1.  Major Documents of the Cuba Lake District

  1. New York State Law and related Documents that formed the Cuba Lake District (CLD):

  • Laws of New York, 1981 - Chapter 263. (Note this .pdf file has bookmarks and is word searchable.)  This is the basic document that formed a special district identified as the CLD.

  • Laws of New York, 1981 - Chapter 264. This document provided the Commissioner of General Services(CGS) to "sell and convey" the State lands around the lake to the counties, towns or a "special district".

  • Laws of New York, 1983 - Chapter 644. This document amends the above Chapter 264, 1981 to allow the CGS to "sell and convey or lease" said lands to any  of the said entities.

  • Laws of New York, 2003 - Chapter 312.  This document amends the above Chapter 263, 1981 to add the lands required for the Munger Creek sediment basin, to the description of the Districts Lands.

  1. Management Agreement:  (This document is word searchable.)

    • This document is the "contract" between the Cuba Lake District and the Office of General Administration (OGS).  The agreement has a term of 5 years.  This is the latest version as signed by the parties November 6, 2006.  The document is up for renewal by November 6, 2011.  The renewal process usually begins early in the year of contract.

    • The document basically provides the funds from an established "Cuba Lake Management Fund" available to the District to be used as provided for in the agreement.

  2. Documents Associated with the Lands Returned to the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI):

  • Cooperative Management Agreement (CMA) between the Seneca Nation of Indians and the State of New York (assignable to the Cuba Lake District) provides details of the working relationships between the SNI and the CLD.  This is Exhibit A of the "Consent Decree- Final Judgment" listed below.

  •  The "Easement" is Exhibit B of the "Consent Decree - Final Judgment" and covers the land encompassing the spillway for operation and maintenance as provided for under the CMA.

  • "Consent Decree- Final Judgment" finalizes the agreement for the return of the defined lands to the Seneca Nation of Indians.  The document is dated March 11, 2005.  See bookmarks for Index.

  • Oil Spring Reservation-Cuba Lake Map referred to in the agreements which defines the Northern border of the SNI reservation and maps the easement area.

  • Enlargement of the detailed areas (see Bookmarks) of the attached map including the West Shore and South Shore properties with "lines of demarcation" plus the spillway easement area.