New York Consolidated Laws, Environmental Conservation Law - ENV § 51-0703. Definitions

1. “Forest Preserve Project.”  A state project to acquire lands as additions to the forest preserve within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

2. “Wetlands Preservation Project.”  A state project to preserve through acquisition biologically productive and vulnerable wetlands because of their unique and irreplaceable values.

3. “Wetlands Restoration Project.”  A state or municipal project to renovate dikes, levees, ditches, berms and other water level regulation works;  to establish vegetation, plants, and shrubs, or such other necessary or desirable work to achieve optimum productivity of wetlands.

4. “Unique Area Preservation Project.”  A state project to acquire lands of special natural beauty, wilderness character, geological, ecological or historical significance for the state nature and historical preserve and similar lands within a forest preserve county outside the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

5. “Stream Rights Acquisition Project.”  A state project to acquire fishing rights on quality streams.

6. “Public Access to State Lands Project.”  A state project to provide access to otherwise inaccessible reforestation, game management or multiple use lands through land acquisition and development of unpaved trails.

7. “Wetlands.”  Land and lands under water which may be permanently, temporarily or intermittently covered with fresh or salt-water and commonly referred to as flood basins or flats, meadows, marshes, shrub swamps, wooded swamps, swamps or bogs.

8. “Cost.”  The cost of an approved project 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.

9. “Municipality.”  A city, county, town or village, or improvement district within a city, county, town or village or any combination thereof.