[Paddlewise] Open Rivers

To NYCKayaker, Paddlewise & CPAKayaker:
	I trust that some of you will find this decision to be of interest.
>From the Courts today:

> Public's Right of Way on Rivers Expanded
> 
> In a landmark ruling that could vastly expand the public's right of
> access to rivers on private land, New York's high court Thursday adopted
> a new "recreational use" test for determining when waterways are
> navigable and therefore beyond the power of private landowners to close.
> The Court of Appeals held that changing times and changing attitudes
> toward environmental preservation called for a new test in which
> recreational boating alone will be enough to establish a public
> easement. (New York Law Journal -- For complete story, see
> http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/stories/dec/e121898c.html)
>
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