N.Y. Executive Law § 962: Definitions

§ 962. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall

mean and include:

1. "Council" shall mean the Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve

council created by section nine hundred sixty-four of this article.

2. "Department" shall mean the secretary of state or his or her

designee.

3. "Estuary" shall mean all or part of the mouth of a river or stream

or any body of water having an unimpaired natural connection with the

open sea and within which sea water is measurably diluted with

fresh-water derived from land drainage, including associated aquatic

ecosystems and those portions of tributaries draining into the estuary

up to the historic height of migration of anadromous fish or the

historic head of tidal influence, whichever is higher.

4. "Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve" or "Reserve" shall mean

all the water and underwater lands comprising the South Shore Estuary

and the lands which gather and transmit precipitation as either

groundwater or run-off into such system and which are designated on a

map prepared by a designated planning entity and adopted by the council.

5. "South Shore Estuary" shall mean the Estuary located on the South

Shore of Long Island between the western boundary of the Town of

Hempstead and the Eastern Boundary of Shinnecock Bay.

6. "Plan" shall mean the comprehensive management plan created

pursuant to section nine hundred sixty-six of this article.