N.Y. NAV Law § 101

§ 101. Motor boat regulation zone. As soon as practicable, the\ncommissioner shall place on the mainland at some convenient point at or\nnear the water's edge at Fishers Landing, Jefferson county, New York,\nand not more than one mile westerly thereof, a signboard facing the\nwater and bearing thereon in large characters the words "St. Lawrence\nriver boat regulation zone, west limit." He shall in like manner place a\nsimilar signboard at some convenient place at or near the water's edge\nand facing the water on the mainland easterly of Alexandria Bay and\nwithin one mile easterly thereof and southeasterly of the United States\ngovernment lighthouse in the waters of said river, known as Sunken Rock\nLight, except that the words "east limit" shall appear in the place of\n"west limit". If necessary, he may acquire for the state, by agreement\nwith the owners of the lands affected, easements for such purposes. That\nportion of the waters of the Saint Lawrence river northerly of the\nmainland of Jefferson county and southerly of the international boundary\nline between the United States and Canada and easterly of a line drawn\nnorthwesterly from the marker hereinbefore referred to at Fishers\nLanding and westerly of a line drawn from the marker hereinbefore\nreferred to easterly of Alexandria Bay, and running in a northwesterly\ndirection through the said Sunken Rock Light, shall constitute a motor\nboat regulation zone for the purpose of this article. The expense\nattached to the performance of the foregoing duties shall be payable\nfrom moneys that may be available therefor by appropriation and from\nmoneys, if any, contributed by persons interested. Such zone shall be\ndeemed established and the rules prescribed by this article shall be\napplicable when such poles or markers and signs shall be installed, and\nnot before.\n