N.Y. ENV Law § 15-1701
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Reservation of state control
Official statutory text
§ 15-1701. Reservation of state control.\n Where any person takes, diverts, appropriates, or otherwise uses,\nwhether by virtue of the provisions of title 17 of this article or\notherwise, the waters of the state over which the state has the\nproprietary ownership of the flow and to the use of which the state has\nthe right paramount and exclusive, or concurrently with any other\njurisdiction, such waters shall remain subject to the power and control\nof the state for the purposes of regulating, licensing, controlling, or\nterminating the use and disposition of the same by such person, as well\nas for the purpose of exacting any rentals or charges therefor.\n
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