N.Y. CAL Law § 100

§ 100. Granting revocable permits. The corporation is hereby\nauthorized, in its discretion, to issue revocable permits granting\ncertain limited privileges therein, whenever the same can be done\nwithout detriment to canal navigation or damage to the banks or other\nstructures thereof. It shall prescribe the terms and conditions by which\nsuch revocable permits may be issued for the temporary use of canal\nlands or structures and for the diversion of canal waters for sanitary,\nfarm purposes, or industrial use. It may also issue permits, as it shall\ndeem to be advantageous to the corporation, to any person, firm or\ncorporation, to cut, gather and haul away ice from the canals. Whenever\nany space and facilities are available at any canal terminal and when no\ndetriment or injury to canal traffic or delay in handling same would\nresult, the corporation may issue a revocable permit for the temporary\nand restricted use or occupancy, of such canal terminal and the\nfacilities thereof, pursuant to the rules and regulations which it may\nprescribe. All permits heretofore granted by the corporation and not\ncanceled, are hereby legalized and confirmed and made effectual and\nvalid in accordance with the terms and conditions in said permit as\nfully as if this chapter had been in force on the date of issuance of\nsuch permit. No liability of any kind shall attach to or rest upon the\nstate, including the corporation, for any damage on account of the\ngranting or revocation of any permit. Existing permit holders within the\nAdirondack park in compliance with the terms of permits which have been\nproperly issued pursuant to law shall continue to be afforded permits at\nleast until the first day of June, nineteen hundred ninety-four, unless\nsuch permit holders fail to apply for permit renewal within six months\nof the expiration of such existing or former permit or permits, or by\nthe first day of August, nineteen hundred ninety-three, whichever is\nlater; provided, however, that no additional development right or rights\nmay be included in any permit renewed prior to the first day of June,\nnineteen hundred ninety-five. Any revenue realized from the issuance of\nsuch permits shall be deposited into the canal fund.\n