Section 351. Definitions

As  used or referred to in this title, unless a
  different meaning clearly appears from the context:
    1. The term "authority" shall mean the corporation created by  section
  three hundred fifty-two of this title.
    2. The term "thruway" shall mean generally a divided highway under the
  jurisdiction  of  the authority for mixed traffic with access limited as
  the authority may determine and  generally  with  grade  separations  at
  intersections,   and   such   bridges,  buildings,  tunnels,  and  other
  structures  and  facilities  related  thereto  as  the   authority   may
  determine.
    3.  The  terms  "bonds"  and  "notes"  shall  mean  bonds  and  notes,
  respectively, issued by the authority pursuant to this title.
    4. The term "comptroller" shall mean the comptroller of the  state  of
  New York.
    5.   The   term   "commissioner"   shall   mean  the  commissioner  of
  transportation of the state of New York.
    6. The term "municipality" shall mean a county, town,  city,  village,
  special district or other political subdivision.
    7.  The term "highway" shall mean a public road or parkway, maintained
  by the state or a municipality.
    8. The term "real property" shall mean lands, waters, rights in  lands
  or waters, structures, franchises and interests in land, including lands
  under  water,  riparian  rights,  property  rights  in  air space and/or
  subsurface space and  any  and  all  other  things  and  rights  usually
  included within the said term and includes also any and all interests in
  such  property  less  than  full  title,  such as easements permanent or
  temporary,  rights-of-way,  uses,  leases,  licenses   and   all   other
  incorporeal  hereditaments  and every estate, interest or right legal or
  equitable.
    9. The term "state" shall mean the state of New York.
    10. The term "New York state canal  system"  shall  mean  all  of  the
  canals,  canal  lands, feeder canals, reservoirs, canal terminals, canal
  terminal  lands  and  other  property  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the
  authority pursuant to article one-A of the canal law.
    11.  The term "Tappan Zee ferry service" shall mean a high speed ferry
  service for  use  by  commuters  and  others  between  Rockland  county,
  Westchester  county  and the city of New York. It shall include all real
  property, buildings, terminals, vessels, structures and other facilities
  related thereto as the authority may determine.
    12. The term "thruway system" shall mean: (a) the thruway; (b) the New
  York state canal system; and (c) the Tappan Zee ferry service.
    13. The term "canal corporation" shall mean the New York  state  canal
  corporation created pursuant to section three hundred eighty-two of this
  title.