N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 15-1713 – Waters impounded by dams constructed for power purposes impressed with a public interest
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§ 15-1713. Waters impounded by dams constructed for power purposes
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 15-1713
- Waters: shall be construed to include lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic ocean within the territorial limits of the state of New York, and all other bodies of surface or underground water, natural or artificial, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, public or private, which are wholly or partially within or bordering the state or within its jurisdiction. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 15-0107
impressed with a public interest.
The waters impounded by any dam hereafter constructed for power purposes on any stream or waterway in the state, shall be impressed with a public interest and open to the public to fish thereon, when authorized by other applicable provisions of this chapter subject to the conditions and limitations found in section 11-1311 of this chapter.