Section 11-2103. Acquisition and use of property

1.  The  department  shall  have  power to acquire by lease, purchase,
  gift, devise, agreement or otherwise from any sources, lands, waters  or
  lands  and  waters,  or any right or interest therein for the purpose of
  establishing  and  maintaining  public  hunting,  trapping  and  fishing
  grounds.
    2.  a.  The  department  shall have power to receive real and personal
  property by gift or devise from any person or  from  the  United  States
  Government  and to accept such property in the name of the people of the
  state. Under this power any property of any nature or any rights therein
  may be received and accepted if the department  deems  it  suitable  for
  purposes of fish and wildlife management.
    b. Lands or waters accepted under this power shall be held for the use
  of  the  department and shall be improved or developed as the department
  deems best for such purposes. Such lands and  waters  shall  not  become
  part  of the forest preserve nor be subject to the limitation of section
  1 of article XIV of the State Constitution.
    3. The department may purchase the  shooting  and  fishing  rights  on
  lands  or waters outside the Adirondack and Catskill parks and establish
  game refuges thereon.