N.Y. Transp. Corp. Law § 85
No pipe line shall be constructed upon or across any of the canals of this state, except by the consent of and in the manner and upon the terms prescribed by the, commissioner of transportation, unless constructed upon a fixed bridge across such canal, and with the consent of the person for whose benefit such bridge is constructed and maintained, or upon such a bridge over the canal, at the crossing of a public highway or street, with the consent of the public officers having the supervision thereof, or of the municipal authorities of any village or city within whose limits such bridge may be, nor shall the pipes of any such corporation be laid through or along the banks of any of the canals of this state, nor through or under any of its rivers or creeks, unless such pipes shall be encased, so as to prevent leakage, in such manner as shall be approved by the commissioner of transportation.
N.Y. Transp. Corp. Law § 85