New York Laws
Title 7 - Land Preservation and Improvement Projects
51-0711 - Contracts for Municipal Wetlands Restoration Projects.

(1) to dedicate in perpetuity the wetlands to be restored to assure
their preservation.
(2) to proceed expeditiously with, and complete, the project as
approved by the department.
(3) to thereafter maintain the wetlands in the condition to which they
have been restored.
(4) to apply for and make reasonable efforts to secure federal
assistance for the project.
(5) to secure the approval of the commissioner before applying for
federal assistance, in order to maximize the amounts of such assistance
received or to be received for all projects in New York state.
d. A provision that, in the event that federal assistance which was
not included in the calculation of the state payment pursuant to
paragraph b of this subdivision becomes available to the municipality,
the amount of the state payment shall be recalculated with the inclusion
of such additional federal assistance and the municipality shall pay to
the state the amount by which the state payment actually made exceeds
the state payment determined by the recalculation.
2. In connection with each contract, the commissioner shall keep
adequate records of the amount of the payment by the state pursuant to
paragraph b of subdivision one of this section and of the amount of
federal assistance received by the municipality. Such records shall be
retained by the commissioner and shall establish the basis for
recalculation of the state payment.

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