Statute · New York Public Lands Law
N.Y. Pub. Lands Law § 76 — Surrender of grant
N.Y. Pub. Lands Law § 76
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Public Lands Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 76. Surrender of grant. A grantee or his successor in interest, may at his option surrender to the state, without consideration or for a compensation to be determined by the commissioner, the lands under water theretofore granted to him or any part thereof, by filing with the commissioner a…
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N.Y. Pub. Lands Law § 76 — Surrender of grant is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 76. Surrender of grant. A grantee or his successor in interest, may at his option surrender to the state, without consideration or for a compensation to be determined by the commissioner, the lands under water theretofore granted to him or any part thereof, by filing with the commissioner a certificate duly executed and acknowledged, declaring his intention of such surrender and containing a description of the lands surrendered, subject to the acceptance of such surrender by the commissioner; and such surrender when so accepted shall be without prejudice to an application for a new grant upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may determine.