N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 15-1715 – Licenses and the protection of navigation
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§ 15-1715. Licenses and the protection of navigation.
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 15-1715
- 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
Before granting any license, the department shall inquire and determine to its own satisfaction that the exercise of the privilege conferred will not impair or interfere with navigation on the waters covered by the license and, whenever, the public interest requires, shall impose such conditions in granting the license as may be required to protect and safeguard navigation.