§ 51-0709. Approval of municipal wetlands restoration projects.

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0709

  • Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of environmental conservation except that within and for the purposes of title eleven of this article, the commissioner of parks and recreation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

1. A municipal wetlands restoration project shall be undertaken pursuant to this title only with the approval of the commissioner, and pursuant to an approved contract for state assistance.

2. In reviewing applications for municipal wetland restoration projects, the commissioner shall give due consideration to:

a. the urgency of need to restore such wetlands;

b. the potential ecological value of such wetlands;

c. the potential value of such wetlands for flood and storm water control and pollution and sediment filtering;

d. the level of biological productivity which will be achieved by restoration thereof.

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