{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-140","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Navigation Law § 140","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 140. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nmean and include:  (a) Municipality. A county, city, town, or village; a\ncounty, city, town or village on behalf of an improvement district; or\nany two or more of the foregoing which are acting jointly in connection\nwith a project.\n  (b) Federal government. The federal government or any agency or\nofficer thereof.\n  (c) Harbor of refuge.  A harbor or navigational improvement designed\nprimarily to enhance recreational boating, which is constructed or\nimproved by the federal government and which requires state\nparticipation.\n  (d) Local marine facility. A harbor or navigational improvement\ndesigned primarily to enhance recreational boating, a facility\nappurtenant or incidental thereto, or a facility appurtenant or\nincidental to a harbor of refuge, which is constructed or improved by a\nmunicipality.\n  (e) State marine facility. A harbor or navigational improvement which\nis designed to enhance recreational boating, a facility appurtenant or\nincidental thereto, a facility appurtenant or incidental to a harbor of\nrefuge, a storm alert system or components thereof, navigational aides,\nand any other similar capital improvement designed primarily to enhance\nrecreational boating, which is constructed or improved by the\ncommissioner.\n  (f) Marine project or project. A harbor of refuge, local marine\nfacility or state marine facility, as the case may be.","path":["Navigation Law","Article 11. Improvement and Preservation of Waterways"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/NAV/140","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4537cdbbbd3f14fe056792621c360ef7479f962ad62f61e72f9a54fa4192c834","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-139-c","next":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-140-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}