N.Y. Public Lands Law § 160: Construction

§ 160. Construction. This chapter shall not limit or modify the

provisions of the railroad law relating to the grant or acquisition, for

railroad purposes, of any lands belonging to the people of the state,

except that no railroad corporation may condemn any canal lands

abandoned pursuant to the provisions of article four of this chapter

until after they have been sold and conveyed in the manner provided by

this chapter.