§ 22. Management of sand and gravel resources. 1. The commissioner of
general services is authorized to manage, license and regulate the
removal of sand, gravel or other material by dredging or otherwise from
state owned land now or formerly under water, except such lands
specified in subdivision two of this section, and to collect rents,
royalties or other fees in connection therewith. The commissioner is
also authorized to manage the use of such lands under water, including
but not limited to the filling in thereof, in any way and to collect
rents and fees in connection therewith, subject to applicable regulatory
statutes.

2. There are excluded from the commissioner's authorization by
subdivision one of this section the following functions and actions:

a. The taking of sand, gravel or other materials from lands of the
state under the waters of Lake Erie bordering upon Chautauqua county,
except that the commissioner may license and regulate the taking of
sand, gravel and other materials from lands of the state under the
waters of Lake Erie at the mouths of Walnut creek, Silver creek and
Cattaraugus creek, in the town of Hanover, Chautauqua county, and may
prescribe the terms and conditions under which the same may be taken,
including the amount of license fees.

b. The taking of sand, gravel or other materials from the lands in, on
or bordering upon Long Island, except that when in the opinion of the
United States government, as evidenced by the recommendation of the
corps of engineers of the United States army and authorized by the
secretary of the army, removal of such sand, gravel or other materials
becomes necessary for the improvement of navigation, the commissioner
may license and regulate the removal of such materials upon such terms
and conditions as he may deem advisable, including the amount of license
fees therefor.

c. The management and use of any such lands under water appropriated
to any department or agency except upon written consent of the head of
that department or agency.

3. License fees shall not be discriminatory, but this provision shall
not require the fixing of a uniform license fee throughout the state.
After the adoption of regulations by the commissioner, it shall be
unlawful to take or remove from lands of the state under water any sand,
gravel or other material without license issued pursuant to this
section.

4. The commissioner may, in his discretion and upon such terms and
conditions, including consideration, as to him shall seem just and
proper, authorize the taking of soil from state land under water where
such soil is to be taken by an upland owner bordering on state land
under water for the improvement or the protection of his upland from the
action of the water, or for the restoration, in whole or in part, of his
upland where there has been sudden washing away and loss of soil thereof
by violent storm and consequent avulsion, but where the title to his
land has not been lost, the boundary line remaining the same. The
preceding provisions of this section, respecting the management,
regulation, licensing or taking of sand, gravel or other material from
state land under water, are not affected by the provisions hereof
respecting the taking of soil by the upland owner.