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N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 9-1909: Attorney general to file suit

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  1. Environmental Conservation Law
  2. Article 9. Lands and Forests
  3. Title 19. Township Forty Settlement Act

§ 9-1909. Attorney general to file suit.

The attorney general, within twenty-four months of either a person's

failure to comply with the requirements of subdivision two of section

9-1907 of this title with respect to a particular disputed parcel, a

person's filing of a notice of nonparticipation pursuant to paragraph b

of subdivision two of section 9-1907 of this title with respect to a

particular disputed parcel, a person's failure to make the required

conveyance required by subdivision four of section 9-1907 of this title

with respect to a particular disputed parcel, or a person's failure to

make the required payment required by subdivisions four and five of

section 9-1907 of this title with respect to a particular disputed

parcel, shall commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction

pursuant to the real property actions and proceedings law to determine

title to such parcel. Nothing contained in this title shall be

applicable to such action. Failure by the attorney general to commence

such action within such time frame shall not subsequently prevent the

attorney general from commencing such an action or create a presumption

against the state's claim of title.

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