§ 402. Filing of acquisition maps; vesting. (A) In all acquisitions\nunder the court of claims jurisdiction provided in subdivision (A) of\nsection five hundred one herein, prior to acquiring property, the state\nof New York, within the time prescribed by section four hundred one of\nthis law, shall:\n (1) file in the main office of the agency, department, or authority or\npublic benefit corporation for which the acquisition is being made, the\noriginal tracing of the acquisition map or a microfilm or computer\ndigitized copy of the original acquisition map of any real property\nwhich it deems necessary for purposes connected with a proposed public\nproject, indicating and describing in each instance the particular\neasement, interest or right, in the real property that is acquired\nincluding metes and bounds or section, block and lot numbers; and\n (2) notify condemnees by first class mail that the condemning party is\nnow taking steps to acquire such property, thereupon, subject to the\nprovisions of this law, the people of the state of New York, their\nofficers and agents may immediately enter upon and take possession of\nthe real property so described for any and all purposes connected with\nthe proposed public project; and\n (3) file a certified copy of such acquisition map in the office of the\ncounty clerk or register of each county in which such property or any\nportion thereof is situated, and thereupon, the acquisition of the\nproperty by the state, described in such map shall be deemed complete\nand title to such property shall be vested in the state.\n (4) if the condemnor deems it necessary to acquire immediately any\nproperty which is in the bed or beds of any streams, lakes, streets,\nroads, highways, or rights of way for purposes connected with the\nproposed public project, it shall cause to be prepared an accurate\ndescription and map of such property, indicating and describing in each\ncase the particular easement, interest or right. On the approval of such\ndescription and map by the condemnor, it may proceed to vest title in\nsuch property, easements, interests or rights by acquisition in the\nmanner hereinafter provided. Such description and the original tracing\nof such map or a microfilm or computer digitized copy of the original\ntracing shall be filed in the office of the condemnor. On the filing of\nsuch description and map in the office of the condemnor, the people of\nthe state, their officers and agents, may immediately enter upon and\ntake possession of the property so described for any and all purposes\nconnected with the proposed public project. A certified copy of such\ndescription and map shall be filed by the condemnor in the office of the\ncounty clerk or register of each county in which such property is\nsituated and thereupon the acquisition by the state of the property\ndescribed in such description and map shall be deemed complete, and the\ntitle to such property shall vest in the people of the state.\n Upon the completion of the filing in the office of the county clerk or\nregister as aforesaid, the condemnor shall cause a notice of such filing\nof the description and map, together with a description of such\nproperty, to be published at least once in a newspaper published and\nhaving general circulation in each county where such property is\nsituated. Claims for the value of the property acquired and for legal\ndamages caused by any such acquisition may be adjusted by the condemnor\nin the manner provided by law notwithstanding that a claim has been\nfiled with the court of claims, and in all cases where claims for such\ndamages have been agreed upon or an award has been made by the court of\nclaims, the claimant shall submit to the attorney general such proof of\ntitle to the property so acquired as shall be satisfactory to the\nattorney general. All other statutory provisions relating to claims on\naccount of such acquisition shall apply to claims which may arise under\nthis sub
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