Section 15-1515. Supervision of construction and operation

1.  All  construction  work  which  the  Department  of  Environmental
  Conservation is authorized to undertake by virtue of the  provisions  of
  sections  15-1507  through  15-1519 shall be done under the direction of
  the Commissioner of Transportation. After  the  works  shall  have  been
  constructed,  they  shall  thereafter be maintained and operated for the
  benefit of the applicant by the Commissioner of Transportation under the
  direction of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
    2. All costs  of  such  supervision  of  construction,  operation  and
  maintenance  shall  be  paid by the applicant in the manner specified in
  section 15-1513 of this article, except that the applicant shall not  be
  charged  with  the  salaries  and expenses of such officials and regular
  employees of the state who, in addition to other duties,  exercise  only
  general  supervision over the work done under the provisions of sections
  15-1507 through 15-1519.
    3. The Department  of  Environmental  Conservation  is  authorized  to
  employ  such  engineers  and  other  persons  as  may in its judgment be
  necessary to carry  out  the  provisions  of  sections  15-1507  through
  15-1519   and   to   fix  the  compensation  for  such  employees.  Such
  compensation shall be paid by the applicant.
    4. Except for such expenses and salaries as are specifically  exempted
  by  subdivision  2  of  this  section,  no  moneys of the state shall be
  expended, nor shall the state incur any  liability  or  indebtedness  by
  virtue of the provisions of sections 15-1507 through 15-1519.