Statute · New York Environmental Conservation Law
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 15-1701 — Reservation of state control
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 15-1701
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Environmental Conservation Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 15-1701. Reservation of state control.
Citator
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 15-1701 — Reservation of state control is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 15-1701. Reservation of state control.
Where any person takes, diverts, appropriates, or otherwise uses, whether by virtue of the provisions of title 17 of this article or otherwise, the waters of the state over which the state has the proprietary ownership of the flow and to the use of which the state has the right paramount and exclusive, or concurrently with any other jurisdiction, such waters shall remain subject to the power and control of the state for the purposes of regulating, licensing, controlling, or terminating the use and disposition of the same by such person, as well as for the purpose of exacting any rentals or charges therefor.