New York Town Law Section 32-A - Entry by town engineer on private lands.

 32-a. Entry by town engineer on private lands. The town engineer and
  any  deputy,  assistant  or  employee  of  the  town  engineer's  office
  designated by him may enter upon any lands, waters or waterways,  public
  or  private,  within  the  town,  without  hindrance, for the purpose of
  making surveys, examinations or investigations, including the making  of
  test  pits  and test borings, necessary or convenient in the exercise of
  performance of any of the other powers or duties conferred or imposed on
  the town engineer, provided that any test pits or borings made hereunder
  shall be refilled and the real property so disturbed shall  be  restored
  to its previous condition.

Last modified: February 3, 2019