New York Public Authorities Law Section 652 - Definitions.

652. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context,

1. The term "authority" shall mean the corporation created by section six hundred fifty-three of this chapter;

2. The term "county" shall mean the county of Nassau;

3. The term "bonds" shall mean the bonds authorized in this title;

4. The term "board" shall mean the members of the authority;

5. The term "real property" shall mean lands, structures, franchises, and interests in land, including lands under water and riparian rights, and any and all things and rights usually included within the said term, and includes not only fees simple absolute but also any and all lesser interests, such as easements, rights of way, uses, leases, licenses and all other incorporeal hereditaments and every estate, interest or right, legal or equitable, including terms of years, and liens thereon by way of judgments, mortgages or otherwise, and also claims for damage to real estate;

6. The term "Reynolds channel" shall mean the waterway on the northerly side of the island of Long Beach, extending easterly from East Rockaway inlet and includes said inlet;

6-a. The term "Bannister creek" shall mean the waterway known by that name in the county of Nassau connected with Reynolds channel.

7. The term "Atlantic Beach bridge" shall mean the existing bridge known by that name crossing Reynolds channel;

8. The term "project" shall mean Atlantic Beach bridge and any new bridge constructed by the authority across Reynolds channel, or either of said bridges, and any park, playground, beach or other recreational facility created or acquired by the authority, including any land within the county of Nassau which has been acquired by the authority for such purposes, together with such structures, appurtenances, facilities and approaches as may be necessary or convenient in connection therewith;

9. The term "approaches" shall mean all structures necessary or convenient to give access to the bridge from connecting streets, roads and parkways;

10. The term "connections" shall mean all roads, streets, parkways or avenues connecting with the approaches.

11. The terms "note" or "notes" shall mean bond anticipation notes as authorized in this title.


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