Title ENV, Environmental Conservation

§ 15-2321. River improvement district with federal aid.\n 1. In the event that any agency of the government of the United States\nshall be willing to perform, direct or finance any work for the\nimprovement of a river, as specified in title 23 of this article, in\nsuch manner tha…

§ 15-2501. Formation of joint districts.\n 1. A river regulating district formed and established under the\nprovisions of title 21 of this article may be given extended powers and\nduties by the formation by the department of a river improvement or\ndrainage improvement district,…

§ 15-2503. Finances.\n The financial affairs of each sub-district shall be handled as a unit\nand in accordance with the provisions of title 25 of this article which\napply thereto. Compensation of the members of the board, salaries of\nregular employees of the regulating distric…

§ 15-2505. Powers of the department.\n Nothing in title 25 of this article shall be held to curtail the\npowers of the department as to river or drainage work within a river\nregulating district prior to the time that such district is charged with\nthe powers and duties above set…

§ 15-2701. Statement of policy and legislative findings.\n 1. The legislature hereby finds that many rivers of the state, with\ntheir immediate environs, possess outstanding natural, scenic, historic,\necological and recreational values.\n 2. Improvident development and use of th…

§ 15-2703. Definitions.\n Except as otherwise required by the context, the following terms when\nused in this act shall be construed as follows:\n 1. "Agency" means the Adirondack park agency as created by chapter\nseven hundred and six of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-one…

§ 15-2705. Jurisdiction of the commissioner and the Adirondack park\n agency.\n Notwithstanding provisions of any other general or special law, the\nfunctions, powers and duties encompassed by this section shall be vested\nin the Adirondack park agency as to any privately owned p…

§ 15-2707. Classes of river areas includable in system, criteria;\n management objectives.\n 1. The following types of river areas are eligible for inclusion in\nthe system. All state agencies are hereby directed to pursue policies\nwith respect to their respective activities, fu…

§ 15-2709. Administration of the system.\n 1. The wild, scenic and recreational rivers system shall be\nadministered in accordance with their respective jurisdictions by the\ncommissioner or the agency according to policies and criteria set forth\nin this title upon establishment…

§ 15-2711. Establishing boundaries.\n The commissioner shall, within one year after a river has been\nincluded in the state wild, scenic and recreational rivers system,\nestablish detailed boundaries of the river area associated with that\nriver, except that in the case of river …

§ 15-2713. Initial designations.\n The following rivers which are located within the boundaries of the\nAdirondack park, as now defined by law, are to be initially included in\nthis system being classified by the above-stated criteria:\n 1. Wild rivers\n a. Cedar river--Approxima…

§ 15-2714. Additional designations.\n In addition to the rivers designated in section 15-2713 of this\nchapter, the following rivers are included in the system, being\nclassified by the criteria stated in section 15-2707:\n 1. Wild rivers\n a. Cedar river - Approximately seven an…

§ 15-2715. Designation of additions to the system.\n 1. The commissioner or agency shall study and from time to time submit\nto the governor and to the legislature proposals for the addition to the\nstate wild, scenic and recreational rivers system of river areas which,\nin their…

§ 15-2717. Cooperation with the federal government.\n Nothing in this title shall preclude a section of the state wild,\nscenic and recreational rivers system from becoming a part of the\nnational wild and scenic rivers system. The commissioner and the agency\nare directed to enc…

§ 15-2719. Cooperation clause.\n The commissioner and agency shall cooperate with each other and\ncoordinate their activities with respect to their respective\njurisdictions over the designated rivers within the Adirondack park to\nensure compliance for the general criteria and m…

§ 15-2721. Conflict with other laws.\n Any section of the state wild, scenic and recreational rivers system\nthat is or shall become a part of the Forest Preserve, the Adirondack or\nCatskill Parks or any other state park, wildlife refuge, or similar area\nshall be subject to the…

§ 15-2723. Penalties and enforcement.\n Any person who violates any provision of this title or any regulation\nor order issued pursuant to this act by the commissioner or the agency\nmay be compelled to comply with or obey the same by injunction, mandamus\nor other appropriate re…

§ 15-2901. Water resources planning council; organization.\n There is hereby established within the department of environmental\nconservation a water resources planning council. It shall consist of\nfifteen members, including the commissioners of agriculture and markets,\neconomi…

§ 15-2903. Water resources planning council; quorum, bylaws.\n A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for\nthe transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the\ncouncil. The commissioners of agriculture and markets, commerce, energy,\nen…

§ 15-2905. Statewide inventory of existing significant deficiencies in\n water supply systems.\n The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health and\nutilizing information requested from the responsible local officials as\nwell as relevant information developed …

§ 15-2907. Water resources management strategy; development purpose.\n Not later than January first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, the\ndepartment of environmental conservation, with the participation of the\ndepartment of health and whenever possible, regional planning and\ndev…

§ 15-2909. Water resources management strategy; hearings.\n Upon receipt of the statewide water resources management strategy from\nthe department of environmental conservation, the council shall promptly\npublish once a week for three consecutive weeks in newspapers of general\n…

§ 15-2911. Water resources management strategy; approval.\n The water resources planning council shall, as expeditiously as\npracticable following the conclusion of its hearings, but in no case\nlater than January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight, determine,\nbased on the rec…

§ 15-2913. Water resources management strategy; revision.\n From time to time and at least once every two years, the department of\nenvironmental conservation, with the participation of the department of\nhealth and whenever possible, regional planning and development boards,\nsh…

§ 15-3101. Short title.\n This title shall be known and may be cited as the "groundwater\nprotection act".\n

§ 15-3103. Legislative findings and intent.\n The legislature hereby finds and declares that:\n 1. The waters of the state are one of its most essential natural\nresources.\n 2. Adequate supplies of good quality groundwater are critical to the\nhealth and welfare of the residents…

§ 15-3105. Purpose.\n It is the intent of the legislature that the department develop a\nstrategy to address contaminated groundwater and implement a program to\nremediate and manage groundwater resources in a manner that will ensure\nlong-term sustainability.\n

§ 15-3107. Groundwater information management.\n Information collected pursuant to this section shall be incorporated\ninto the geographic information system maintained by the department to\ntrack remedial programs, pursuant to section 3-0315 of this chapter.\n

§ 15-3109. Groundwater remediation strategy.\n No later than three years after the effective date of this title, the\ndepartment, in consultation with the department of health, shall develop\nand publish a strategy to address the long-term remediation of\ngroundwater contaminatio…

§ 15-3111. Rules and regulations.\n The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary and\nappropriate to carry out the purposes of this title.\n

§ 15-3301. Definitions.\n As used in this title the following terms shall mean:\n 1. "Land acquisition projects" means open space acquisition projects\nundertaken with willing sellers including, but not limited to, the\npurchase of conservation easements, undertaken by a municipa…

§ 15-3303. Land acquisition projects for source water protection.\n 1. The commissioner is authorized to provide state assistance to\nmunicipalities, not-for-profit corporations and soil and water\nconservation districts to undertake land acquisition projects for source\nwater pr…

§ 15-3305. Approval and execution of projects.\n 1. Land acquisition projects for source water protection may be\nundertaken pursuant to the provisions of this article and other\napplicable provisions of law only with the approval of the commissioner.\n 2. The commissioner shall …

§ 16-0101. State participation in federal flood control program.\n It is hereby declared that the state deems it advisable to participate\nin a federal program of flood control in the state of New York in the\nmanner hereinafter described.\n

§ 16-0103. Receipt of funds by comptroller.\n The comptroller is hereby authorized to receive from the federal\ngovernment any moneys which the federal government shall offer to the\nstate of New York for reimbursement for expenditures or otherwise in\nconnection with any federal…

§ 16-0105. Appropriation for flood control purposes.\n The legislature may appropriate from any money in the state treasury\nnot otherwise appropriated for payment by the state for the costs of the\nstate's participation in federal flood control projects and for\nengineering conn…

§ 16-0107. Acquirement of property for flood control.\n 1. The commissioner of environmental conservation, for the people of\nthe state of New York, shall acquire any property or interest therein,\nnecessary for purposes connected with the flood control projects. Such\nproperty o…

§ 16-0109. Projects authorized.\n The projects herein authorized consist in general of all projects for\nflood control lying wholly or partially within the state of New York\nwhich have been or may be approved by the federal government and for\nwhich federal funds shall be made a…

§ 16-0111. Powers and duties of commissioner.\n The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed for and in behalf\nof the state to carry out the state's participation in a federal program\nof flood control, to sign all necessary agreements, and to do and\nperform all necessary…

§ 16-0113. Municipalities bearing cost.\n The commissioner together with the benefiting municipality or\nmunicipalities as specified in a local cooperation agreement shall carry\nout the relocation and reconstruction of streets, sidewalks, public\ngrounds, parks, cemeteries, wate…

§ 16-0115. Municipal participation in federal program; raising and\n disbursement of funds; local cooperation agreements.\n 1. Prior to the commencement of any federal flood protection project,\nthe governing body of any benefiting municipality or municipalities must\nexecute a l…

§ 16-0117. Use of lands acquired for other purposes for flood control;\n transfer by commissioner; dual purpose use.\n Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act or any other law, the\ncommissioner is authorized to use either exclusively for, or in\nconjunction with, flood …

§ 16-0119. Disbursements.\n The moneys hereby appropriated shall be payable by the commissioner of\ntaxation and finance on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on\nvouchers approved by the commissioner.\n

§ 17-0101. Declaration of policy.\n It is declared to be the public policy of the state of New York to\nmaintain reasonable standards of purity of the waters of the state\nconsistent with public health and public enjoyment thereof, the\npropagation and protection of fish and wild…

§ 17-0103. Statement of purpose.\n It is the purpose of this article to safeguard the waters of the state\nfrom pollution by preventing any new pollution and abating pollution\nexisting when the predecessor of this chapter was enacted, under a\nprogram consistent with the declara…

§ 17-0105. Definitions applicable to portions of this article.\n When used in titles 1 to 11, inclusive, and titles 14 and 19 of this\narticle:\n 1. "Person" or "persons" means any individual, public or private\ncorporation, political subdivision, government agency, municipality,…

§ 17-0301. Classification of waters and adoption of standards.\n 1. It is recognized that, due to variable factors, no single standard\nof quality and purity of the waters is applicable to all waters of the\nstate or to different segments of the same waters.\n 2. In order to atta…

§ 17-0303. General powers and duties applicable to portions of this\n article.\n 1. The provisions of this section shall apply only to titles 1 to 11,\ninclusive, and title 19 of this article.\n 2. The department shall have administrative jurisdiction to abate and\nprevent the po…

§ 17-0305. Establishment of a program to monitor water quality by\n private citizens under the direction of the department.\n 1. The commissioner shall establish a program which shall be known as\nthe "citizens statewide lake assessment program". The purpose of this\nprogram is t…

§ 17-0501. General prohibition against pollution.\n 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to\nthrow, drain, run or otherwise discharge into such waters organic or\ninorganic matter that shall cause or contribute to a condition in\ncontravention of the st…