§ 52-0101. Definitions.\n As used in this article the following terms shall mean and include:\n 1. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental conservation\nexcept that within and for the purposes of title nine of this article,\nthe term shall mean the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic\npreservation.\n 2. "Cost" means the cost of an approved project, which shall include\nengineering and architectural services, plans and specifications,\nconsultant and legal services, and other direct expenses incident to\nsuch project less any federal assistance received or to be received and\nany other assistance from responsible parties or otherwise.\n 3. "Department" means the department of environmental conservation.\n 4. "Environmentally sensitive lands project" means a state project to\npreserve aquifer recharge areas, areas of exceptional scenic beauty or\nexceptional forest character, open space, pine barrens, public access,\ntrailways, unique character, wetlands, and wildlife habitat, as defined\nbelow:\n (a) "Aquifer recharge area" means the location at which water can\nenter an aquifer directly or indirectly.\n (b) "Exceptional forest character" means forest possessed of such\nattributes as maturity of growth, scientific harvesting potential,\naesthetic appeal or recreational opportunity.\n (c) "Exceptional scenic beauty" means land forms, water bodies,\ngeologic formations and vegetation which possess significant scenic\nqualities or significantly contribute to scenic values.\n (d) "Open space" means open or natural land in or near urban or\nsuburban areas necessary to serve the scenic or recreation needs\nthereof.\n (e) "Pine barrens" means a natural community of such biota as pitch\npine, jack pine, and scrub oak which may be found associated with a\nvariety of natural resources.\n (f) "Public access" means access to lands for public use, including\nstream rights and waterways.\n (g) "Trailways" means recreational trails developed under guidelines\nestablished for the development of a statewide trails system.\n (h) "Unique character" means lands of special natural beauty,\nwilderness character, geological, ecological or historical significance\nsuitable for the state nature and historic preserve and similar lands\nwithin a forest preserve county outside the Adirondack and Catskill\nparks.\n (i) "Wetlands" means freshwater wetlands as defined in article\ntwenty-four of this chapter and tidal wetlands as defined in article\ntwenty-five of this chapter.\n (j) "Wildlife habitat" means specific areas essential for the\nconservation of threatened and endangered species which require special\nmanagement considerations or protection for maintenance of such species.\n 5. "Federal assistance" shall mean funds available, other than by\nloan, from the federal government, either directly or through allocation\nby the state for construction or program purposes pursuant to any\nfederal law or program.\n 6. "Forest preserve project" means a state project to acquire land as\nadditions to the forest preserve or to acquire conservation easements\ncreated pursuant to title three of article forty-nine of this chapter\nwithin the Adirondack and Catskill parks.\n 7 "Governing body" means\n (a) in the case of a town, a town board;\n (b) in the case of a county outside of the city of New York, the\ncounty board of supervisors or other elective governing body;\n (c) in the case of a city or village, the local legislative body\nthereof, as the term is defined in the municipal home rule law;\n (d) in the case of a public benefit corporation, the board of\ndirectors, members or trustees thereof;\n (e) in the case of a school district, the board of education thereof;\n (f) in the case of a supervisory district, the board of cooperative\neducational services thereof.\n 8. "Hazardous waste" shall have the definition set forth in title nine\nof article twenty-seven of this chapter.\n 9. "Hazardous waste site reme
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