N.Y. Highway Law § 348: Payment of cost of state thruways

§ 348. Payment of cost of state thruways. The state shall construct or

improve and maintain, at its own cost and expense, or with federal aid,

state thruways, and shall acquire at its own cost and expense, or with

federal aid or by gift, the rights of way necessary for such thruways.

Such cost to the state shall, except for the preparation of plans and

specifications and for engineering and other services incidental to the

preparation of plans and specifications including field surveys and

sub-surface investigations, be paid only from moneys specifically

appropriated for such purpose, subject to the provisions of this chapter

relating to federal aid; provided, however, that where any state highway

or part thereof specified in section three hundred forty-one of this

chapter or any improvement or reconstruction thereof shall be utilized

by the commissioner of transportation as a part of any state thruway,

moneys appropriated for the construction and reconstruction of state

highways may be expended therefor and rights of way therefor shall be

acquired as provided in article three of this chapter.