New York Environmental Conservation Law Title 1 - LONG ISLAND PINE BARRENS MARITIME RESERVE ACT

• 57-0101 - Short Title.
  This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve act".
• 57-0103 - Legislative Declaration.
  The legislature hereby declares it to be in the public interest to protect and manage the Pine Barrens-Peconic Bay system, in the county of Suffolk,...
• 57-0105 - Legislative Findings and Intent.
  The legislature hereby finds that eastern Long Island contains a maritime region of statewide importance known as the Pine Barrens-Peconic Bay system. The legislature finds...
• 57-0107 - Definitions.
  As used in this title, the following terms shall mean and include: 1. "Council" shall mean the Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve council created...
• 57-0109 - Establishment of Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve; Core Preservation Area and Compatible Growth Area.
  1. The region encompassing and distinguished by the Peconic Bay system, lands which gather and transmit precipitation as either groundwater or runoff into the Peconic...
• 57-0111 - Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve Council.
  1. There is hereby established, within the department, a Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve council to help local governments and the state coordinate the...
• 57-0113 - Duties of the Council.
  The council shall have the following powers and duties: 1. to conduct scientific and environmental studies; 2. to review and approve proposed dedications of lands...
• 57-0115 - Comprehensive Management Plan.
  1. The council shall, after holding public hearings, prepare and adopt a comprehensive management plan for the Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve, which the...
• 57-0117 - Dedications to the Long Island Pine Barrens Preserve; Legislative Protection.
  1. The commissioner shall maintain a record of the boundaries of the lands which have been dedicated to the Long Island Pine Barrens preserve in...
• 57-0119 - Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission.
  1. It is hereby found, determined and declared that the Long Island Central Pine Barrens area is a major resource area of statewide significance where...
• 57-0121 - Central Pine Barrens Comprehensive Land Use Plan; Interim Regulations.
  1. As soon as practicable and within twelve months of the effective date of this section, the commission shall, after consultation with the advisory committee,...
• 57-0123 - Implementation of the Central Pine Barrens Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
  1. Within three months after the land use plan has been adopted by the commission, each town board and village board with jurisdiction within the...
• 57-0125 - Addition of Towns.
  1. The legislature finds that in order to facilitate regional planning for Long Island, local governments within the reserve but located outside of the Central...
• 57-0127 - Cooperation of State and Municipal Agencies.
  The council may request and shall be provided with such cooperation, assistance, services and data, from any department, agency, advisory board, task force, commission, bureau...
• 57-0129 - Acceptance of Monies.
  The council may accept any grant or appropriation from federal, state and municipal sources and any gift for use to carry out the provisions of...
• 57-0131 - Limitations on Regulation of Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Activities; Nonregulation of Federal Conservation Activities.
  Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to authorize the regulation of hunting, shellfishing, fishing, trapping, possession of wildlife or other recreational activities in the...
• 57-0133 - Affect on Other Laws.
  Except as otherwise provided in the provisions of this title, this title shall not affect: 1. the police powers, local planning powers, zoning powers or...
• 57-0135 - Judicial Review.
  Any person aggrieved by a final determination by any governing body acting under this title, may within thirty days from the date of such determination...
• 57-0136 - Penalties and Enforcement.
  1. Violations. (a) All of the rights and remedies provided for in this section are in addition to all of the rights and remedies available...
• 57-0137 - Severability.
  The provisions of this title shall be severable and if any portion thereof or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held...

Last modified: February 3, 2019