N.Y. Highway Law § 315-a: Improvement corporations; right of acquisition

§ 315-a. Improvement corporations; right of acquisition. Any

corporation formed for the purpose of developing or improving real

property, which lays out for public use roads, streets, avenues or

highways, upon or through its lands, if unable to agree with the owners

of any real property required for the purpose of extending, continuing

or connecting such roads, streets, avenues or highways, for the purchase

thereof, may acquire title thereto by acquisition in the manner

prescribed by the eminent domain procedure law; provided such

corporation has the consents of the owners of not less than one-half of

all of the land which adjoins or abuts upon, or which will adjoin or

abut upon, such roads, streets, avenues or highways, or their

extensions, continuations or connections, when completed; and such

corporation may lay out and establish such roads, streets, avenues or

highways, and the extensions, continuations or connections thereof, and

may construct drains or sewers, and such bridges or culverts as may be

necessary to maintain the grades of, or for the extension, continuation

or connection of, the roads, streets, avenues or highways, so laid out;

and may connect such roads, streets, avenues or highways, with or across

roads, streets, avenues or highways, belonging to any other corporation

or person, but may not disturb the established grades thereof. All lands

so taken by acquisition shall be deemed to be acquired for a public use.