N.Y. Navigation Law § 177-b: Habitat protection plan

§ 177-b. Habitat protection plan. The commissioner may require every

major facility which engages in the transfer of petroleum to file with

the department a habitat protection plan as a condition of issuance of a

license pursuant to section one hundred seventy-four of this article.

Such plan shall provide protection from the potential adverse impact of

any discharge on the habitat of threatened or endangered species and the

mitigation of potential damage to wetlands in reasonable proximity to

the facility. Such plan shall contain provisions for the rehabilitation

of animals damaged by the discharge of petroleum.