N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 13.11

§ 13.11 Real property abutting parks or parkways. 1. If the\nacquisition of real property for park, parkway, historic preservation or\nrecreational purposes by the office or a state agency results in\nabutting premises being cut off from access to a public road, or if\nbecause of such acquisition it is desirable for public convenience to\nprovide marginal or service roads near or adjacent to such acquired\nproperty, the office or state agency so acquiring is authorized to\nacquire such additional real property as may be necessary to provide\nsuch abutting premises with means of ingress and egress to a public road\nor to provide such marginal or service roads. The location of such\nadditional real property and the nature and extent of the title to be\nacquired therein shall be such as in the discretion of the commissioner\nor state agency, as the case may be, as shall best serve the interest of\nthe state.\n 2. The office or state agency so acquiring is authorized to construct\nupon such real property, out of funds appropriated, a suitable access,\nservice or marginal road, and is further authorized to enter into an\nagreement with the owner of the abutting premises as to his right of\nentry thereupon and with said owner or with any municipality as to the\nfuture maintenance thereof, and to transfer title and jurisdiction\nthereover to such municipality. Nothing herein contained shall be\nconstrued to repeal any specific limitation upon the powers and duties\nof the office or any state agency.\n