357 - Right of authority to use state property; payment for improvements.
§ 357. Right of authority to use state property; payment for improvements. On assuming jurisdiction of a thruway highway section or connection or any part thereof, or of a highway connection, or of the New York state canal system, the authority shall have the right to possess and use for its corporate purposes so long as its corporate existence shall continue, any real property and rights in real property theretofore acquired by the state, including all improvements thereon and state canal lands and properties; provided that the use by the authority of canal lands and properties for highway purposes shall not interfere with the use thereof for canal purposes.