N.Y. Pub. Lands Law § 81 Minerals Subject to State Ownership; Exploration of Mines On State Lands

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Pub. Lands Law § 81

1. The following minerals are the property of the people of the state of New York in their right of sovereignty:

(a) All deposits of gold and silver in or upon private lands and lands belonging to the state heretofore or hereafter discovered within this state.

(b) All deposits of minerals and fossils heretofore or hereafter discovered in or upon any lands belonging to the people of the state of New York.

2. The commissioner of general services may, upon written application by any citizen of the United States, issue to such applicant a permit, consent, or lease of such duration as the commissioner may deem advisable, upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner shall determine, to enter upon state lands, for the purpose of exploring for mines and minerals or for the purpose of breaking up such lands and working any mine or extracting any mineral in such lands.