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There are hereby created and established two districts: the Ogdensburg port district and the Waddington port district. The Ogdensburg port district shall embrace the city of Ogdensburg and the town of Lisbon and the town of Oswegatchie; a strip of land five hundred feet in width in the towns of Madrid and Potsdam, in the county of St. Lawrence, being two hundred fifty feet on each side of the center line of that portion of the Rutland railway corporation right-of-way line extending from the city of Ogdensburg to the village of Norwood, town of Potsdam, which portion commences at the bounds of the said two-mile area and terminates at Rutland railway corporation chaining station 1325+48 and a further strip of land five hundred feet in width in the towns of Canton and DeKalb in the county of St. Lawrence, being two hundred fifty feet on each side of the center line of that portion of the Penn Central transportation company right-of-way extending from the city of Ogdensburg to the town of DeKalb which portion commences at the bounds of the said two mile area and terminates at Penn Central transportation company chaining station 0+0 (mile post 0.0) and all lands and water under and in the St. Lawrence river lying or situated within the boundaries of the city of Ogdensburg subject to the right, title, interest and control of the state under the constitution or any law of the state of New York and subject to the right, title, interest and control of the United States under any law of the United States of America. The Waddington port district should embrace the village of Waddington, and all lands and water under and in the St. Lawrence river and Little river bounded on the east by the northerly extension of the village of Waddington easterly bounds, on the west by the northerly extension of the village of Waddington westerly bounds and on the north by the international boundary line between Canada and the United States excluding therefrom Ogden island and all lands and water under and in the St. Lawrence river lying to the north of Ogden island; and a strip of land five hundred feet in width in the towns of Waddington, Madrid, Louisville and Norfolk being two hundred and fifty feet on each side of the center line of the Norwood and St. Lawrence railroad company extending from the village of Waddington, to and including the village of Norwood and an industrial site of approximately 40 acres adjacent to Norwood and St. Lawrence railroad company mile post number two, subject to the right, title, interest and control of the state under the constitution or any law of the state of New York and subject to the right, title, interest and control of the United States under any law of the United States of America.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Authorities Law - PBA § 1377. Ogdensburg and Waddington port districts - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-authorities-law/pba-sect-1377/
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