Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 54 > Title 11 - Local Waterfront Revitalization Plans and Coastal Rehabilitation Projects

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• coastal rehabilitation project: shall mean those projects which serve a public purpose for beach nourishment necessary to maintain the natural functions of beach areas, maintenance of the natural passage of sand along coastal areas, emergency breach closures and similar activities undertaken by the state, a municipality, or a not-for-profit corporation which demonstrates to the commissioner's satisfaction that it is financially and otherwise capable of operating and maintaining the project, for the restoration and rehabilitation of coastal areas diminished, damaged or destroyed by natural forces. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-1103
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• 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
• Governing body: means :
  
  a. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 54-0101