N.Y. HAY Law § 86

§ 86. Agreement to control erection and maintenance of advertising\ndevices. In order that the state of New York may be entitled to be paid\nby the United States an increased share of the costs of projects on the\ninterstate highway system, the commissioner of transportation is hereby\nauthorized to enter into an agreement with the secretary of\ntransportation of the United States, as required by section one hundred\nthirty-one of title twenty-three of the United States code, as amended\nand to promulgate and enforce regulations in conformity with the\nnational policy, for control of the erection and maintenance of\nadvertising signs, displays, and other advertising devices within six\nhundred and sixty feet of the edge of the right of way of controlled\nportions of the interstate highways system which are constructed upon\nany part of right of way, the entire width of which is acquired\nsubsequent to July first, nineteen hundred fifty-six, which do not\ntraverse commercial or industrial zones within the boundaries of\nincorporated municipalities as of September twenty-first, nineteen\nhundred fifty-nine, where in the use of real property adjacent to the\ninterstate highway system is subject to municipal regulation or control,\nand which do not traverse other areas where the land use, as of\nSeptember twenty-first, nineteen hundred fifty-nine, was clearly\nestablished under state law as industrial or commercial. The agreement\nmay also include provisions for preservation of natural beauty,\nprevention of erosion, landscaping, reforestation, development of\nviewpoints for scenic attractions that are accessible to the public\nwithout charge, the erection of markers, signs or plaques, and the\ndevelopment of areas, in appreciation of sites of historical\nsignificance, to the extent that such provisions are within the existing\npowers of the commissioner of transportation.\n The commissioner of transportation shall take such action as is\nnecessary to obtain the maximum amount of federal funds available under\nFederal Highway Aid Act of 1958.\n