N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-1701: Reservation of state control

§ 15-1701. Reservation of state control.

Where any person takes, diverts, appropriates, or otherwise uses,

whether by virtue of the provisions of title 17 of this article or

otherwise, the waters of the state over which the state has the

proprietary ownership of the flow and to the use of which the state has

the right paramount and exclusive, or concurrently with any other

jurisdiction, such waters shall remain subject to the power and control

of the state for the purposes of regulating, licensing, controlling, or

terminating the use and disposition of the same by such person, as well

as for the purpose of exacting any rentals or charges therefor.