N.Y. PBL Law § 16
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Reservation of Esopus island
Official statutory text
§ 16. Reservation of Esopus island. Esopus island, in Dutchess\ncounty, is reserved from settlement, occupancy, lease or sale, and\ndedicated and set apart as a public park. The commissioner of general\nservices shall have the same powers to protect such island from trespass\nas he has over other public lands.\n
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