N.Y. Canal Law § 5: Transfer of powers and duties relating to canals and canal lands to the power authority of the state of New York

§ 5. Transfer of powers and duties relating to canals and canal lands

to the power authority of the state of New York. The powers and duties

of the thruway authority relating to the New York state canal system as

set forth in articles one through and including fourteen, except article

seven, of this chapter, and except properties in use on the effective

date of this article in support of highway maintenance, equipment

management and traffic signal operations of the department of

transportation, heretofore transferred by the commissioner of

transportation to the thruway authority, are hereby transferred to and

merged with the authority, to be exercised by the authority directly or

through the canal corporation on behalf of the people of the state of

New York. In addition, the commissioner of transportation and the chair

of the authority or his or her designee may, in their discretion, enter

into an agreement or agreements transferring the powers and duties of

the commissioner of transportation relating to any or all of the bridges

and highways as set forth in article seven of this chapter, to be

exercised by the authority directly or through the canal corporation on

behalf of the people of the state of New York, and, as determined to be

feasible and advisable by the authority's trustees, shall enter into an

agreement or agreements directly or through the canal corporation for

the financing, construction, reconstruction or improvement of lift and

movable bridges on the canal system. Such powers shall be in addition to

other powers enumerated in title one of article five of the public

authorities law. All of the provisions of title one of article five of

such law which are not inconsistent with this chapter shall apply to the

actions and duties of the authority pursuant to this chapter. The

authority shall be deemed to be the state in exercising the powers and

duties transferred pursuant to this section but for no other purposes.