§ 54-1513. Climate change mitigation easements.

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-1513

  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

A municipality which develops, improves, restores or rehabilitates real property that is not owned by the municipality pursuant to this title with funds made available pursuant to this title shall obtain a climate change mitigation easement from the owner of the real property. Climate change mitigation easements shall be enforced as conservation easements are enforced in section 49-0305 of this chapter.