§ 70-0101 Purpose
§ 70-0103 Legislative findings and declarations
§ 70-0105 Definitions
§ 70-0107 Rules and regulations; applicability
§ 70-0107 Rules and regulations; applicability
§ 70-0109 Time periods for department action on permit applications
§ 70-0111 Minor projects
§ 70-0113 Confidentiality
§ 70-0115 Permit modifications, suspensions, revocations, renewals,
§ 70-0116 Emergency authorization
§ 70-0117 Applicants for major projects
§ 70-0118 Disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged communities
§ 70-0119 Public hearings
§ 70-0121 Severability

Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 70 - Uniform Procedures

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Complete application: shall mean an application for a permit which is in an approved form and is determined by the department to be complete for the purpose of commencing review of the application but which may need to be supplemented during the course of review as to matters contained in the application in order to enable the department to make the findings and determinations required by law. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 70-0105
  • Emergency: shall mean a natural or an accidental human-made event which presents an immediate threat to life, health, property, or natural resources. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 70-0105
  • Environmental notice bulletin: shall mean the publication of the department published pursuant to section 3-0306 of this chapter. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 70-0105
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minor project: shall mean a proposed project which by its nature and with respect to its location will not have a significant impact on the environment and will not exceed criteria established in rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to subdivision one of section 70-0107 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 70-0105
  • Permit: shall mean any permit, certificate, license or other form of department approval, modification, suspension, revocation, renewal, reissuance or recertification issued in connection with any regulatory program referred to in subdivision three of section 70-0107 of this article as further specified by rule and regulation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 70-0105
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Project: shall mean any activity that requires one or more department permits. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 70-0105
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.