New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 70-0103 - Legislative findings and declarations.

70-0103. Legislative findings and declarations.
The legislature finds and declares that:
1. It is the intent of the legislature to assure the fair, expeditious
  and thorough administrative review of regulatory permits.
2.  It  is  the intent of the legislature that, to the extent feasible
  and appropriate, statutory  and  regulatory  procedures  shall  be  made
  uniform and inconsistencies and redundancies shall be eliminated.
3.  It  is  the intent of the legislature to establish reasonable time
  periods for administrative agency action on permits.
4.  It  is  the  intent  of  the  legislature  to   encourage   public
  participation  in government review and decision-making processes and to
  promote public understanding of all government activities.
5. It is the intent of the legislature that,  to  the  maximum  extent
  feasible, a comprehensive project review approach shall replace separate
  and individual permit application reviews.

Last modified: February 3, 2019