N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1008: Consent of state

§ 1008. Consent of state. The state of New York hereby consents to the

occupation and use by the authority of any and all property of the state

of whatever kind or character on the Niagara river or within the

international rapids section of the Saint Lawrence river, and hereby

vests the authority with and delegates to it the right to exercise any

and every right and power of the state in connection therewith, whether

proprietary or sovereign in character, which the state itself might

exercise, provided that such consent and delegation of power shall not

permit the impairment or limit or prevent the future improvement of the

navigability of the Niagara river or the international rapids section of

the Saint Lawrence river, consistent with the maintenance of such

projects, but on the contrary the projects shall be such as will improve

and benefit commerce and navigation therein and provided further that

the authority shall have no power to limit, waive or surrender any right

or interest of the state of New York in such rivers or the use thereof.