Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 54 > Title 1 - General Provisions

• Commissioner: means the commissioner of environmental conservation; except that within and for the purposes of the projects undertaken by the office pursuant to title nine of this article, the term shall mean the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Cost: means the cost of an approved project, which 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 and any other assistance from other parties. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Department: means the department of environmental conservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Federal assistance: means funds available, other than by loan, from the federal government, either directly or through allocation by the state for construction or program purposes pursuant to any federal law or program. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Governing body: means :
  
  a. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Municipality: means a local public authority or public benefit corporation, a county, city, town, village, or Indian tribe or nation residing within New York state, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Not-for-profit corporation: means a corporation formed pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and qualified for tax-exempt status under the federal internal revenue code. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Office: means the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101