§ 964-a. Powers of the council. The council shall have the following powers:

Terms Used In N.Y. Executive Law 964-A

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Council: shall mean the Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council created by section nine hundred sixty-four of this article. See N.Y. Executive Law 962
  • Reserve: shall mean all the water and underwater lands comprising the South Shore Estuary and the lands which gather and transmit precipitation as either groundwater or run-off into such system and which are designated on a map prepared by a designated planning entity and adopted by the council. See N.Y. Executive Law 962

1. To conduct or contract for necessary planning, scientific and environmental studies pertaining to the reserve, where insufficient data exists;

2. To utilize, to the extent feasible, the staff and facilities of state and local agencies subject to the approval of such agencies to carry out the provisions of this article; and

3. To contract within amounts appropriated for services deemed necessary for the performance of the council's functions.