New York Laws
Title 7 - Land Preservation and Improvement Projects
51-0703 - Definitions.

As used in this title, the following terms shall mean and include:

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, levies, 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.

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