N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 14-0105: Definitions

§ 14-0105. Definitions.

As used in this article:

1. "Coastal waters" means lakes Erie and Ontario, the St. Lawrence and

Niagara rivers, the Hudson river south of the federal dam at Troy, the

East river, the Harlem river, the Kill von Kull, and Arthur Kill, Long

Island sound, and the Atlantic ocean, and their connecting water bodies,

bays, harbors, shallows, and marshes.

2. "Coastal ecosystems" mean the resources of coastal waters and their

watersheds.

3. "Council" means the New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem

conservation council created by section 14-0107 of this article.

4. "Submerged aquatic vegetation" means native underwater plants found

in coastal waters, including but not limited to, eelgrass (Zostera

marina), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), wild celery (Vallisineria

Americana), and pondweed (Potomageton crispus).

5. "Submerged aquatic vegetation meadows" means those habitats in

coastal waters vegetated with one or more species of submerged aquatic

vegetation.