Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 51 > Title 3 - Water Quality Improvement Projects

• 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.
• 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.
• Department: shall mean the department of environmental conservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
• Municipality: except as otherwise defined within this article, shall mean a city, county, town, village, public benefit corporation or school district or an improvement district within a city, county, town or village, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101