N.Y. HAY Law § 2

§ 2. Definitions. 1. When used in this chapter, unless the context or\nsubject matter otherwise requires, the terms "state department of\ntransportation," "state transportation department," "department of\ntransportation," "transportation department," "department," "state\ncommissioner of transportation," "commissioner of transportation,"\n"commissioner," and "state engineer," shall each be deemed to refer to\nand to mean the state department of transportation and the state\ncommissioner of transportation, respectively.\n 2. The term "county engineer" or "county superintendent," when so\nused, shall mean the county engineer of highways or county\nsuperintendent of highways respectively.\n 3. The term "town superintendent," when so used, shall mean the town\nsuperintendent of highways.\n 4. A highway within the meaning of this chapter shall be deemed to\ninclude necessary sluices, drains, ditches, waterways, embankments,\nretaining walls and culverts having a width of opening of twenty feet or\nless except as provided in section two hundred and thirty, and also the\napproaches of any bridge or culvert beginning at the back of the\nabutments. The pavement over any such bridge or culvert may also be\nincluded as a part of the highway provided such pavement is separated\nfrom such structure by an earth fill.\n 5. An "infant", as used in this chapter, shall mean any person who has\nnot attained the age of eighteen years.\n