Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 52 > Title 7 - Land Acquisition, Preservation and Improvement Projects

• Commissioner: means the commissioner of environmental conservation except that within and for the purposes of title nine of this article, the term shall mean the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Environmentally sensitive lands project: means a state project to preserve aquifer recharge areas, areas of exceptional scenic beauty or exceptional forest character, open space, pine barrens, public access, trailways, unique character, wetlands, and wildlife habitat, as defined below:
  
  (a) "Aquifer recharge area" means the location at which water can enter an aquifer directly or indirectly. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.