Statute · New York Environmental Conservation Law
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 15-2301 — Legislative purpose
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 15-2301
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Environmental Conservation Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 15-2301. Legislative purpose.
Citator
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 15-2301 — Legislative purpose is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 15-2301. Legislative purpose.
The purpose of title 23 of this article is to provide a method by which a project may be undertaken to improve the channel, construct dikes or regulate the flow of a river for the protection of life, property and the public health or welfare from damage by floods, such work in general to be done at the expense of the owners of the properties and of the political subdivisions of the state benefited thereby.