§ 56-0101. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms\nshall mean and include:\n 1. "Aquatic habitat restoration project" means the planning, design,\nconstruction, management, maintenance, reconstruction, revitalization,\nor rejuvenation activities intended to improve waters of the state of\necological significance or any part thereof, including, but not limited\nto ponds, bogs, wetlands, bays, sounds, streams, rivers, or lakes and\nshorelines thereof, to support a spawning, nursery, wintering,\nmigratory, nesting, breeding, feeding, or foraging environment for fish\nand wildlife and other biota.\n 2. "Clean water project" means a project undertaken pursuant to title\n3 of this article but shall not include navigational dredging projects.\n 3. "Combined or separate sewer overflow abatement" means the planning,\ndesign, construction of, or improvement to, a system that prevents,\neliminates, or partially eliminates raw untreated sewage from entering\nthe receiving water as the result of a precipitation event, including\nbut not limited to temporary storage tanks, pumping stations related\nthereto, sewer pipe, and pilot or demonstration technologies.\n 4. "Cost" means the cost of an approved project, which shall include\nappraisal, surveying, engineering and architectural services, plans and\nspecifications, consultant and legal services, construction and other\ndirect expenses incident to such project less any federal or state\nfunds, other than those provided pursuant to this article, for such\nproject received or to be received.\n 5. "Drinking water infrastructure project" or "water supply project"\nmeans the planning, design, construction, improvement, or acquisition of\nfacilities, equipment, sites, or buildings for the supply, control,\ntreatment, distribution, and transport of drinking water and the testing\nand monitoring to ensure the integrity and quality of such water\nintended to improve drinking water facilities including achievement of\ncompliance with the federal safe drinking water act or other applicable\nfederal law and state drinking water quality goals and standards taking\ninto consideration the water resources management strategy prepared\npursuant to title twenty-nine of article fifteen of this chapter.\n 6. "Environmental compliance assistance project" means the planning,\ndesign, construction, improvement, maintenance, or acquisition of\nfacilities, production processes, equipment, buildings or water or\nwastewater infrastructure for compliance with environmental laws and\nregulations or other pollution avoidance activities.\n 7. "Environmental restoration project" means a project to investigate\nor to remediate contamination pursuant to title five of this article.\n 8. "Federal assistance" means funds available, other than by loan,\nfrom the federal government, either directly or through allocation by\nthe state for construction or program purposes pursuant to any federal\nlaw or program.\n 9. "Governing body" means:\n (a) in the case of a county outside of the city of New York, the\ncounty board of supervisors or other elective governing body;\n (b) 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 (c) in the case of a town, the town board;\n (d) in the case of a school district, the board of education thereof;\n (e) in the case of a supervisory district, the board of cooperative\neducational services thereof;\n (f) in the case of a public benefit corporation, the board of\ndirectors, members or trustees thereof;\n (g) in the case of a public authority, the governing board of\ndirectors, members, or trustees thereof;\n (h) in the case of a not-for-profit corporation, the board of\ndirectors thereof or such other body designated in the certificate of\nincorporation to manage the corporation; and\n (i) in the case of an Indian tribe, any governing body recognized by\nthe United States or the sta
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