New York Consolidated Laws, Environmental Conservation Law - ENV § 54-1523. Climate adaptation and mitigation projects

a. the construction of natural resiliency measures, conservation or restoration of riparian areas and tidal marsh migration areas;

b. nature-based solutions such as wetland protections, including mapping and restoration of freshwater wetlands, to address physical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges and/or flooding, based on available data predicting the likelihood of future extreme weather events, including hazard risk analysis data if applicable;

c. relocation or retrofit of facilities to address physical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges and/or flooding based on available data predicting the likelihood of future extreme weather events, including hazard risk analysis data if applicable;

d. flood risk reduction;

e. greenhouse gas emission reductions outside the power sector;

f. enabling communities to become certified under the climate smart communities program, including by developing natural resources inventories, right sizing of municipal fleets and developing climate adaptation strategies;

g. climate change adaptation planning and supporting studies, including but not limited to vulnerability assessment and risk analysis of municipal drinking water, wastewater, and transportation infrastructure;

h. to establish and implement easily-replicated renewable energy projects, including solar arrays, heat pumps and wind turbines in public low-income housing in suburban, urban and rural areas;  and

i. land acquisition, including but not limited to flood mitigation and coastal riparian resiliency;  provided, however, no monies shall be expended for acquisition by eminent domain.