEED BY THE STATE OR THE UNITED
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STATES GOVERNMENT, OR IN ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN WHICH THE COMPTROLLER
OF THE STATE IS AUTHORIZED TO INVEST PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-EIGHT-A
OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW;
(K) PREPARE AND SUBMIT A CAPITAL PROGRAM PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN
OF THE CANAL LAW;
(L) APPROVE AND IMPLEMENT THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN
SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE. THE
CANAL CORPORATION'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN
SHALL BE BASED UPON ITS CONSIDERATION OF A GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE CANAL CORPORATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
EIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND THE REGULATIONS THERE-
UNDER. PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT BY THE
CANAL CORPORATION ON CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS OR CANAL TERMINAL
LANDS, OR THE LEASE OF CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS OR CANAL TERMINAL
LANDS FOR SUBSTANTIAL COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENT, THE CANAL CORPORATION, IN
ADDITION TO ANY REVIEW TAKEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 14.09 OF THE PARKS,
RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW, SHALL CONDUCT A RECONNAISSANCE
LEVEL SURVEY WITHIN THREE THOUSAND FEET OF SUCH LANDS TO BE IMPROVED OF
THE TYPE, LOCATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, SITES AND
DISTRICTS LISTED ON, OR WHICH MAY BE ELIGIBLE, FOR THE STATE OR NATIONAL
REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE FINDINGS OF SUCH SURVEY SHALL BE USED
TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL RESOURCES AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER
THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SUCH HISTORIC BUILDINGS,
SITES AND DISTRICTS;
(M) ENTER ON ANY LANDS, WATERS OR PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
BORINGS, SOUNDINGS AND SURVEYS; AND
(N) ACCEPT ANY GIFTS OR ANY GRANT OF FUNDS OR PROPERTY FROM THE FEDER-
AL GOVERNMENT OR FROM THE STATE OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE PUBLIC
BODY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER PERSON AND TO COMPLY WITH THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF.
6. (A) THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL REVIEW THE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMITTED
BY THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE.
(B) THE CANAL CORPORATION, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO
THOUSAND TEN AND ON OR BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH
YEAR THEREAFTER, SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET A REQUEST
FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-U OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW OR AVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER NON-FEDERAL SOURCES APPROPRIATED
FROM THE STATE TREASURY.
(C) IN THE EVENT THAT THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE CANAL CORPORATION
TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET DIFFERS FROM THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE
COMMISSION TO THE CANAL CORPORATION, THEN THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE
CANAL CORPORATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET SHALL SPECIFY THE
DIFFERENCES AND SHALL SET FORTH THE REASONS FOR SUCH DIFFERENCES.
7. THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CANAL
RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION CONCERNING THE FUTURE USE OF CANAL LANDS IN THE
ADIRONDACK PARK ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS
TITLE, AND SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE NOT LATER
THAN THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, IDENTIFYING ANY
PROPERTY NOT NEEDED FOR CANAL PURPOSES THAT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
8. THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ISSUE BONDS, NOTES OR
OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
S 251. BONDING OF CANAL CORPORATION. 1. (A) THE CANAL CORPORATION IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED, AS AN ADDITIONAL CORPORATE PURPOSE THEREOF, TO ISSUE
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ITS BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FOR PURPOSES OF FINANCING THE
CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NEW
YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.
(B) THE CANAL CORPORATION MAY ISSUE BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS PLUS A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED (I) TO FUND ANY RELATED DEBT
SERVICE RESERVE FUND, (II) TO PROVIDE CAPITALIZED INTEREST FOR A PERIOD
NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS, EXCEPT THAT WHERE THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS,
NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ARE EXPENDED ON A REVENUE-PRODUCING PROJECT,
SUCH PERIOD SHALL BE THAT ALLOWABLE UNDER THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO
PRESERVE THE EXCLUSION OF INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLI-
GATIONS FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION, AND (III) TO PROVIDE FEES AND
OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING UNDERWRITERS' DISCOUNTS, RELATED
TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND THE MAIN-
TENANCE OF SUCH RESERVES, ALL AS DETERMINED BY THE AUTHORITY, EXCLUDING
BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED TO REFUND OUTSTANDING BONDS,
NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
(C) THE CANAL CORPORATION, IN ADDITION TO THE BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
MAY ISSUE BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TEN
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM WHICH ARE
DEEMED BY THE AUTHORITY AS NECESSARY DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGEN-
CY INVOLVING DANGER TO LIFE, SAFETY OR PROPERTY WHICH REQUIRES IMMEDIATE
ACTION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLI-
GATIONS SHALL BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH UNTIL THE AUTHORITY
HAS EXHAUSTED ITS AUTHORIZATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION.
(D) IN COMPUTING THE TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS THAT MAY AT ANY TIME BE ISSUED FOR ANY PURPOSE UNDER THIS
SECTION, THE AMOUNT OF THE BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS THAT
CONSTITUTES INTEREST UNDER THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
2. ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE RELATING TO BONDS, NOTES AND
OTHER OBLIGATIONS, WHICH ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION, SHALL
APPLY TO OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE POWER TO ISSUE RENEWAL NOTES OR REFUNDING BONDS THEREOF.
S 252. AUTHORITY TO LEASE LAND. 1. THE CANAL CORPORATION IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED, AFTER REVIEW AND COMMENT BY THE COMMISSION AS TO CONSISTENCY
WITH THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN APPROVED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE, TO ENTER INTO LEASES OF CANAL LANDS,
CANAL TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN. SUCH REVIEW AND COMMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED
WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH IN THE PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE
WHICH SHALL BE NO MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS.
2. LANDS TO BE LEASED SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE CANAL CORPORATION TO
HAVE NO ESSENTIAL PURPOSE FOR NAVIGATION.
3. LEASES OF CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS
SHALL BE FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL
RECREATIONWAY PLAN APPROVED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN
OF THIS TITLE.
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4. THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL CONSIDER FULLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS
FOR LEASES OF CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS IN
SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL PRESCRIBE.
5. CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS WITHIN THE
ADIRONDACK PARK SHALL NOT BE LEASED.
6. THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING REASON-
ABLE ACCESS TO LANDS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ASSIST POTENTIAL APPLICANTS
IN PREPARING AN APPLICATION.
7. THE CANAL CORPORATION MAY REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A LEASE TO
PROVIDE NECESSARY PROPERTY SURVEYS, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, MAPS AND
PHOTOGRAPHS, SITE PLANS AND SUCH OTHER DOCUMENTS AND STUDIES AS THE
CANAL CORPORATION MAY DETERMINE TO BE NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN THE COMPAT-
IBILITY OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL RECREA-
TIONWAY PLAN AND FOR THE CANAL CORPORATION TO SELECT A QUALIFIED LESSEE.
8. REVENUES REALIZED FROM THE LEASE OF CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS
AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE CANAL FUND PURSUANT
TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-U OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
S 253. CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF LEASES. LEASES FOR CANAL LANDS, CANAL
TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS SHALL INCLUDE:
1. THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR SUCH LEASES, PROVIDED THAT THE INITIAL TERM
OF SUCH LEASES MAY NOT EXCEED FORTY YEARS, AND RENEWALS OF SUCH LEASES
MAY NOT EXCEED AN ADDITIONAL FORTY YEARS BEYOND SUCH INITIAL TERMS;
2. REQUIREMENTS THAT THE LESSEE TAKE NO ACTIONS OR CONSTRUCT NO
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL INTERFERE WITH NAVIGATION, EXCEPT THAT IF THE
CANAL CORPORATION DETERMINES THAT ANY POTENTIAL ADVERSE INTERFERENCE
WITH NAVIGATION CAN BE REASONABLY MITIGATED, THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL
INCLUDE IN THE LEASE SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE
MITIGATION OF IMPEDIMENTS TO NAVIGATION, PROPER COVENANTS TO ASSURE THE
PAYMENT OF ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION FOR THE INTERESTS LEASED, AND TO
FURTHER PROTECT THE STATE AND THE CORPORATION AS IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY
THE CANAL CORPORATION;
3. PROVISIONS REQUIRING THAT PAYMENTS ON THE LEASE SHALL BE PAID TO
THE CANAL CORPORATION;
4. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS, WHERE FEASIBLE, TO LANDS AND
WATERS OF THE CANAL SYSTEM; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE CANAL CORPORATION
MAY REQUIRE THAT PUBLIC ACCESS BE RESTRICTED IN THOSE CASES WHERE THE
CANAL CORPORATION DETERMINES THAT PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE SERVED BY SUCH
RESTRICTION;
5. PROVISIONS PROVIDING A RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR THE COMMISSION AND CANAL
CORPORATION MEMBERS AND PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FOR CANAL PURPOSES; AND
6. SUCH OTHER TERMS AS THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL DETERMINE ARE
NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TITLE AND THE
PRESERVATION OF THE STATE'S INTEREST IN THE CANAL SYSTEM.
S 254. SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR LEASES ENTERED PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF
CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN. 1. IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SECTION AND THE COMPLETION OF THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN, THE
COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW AND COMMENT ON PROPOSED LEASES WITH RESPECT TO
THE CONSISTENCY OF SUCH LEASES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CANAL LAW.
WHERE LOCAL ZONING LAWS AND ZONING ORDINANCES ARE IN EFFECT ON LANDS
PROPOSED TO BE LEASED OR ON LANDS ADJACENT TO THOSE LANDS PROPOSED TO BE
LEASED, DURING SUCH PERIOD THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO REVIEW AND COMMENT
ON PROPOSED LEASES WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPATIBILITY OF SUCH LEASES, TO
THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH LOCAL ZONING LAWS
AND ZONING ORDINANCES.
2. IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE, THE
CANAL CORPORATION SHALL ENSURE THAT:
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(A) THE LEASE WILL BENEFIT THE CANAL SYSTEM BY EFFECTUATING THE DEVEL-
OPMENT OF THE CANAL AS A RECREATIONWAY;
(B) THE LEASE WILL FOSTER A CANAL SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY CLUSTERS OF
DEVELOPMENT AND STRETCHES OF UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACE WHICH IS CONDUCIVE
TO THE PRESERVATION OF WATERFOWL, FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS; AND
(C) MAY ENCOURAGE THE USE OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, SITES AND DISTRICTS
LISTED ON OR ELIGIBLE FOR THE STATE OR NATIONAL REGISTERS OF HISTORIC
PLACES.
S 255. CANAL RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
A CANAL RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE
"COMMISSION") CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:
(A) THE CHAIR OF THE CANAL CORPORATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPOR-
TATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, OR
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES;
(B) TWELVE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN CANAL USE, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVA-
TION OR ENHANCEMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM COUNTIES ADJACENT TO OR
INTERSECTED BY THE CANAL SYSTEM APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF WHOM THREE
SHALL BE APPOINTED AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE, THREE SHALL BE APPOINTED AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAK-
ER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
SENATE AND ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
BLY. IN APPOINTING SUCH MEMBERS, THE GOVERNOR SHALL ENSURE GEOGRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION FROM EACH OF THE CANAL SECTIONS ENCOMPASSING THE CANAL
SYSTEM, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM COUNTIES IN WHICH THE
ERIE, CHAMPLAIN, CAYUGA-SENECA AND OSWEGO CANALS ARE LOCATED. IN ADDI-
TION, INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION SHALL BE BROADLY REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF INTEREST: PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRON-
MENT, THE OPERATION OF TOUR BOATS ON THE CANAL, THE OPERATION OF MARINAS
ON THE CANAL, RECREATIONAL TRAIL USERS, HUNTING AND FISHING, TOURIST
PROMOTION AGENCIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE COMMERCIAL FARMING
INDUSTRY AND THE COMMERCIAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY, PROVIDED THAT WITH
RESPECT TO APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMERCIAL
FARMING INDUSTRY OR COMMERCIAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY, SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY
RESIDE OUTSIDE OF A COUNTY ADJACENT TO OR INTERSECTED BY THE CANAL
SYSTEM IF SUCH PERSON HOLDS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST OR SENIOR MANAGERIAL
POSITION IN A COMMERCIAL FARMING FIRM OR COMMERCIAL SHIPPING FIRM,
RESPECTIVELY, WHICH REGULARLY USES THE CANAL SYSTEM IN FURTHERANCE OF
ITS BUSINESS; AND
(C) THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE SECRETARY OF
STATE, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, AND A MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE REGIONAL
PLANNING BOARDS, AS ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLES FIVE-G AND TWELVE-B OF THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, WHOSE REGION IS INTERSECTED BY THE CANAL SHALL BE
EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND SHALL PROVIDE TECH-
NICAL EXPERTISE AND ADVICE TO THE COMMISSION AS NECESSARY.
2. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE THE CHAIR OF THE CANAL
CORPORATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MAY ELECT A SECRETARY AND
OTHER NECESSARY OFFICERS TO SERVE FOR SUCH A PERIOD AS THE MEMBERS SHALL
DECIDE.
3. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, EXCEPT COMMISSIONERS OF A STATE AGENCY,
CHAIRS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND REPRESEN-
TATIVES OF REGIONAL PLANNING BOARDS SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS
AND MAY BE REAPPOINTED; HOWEVER, OF THOSE MEMBERS APPOINTED INITIALLY,
THREE SUCH MEMBERS, ONE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE APPOINTED BY THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF
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THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS, AND THREE SUCH
MEMBERS, ONE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS.
4. ANY MEMBER, EXCEPT A MEMBER WHO IS A STATE OFFICIAL, AFTER NOTICE
AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, MAY BE REMOVED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR
NEGLECT OF DUTY OR MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE. ANY MEMBER, EXCEPT A MEMBER
WHO IS A STATE OFFICIAL, WHO FAILS TO ATTEND THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS
OF THE COMMISSION, UNLESS EXCUSED BY FORMAL VOTE OF THE COMMISSION,
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE VACATED HIS OR HER POSITION.
5. ANY VACANCY IN THE COMMISSION SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE UNEXPIRED
TERM IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.
6. A MAJORITY OF THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THEN IN OFFICE,
AT LEAST FIVE OF WHOM ARE NOT APPOINTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRAN-
SACTION OF ANY BUSINESS OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY POWER OR FUNCTION OF THE
COMMISSION. AN ACT, DETERMINATION OR DECISION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE
MEMBERS PRESENT AND ENTITLED TO VOTE DURING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM
SHALL BE HELD TO BE THE ACT, DETERMINATION OR DECISION OF THE COMMIS-
SION.
7. THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY AT THE CALL OF ITS
CHAIRPERSON. SPECIAL MEETINGS SHALL BE CALLED AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJOR-
ITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THEN IN OFFICE.
8. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
SERVICES AS MEMBERS, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY
EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
S 256. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES. THE COMMISSION SHALL:
1. DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND PERIODICALLY REVISE A STATEWIDE CANAL RECREA-
TIONWAY PLAN FOR THE CANAL SYSTEM. SUCH PLAN SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF
THIS TITLE AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CANAL CORPORATION FOR ITS
CONSIDERATION NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
2. SOLICIT INPUT FROM COUNTIES INTERSECTING OR BORDERING THE CANAL
SYSTEM AND INCORPORATE IT TO THE GREATEST DEGREE PRACTICABLE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE SUCH
INCORPORATION COMMISSION MEMBERS REPRESENTING EACH OF THE REGIONAL PLAN-
NING BOARDS SHALL REQUEST FROM AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EACH COUNTY IT
REPRESENTS IN THE PREPARATION OF A COUNTY CANAL PLAN. MULTI-COUNTY CANAL
PLANS MAY BE REQUESTED BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD REPRESENTATIVE, AS
DEEMED APPROPRIATE, IN LIEU OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTY CANAL PLANS. IN A
REGION WHERE A REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD DOES NOT EXIST, THE COMMISSION
SHALL SOLICIT COUNTY CANAL PLANS FROM EACH OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI-
CERS OF THOSE COUNTIES OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF A REGIONAL PLANNING
BOARD. THE COMMISSION SHALL PRESCRIBE UNIFORM GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE
FORMAT OF PLANS TO BE USED BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD REPRESEN-
TATIVES TO ASSIST COUNTIES IN THE PREPARATION OF COUNTY CANAL PLANS. THE
REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD REPRESENTATIVE SHALL ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF COUNTY CANAL PLANS THAT REFLECT PARTICIPATION BY DIVERSE LOCAL INTER-
ESTS BY SEEKING ADVICE, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, FROM INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS FROM SUCH COUNTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN RECREATION, HUNTING
AND FISHING, THE ENVIRONMENT, CANAL RELATED TOURISM BUSINESSES, HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE CANAL. IN ORDER TO BE
CONSIDERED IN THE FORMULATION OF THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN, COUNTY
CANAL PLANS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST
DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
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3. ENSURE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN, INCLUDING AT
LEAST THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SUCH PLAN PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF SUCH
PLAN TO THE CANAL CORPORATION.
THE COMMISSION MAY ALSO HOLD HEARINGS ON OTHER MATTERS IT DEEMS APPRO-
PRIATE.
4. IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE, REQUEST THAT STUDIES, SURVEYS OR ANALYSES BE
PERFORMED BY THE CANAL CORPORATION, THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND/OR THE OFFICE OF
PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOP-
MENT, PROMOTION, MARKETING AND/OR PRESERVATION OF THE CANAL SYSTEM OR
THE PREPARATION OF THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION, STATE AGENCIES AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES SHALL COOPERATE FULLY
AND SHALL PROVIDE REQUESTED INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER.
5. ADVISE AND ASSIST THE CANAL CORPORATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES
AND OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE CANAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
(A) EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW OPERATIONAL, MAINTENANCE
AND CAPITAL INITIATIVES OR PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE CANAL;
(B) ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW BY THE COMMISSION
FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN OF ABANDONMENTS OF
CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS, AND LEASES OF
CANAL LANDS, CANAL TERMINALS AND CANAL TERMINAL LANDS PROPOSED BY THE
CANAL CORPORATION PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE
LOCAL ZONING LAWS AND ZONING ORDINANCES ARE IN EFFECT ON LANDS PROPOSED
TO BE LEASED OR ON LANDS ADJACENT TO THOSE LANDS PROPOSED TO BE LEASED
SUCH REVIEW SHALL INCLUDE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE COMPATIBILITY OF SUCH LEASES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH LOCAL
ZONING LAWS AND ZONING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE COMMIS-
SION MAY DETERMINE THAT CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF LEASES DO NOT REQUIRE
REVIEW;
(C) SUBMIT TO THE CANAL CORPORATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND
THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE, ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND
ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, A BUDGET
REQUEST FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMMISSION. SUCH REQUEST SHALL INCLUDE
PROVISIONS FOR STAFF SERVICES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AS
DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSION TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS AND MEET ITS
RESPONSIBILITIES DURING THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR. THE CANAL CORPORATION
SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SERVICES TO THE COMMISSION AND SUCH OTHER ADMINIS-
TRATIVE ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE COMMISSION TO CARRY OUT
ITS FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES;
(D) SUBMIT TO THE CANAL CORPORATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND
THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE, ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND
ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, A BUDGET
REQUEST FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM THE CANAL FUND, FOR
THE PURPOSES ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-TWO-U OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW. SUBMISSIONS MADE DURING THE INITIAL YEARS SHALL GIVE FUNDING PRIOR-
ITY FOR EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR PROMOTION OF THE
CANAL SYSTEM;
(E) UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE WATERWAY AND CANAL
TOLL AND FEE STRUCTURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A COMPARATIVE
ANALYSIS OF OTHER EXISTING WATERWAY AND CANAL SYSTEMS, THE IMPACT OF
VARIOUS TOLL AND FEE STRUCTURES ON RECREATIONAL USE, TOURISM, AND
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; AND THE REVENUE IMPLICATIONS FOR EACH OF THESE
ALTERNATIVES. THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CANAL
CORPORATION BY THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, ON APPROPRI-
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ATE TOLLS AND FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE USE OF THE CANAL SYSTEM AND
SHALL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS BY
THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE; AND
(F) UTILIZE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CANAL CORPORATION AND OTHER
STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN OF THE CANAL
LAW, SURVEYING CANAL LANDS WITHIN THE ADIRONDACK PARK AND STUDYING
CURRENT LAND USES, TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CANAL CORPORATION, NO
LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, CONCERNING THE
FUTURE USE OF CANAL LANDS WITHIN THE ADIRONDACK PARK, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE UTILIZATION OF EXISTING PROPERTIES UNDER REVOCABLE
PERMITS; AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF ANY PROPERTY NOT NEEDED FOR CANAL
PURPOSES THAT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION.
6. ESTABLISH COMMITTEES AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE ON MATTERS RELATING TO
THE COMMISSION'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES; SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE
CHAIRED BY A COMMISSION MEMBER BUT MAY INCLUDE PERSONS NOT MEMBERS OF
THE COMMISSION WHO PROVIDE EXPERTISE OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THE CHARGE
OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
7. CREATE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR THEIR REPRESEN-
TATIVES AND OTHERS WITH APPROPRIATE EXPERTISE TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ACHIEVING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE CANAL RECREA-
TIONWAY AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE
OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MARKETING AND PROMOTION
DESIGNED TO ATTRACT TOURISTS.
8. CREATE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE APPROPRIATELY
ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS, TO ASSESS AND REPORT TO THE AUTHORITY ON
ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGING THE WATERS OF THE CANAL SYSTEM, INCLUD-
ING ISSUES RELATING TO RECREATIONAL USE, HABITATS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
9. REPORT ON OR BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR COMMENCING TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN TO THE CANAL CORPORATION, THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE ACTIV-
ITIES OF THE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES
ESTABLISHED IN THIS SECTION.
S 257. CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL, IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE,
FORMULATE A STATEWIDE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN FOR THE CANAL SYSTEM THAT
IS BASED UPON THE INVENTORY PREPARED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION TEN OF THE CANAL LAW AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE LAND USE CONCEPTS CONTAINED IN THE STATE LAND ACQUISITION PLAN
PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-0207 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LAW AND IN THE STATEWIDE PARK AND RECREATION PLAN PREPARED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 3.15 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW. THE
CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(A) CRITERIA FOR USES OF THE CANAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL EFFECTUATE THE
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING THE CANAL INTO A RECREATIONWAY SYSTEM;
(B) PROVISIONS FOR FOSTERING A CANAL SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY CLUSTERS
OF DEVELOPMENT CONNECTED BY STRETCHES OF UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACE IN AREAS
BETWEEN CITIES, VILLAGES AND HAMLETS WHICH WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE
PRESERVATION OF WATERFOWL, FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS;
(C) PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES,
INCLUDING LANDS WHICH POSSESS SIGNIFICANCE FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT,
RECREATION OR NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION PURPOSES AND SIGNIFICANT
FRESHWATER WETLANDS;
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(D) PROVISIONS WHICH PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN SUCH LANDS AND
WATERS FOR PURPOSES OF COMMERCE, NAVIGATION, FISHING, HUNTING, BATHING,
RECREATION AND ACCESS TO THE LANDS AND WATERS OF THE STATE, AND OTHER-
WISE ENCOURAGE INCREASED PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE CANAL THROUGH THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF PARKS, SCENIC BYWAYS AND RECREATIONAL TRAILS ON THE CANAL
SYSTEM. SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL ENSURE THE PUBLIC SAFETY;
(E) PROVISIONS TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL USES OF CANAL LAND AND WATERS;
(F) PROVISIONS FOR APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESSES IN APPROPRI-
ATE LOCATIONS WHICH WILL SUPPORT OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES;
(G) PROVISIONS WHICH GIVE GUIDANCE TO THE AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO
MANAGING WATER LEVELS IN RESERVOIRS TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE CANAL SYSTEM
AND RETAIN WATER FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES;
(H) PROVISIONS TO PROTECT COMMERCIAL SHIPPING INTERESTS ON THE CANAL
SYSTEM; AND
(I) PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, SITES AND
DISTRICTS.
2. THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN SHALL ESTABLISH GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
WITH RESPECT TO IMPLEMENTATION, WITH PROVISION FOR AMENDMENT OF SUCH
PLAN TO REFLECT CHANGING CONDITIONS.
3. (A) THE CORPORATION SHALL ACT UPON THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN
SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN FOUR MONTHS AFTER ITS SUBMISSION AND
SHALL APPROVE SUCH PLAN UNLESS IT FINDS THAT SUCH PLAN, OR ANY PART
THEREOF: (I) IS NOT FINANCIALLY OR OPERATIONALLY FEASIBLE; (II) WOULD
VIOLATE ANY FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION; (III) VIOLATES
AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS OR BONDHOLDERS OF THE AUTHORITY; (IV) INTER-
FERES WITH EXISTING CONTRACTS; OR (V) IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FINDINGS
OF THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS TITLE.
(B) IN THE EVENT THAT THE CORPORATION FINDS THAT THE CANAL RECREATION-
WAY PLAN CANNOT BE APPROVED IN ITS ENTIRETY, IT MAY APPROVE SUCH
PORTIONS OF SUCH PLAN AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, AND SHALL RECOMMEND
CHANGES TO THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF SUCH PLAN TO THE COMMISSION. THE
COMMISSION SHALL THEN HAVE THREE MONTHS IN WHICH TO CONSIDER THE RECOM-
MENDATIONS OF THE CANAL CORPORATION AND SUBMIT A REVISED PLAN OR
PORTIONS THEREOF TO THE CANAL CORPORATION.
(C) UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CANAL RECREATIONWAY PLAN OR A PORTION OF
SUCH PLAN AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE CANAL CORPORATION SHALL
DELIVER WITHIN TEN DAYS A COPY OF SUCH PLAN OR PORTION OF SUCH PLAN TO
THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF
THE ASSEMBLY, WITH A DATED NOTICE OF SUCH APPROVAL.
S 258. TITLE NOT AFFECTED IF IN PART UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INEFFECTIVE.
IF ANY SECTION, CLAUSE OR PROVISION OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE UNCONSTITU-
TIONAL OR BE INEFFECTIVE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS
NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INEFFECTIVE, IT SHALL BE VALID AND EFFECTIVE AND
NO OTHER SECTION, CLAUSE OR PROVISION SHALL ON ACCOUNT THEREOF BE DEEMED
INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE.
S 259. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS IN OTHER ACTS SUPERSEDED. INSOFAR AS
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ANY
OTHER ACT, GENERAL OR SPECIAL, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE
CONTROLLING.
S 6. Subdivisions 9 and 10 of section 481 of the transportation law,
as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2005, are
amended to read as follows:
9. "Canal corporation" shall mean the New York state canal corporation
created pursuant to section [three hundred eighty-two] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
of the public authorities law.
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10. "Canal system" shall [mean the "New York state canal system", as
such term is defined by subdivision ten of section three hundred fifty-
one of the public authorities law] HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS THE TERM
"CANAL CORPORATION" AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION.
S 7. Subdivision 13 of section 351 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 8. Section 355 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter
138 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
S 355. Officers and employees; transfer, promotion and seniority. 1.
Officers and employees of state departments, OR agencies[, or the canal
corporation] may be transferred to the authority and officers, agents
and employees of the authority may be transferred to state departments,
OR agencies[, or the canal corporation], without examination and without
loss of any civil service status or rights. No such transfer from the
authority [or canal corporation] to any state department, agency, or
division may, however, be made except with the approval of the head of
the state department, agency, or division involved and the director of
the budget and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the state
civil service commission.
2. Promotions from positions in state departments and agencies to
positions in the authority [or canal corporation,] and vice versa, may
be made from interdepartmental promotion lists resulting from promotion
examinations in which employees of the authority[, employees of the
canal corporation], and employees of the state are eligible to partic-
ipate.
3. In computing seniority for purposes of promotion or for purposes of
suspension or demotion upon the abolition of positions in the service of
the authority or in the service of the state, in the case of an employee
of the authority a period of prior employment in the service of the
state shall be counted in the same manner as though such period of
employment had been in the service of the authority, and in the case of
an employee of the state a period of prior employment in the service of
the authority shall be counted in the same manner as though such period
of employment had been in the service of the state. For the purposes of
the establishment and certification of preferred lists, employees
suspended from the authority shall be eligible for reinstatement in the
service of the state, and employees suspended from the service of the
state shall be eligible for reinstatement in the service of the authori-
ty, in the same manner as though the authority were a department of the
state. [All provisions contained within this subdivision shall apply to
the canal corporation in the same manner that they apply to the authori-
ty.]
S 9. Subdivisions 4, 20 and 21 of section 2 of the canal law, subdivi-
sion 4 as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 2007, subdivision 20 as
added by chapter 766 of the laws of 1992, subdivision 21 as added by
chapter 442 of the laws of 1996 and subdivisions 20 and 21 as renumbered
by chapter 335 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as follows:
4. "Erie Canal" shall mean the portion of the canal system connecting
the Hudson river at Albany with the Niagara river at Buffalo, and for
the purposes of [article thirteen-A of this chapter and] section nine-
ty-two-u of the state finance law and subdivision ten of section three
hundred fifty-one of the public authorities law, shall be deemed to
include the historic Erie Canal and its western terminus in the city of
Buffalo and historic lock number 1 in the city of Albany.
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20. "Commission" shall mean the canal recreationway commission created
pursuant to section [one hundred thirty-eight-a of this chapter] TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
21. "Corporation" shall mean the New York state canal corporation[, a
subsidiary of the New York state thruway authority,] created pursuant to
section [three hundred eighty-two] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY of the public
authorities law.
S 10. Subdivisions 10 and 24 of section 10 of the canal law, as
amended by chapter 335 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as
follows:
10. Enforce compliance with laws, rules and regulations relating to
posting of limited loads and clearances on all bridges over the canal
system under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation pursu-
ant to [section six and] article seven of this chapter.
24. Prepare on an annual basis a detailed five-year capital plan for
the maintenance and improvement of canal infrastructure. Such plan shall
set system-wide goals and objectives for capital spending and, commenc-
ing January first, nineteen hundred ninety-five, describe the compat-
ibility of such plan to the canal recreationway plan approved pursuant
to section [one hundred thirty-eight-c of this chapter] TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. Such plan shall include but
not be limited to such capital project categories as locks, canal bridg-
es, channels, shorelines, dams, guard gates, and other structures neces-
sary for safe and successful operation of the canal system. The plan
shall also include a detailed schedule of all capital projects which the
authority intends to undertake within the next five years and shall
provide the following information for each such capital project: (a) a
description of the project; (b) an indication of the category into which
the project has been classified in the capital plan; (c) the estimated
total cost of the project and expenditures by year for such project; (d)
the actual disbursements by project for the prior year; and (e) the
estimated dates of project initiation and completion. The plan shall
also include a statement of the mix of financing methods to be used by
the authority for financing the capital plan. The capital plan shall be
submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the
speaker of the assembly on the first day of January of each year
commencing in nineteen hundred ninety-three.
S 11. Subdivision 6 of section 174 of the economic development law, as
added by chapter 497 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
6. "Board" means the Barge canal planning and development board as
established in [article thirteen-A of the canal law] TITLE FIVE OF ARTI-
CLE TWO OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
S 12. Subdivision 10 of section 354 of the public authorities law, as
amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
follows:
10. To construct, reconstruct or improve on or along the thruway
system in the manner herein provided, suitable facilities for gas
stations, restaurants, and other facilities for the public, or to lease
the right to construct, reconstruct or improve and operate such facili-
ties; such facilities shall be publicly offered for leasing for opera-
tion, or the right to construct, reconstruct or improve and operate such
facilities shall be publicly offered under rules and regulations to be
established by the authority, provided, however, that lessees operating
such facilities at the time this act becomes effective, may reconstruct
or improve them or may construct additional like facilities, in the
manner and upon such terms and conditions as the board shall determine;
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and provided further, however, that such facilities constructed, recon-
structed or improved on or along the canal system shall be consistent
with the canal recreationway plan approved pursuant to section [one
hundred thirty-eight-c of the canal law and section three hundred eight-
y-two of this title] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE;
S 13. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 365 of the public
authorities law, as amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 1992, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Subject to the provisions of section three hundred sixty-six of
this title, the authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized
from time to time to issue its negotiable notes and bonds in conformity
with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code in such prin-
cipal amount as, in the opinion of the authority, shall be necessary to
provide sufficient moneys for achieving the corporate purposes thereof,
including construction, reconstruction and improvement of the thruway
sections and connections, and highway connections [herein] described IN
THIS SECTION, the New York state canal system subject to the provisions
of section [three hundred eighty-three of this title] TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, together with suitable facilities and
appurtenances, the payment of all indebtedness to the state, the cost of
acquisition of all real property, the expense of maintenance and opera-
tion, interest on notes and bonds during construction and for a reason-
able period thereafter, establishment of reserves to secure notes or
bonds, and all other expenditures of the authority incident to and
necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers.
S 14. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section
384 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 634 of the laws
of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) the project, or portions thereof, known as the Stewart airport
access project located in Orange county to provide direct access to
Stewart international airport from interstate eighty-four in the vicini-
ty of the airport. [Notwithstanding the provisions of article VI-A and
section one hundred thirty-eight-c of the canal law and paragraph (m) of
subdivision seven of section three hundred eighty-two of this chapter,
the New York state thruway authority, or the subsidiary corporation
thereof, is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Syra-
cuse for the leasing of the land comprising the inner harbor project in
Onondaga county.] Any projects for the construction, reconstruction or
improvement of property or structures undertaken pursuant to this
section shall be in full compliance with title thirteen of article twen-
ty-seven of the environmental conservation law and shall be deemed
public works for the purposes of section two hundred twenty of the labor
law and section one hundred three of the general municipal law, except
that any contracts let by the authority for the construction, recon-
struction or improvement of such projects shall be subject to section
three hundred fifty-nine of this title. For the purposes of article
fifteen-A of the executive law only, the authority shall be deemed a
state agency as that term is used in such article and its contracts for
such projects as provided in this article shall be deemed state
contracts within the meaning set forth in such article.
S 15. Subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 92-u of the state finance law,
subdivision 2 as added by chapter 766 of the laws of 1992 and subdivi-
sion 5 as amended by chapter 483 of the laws of 1996, are amended to
read as follows:
2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received from the operation
of the New York state canal system as defined in [section three hundred
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fifty-one of the public authorities law and] section two of the canal
law, including payments on leases for use of canal lands, terminals and
terminal lands, tolls received for lock and lift bridge passage,
payments for hydroelectric easements and sales, for purchase of other
abandoned canal lands, payments for any permits and leases for use of
the water and lands of the system and payments for use of dry docks and
other moneys made available to the fund from any other source other than
a grant, loan or other inter-corporate transfer of funds of the New York
state [thruway authority] CANAL CORPORATION, and any income earned by,
or incremental to, the fund due to investment thereof, or any repayment
of any moneys advanced by the fund.
5. Moneys of the fund, following appropriation by the legislature,
shall be available to the New York state [thruway authority and shall be
expended by such authority or subsidiary corporation thereof] CANAL
CORPORATION only for the maintenance, construction, reconstruction,
development or promotion of the canal system; provided, however, that in
the initial years, expenditures of moneys of the fund for the develop-
ment and/or promotion of the canal system shall be accorded a priority
by [the authority or subsidiary corporation thereof] SUCH CORPORATION.
In addition, moneys of the fund may be used for the purposes of inter-
pretive signage and promotion for appropriate historically significant
Erie canal lands and related sites. Moneys shall be paid out of the
fund by the state comptroller on certificates issued by the director of
the budget.
S 16. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day
after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.