N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 51-0703: Definitions

§ 51-0703. Definitions.

As used in this title, the following terms shall mean and include:

1. "Forest Preserve Project." A state project to acquire lands as

additions to the forest preserve within the Adirondack and Catskill

Parks.

2. "Wetlands Preservation Project." A state project to preserve

through acquisition biologically productive and vulnerable wetlands

because of their unique and irreplaceable values.

3. "Wetlands Restoration Project." A state or municipal project to

renovate dikes, levies, ditches, berms and other water level regulation

works; to establish vegetation, plants, and shrubs, or such other

necessary or desirable work to achieve optimum productivity of wetlands.

4. "Unique Area Preservation Project." A state project to acquire

lands of special natural beauty, wilderness character, geological,

ecological or historical significance for the state nature and

historical preserve and similar lands within a forest preserve county

outside the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

5. "Stream Rights Acquisition Project." A state project to acquire

fishing rights on quality streams.

6. "Public Access to State Lands Project." A state project to provide

access to otherwise inaccessible reforestation, game management or

multiple use lands through land acquisition and development of unpaved

trails.

7. "Wetlands." Land and lands under water which may be permanently,

temporarily or intermittently covered with fresh or salt-water and

commonly referred to as flood basins or flats, meadows, marshes, shrub

swamps, wooded swamps, swamps or bogs.

8. "Cost." The cost of an approved project shall include engineering

and architectural services, plans and specifications, consultant and

legal services, and other direct expenses incident to such project less

any federal assistance received or to be received.

9. "Municipality." A city, county, town or village, or improvement

district within a city, county, town or village or any combination

thereof.