§ 815. Interim development controls. 1. The legislature hereby finds\nthat development is taking place in the Adirondack park which threatens\nthe accomplishment of the basic purpose of this article to insure\noptimum overall conservation, protection, preservation, development and\nuse of the park's unique scenic, historic, ecological and natural\nresources. Such development presents an imminent danger to the integrity\nof an area of the state which has always been considered a priceless\npossession of the people of this state. If such development is left\nuncontrolled until the land use and development plan is effective and\nits implementation is underway, the purposes of this article may be\nirreparably and irreversibly compromised. It would, therefore, be\nprejudicial to the interests of the people of the state to delay\nregulatory action until the land use and development plan becomes\neffective as adopted in this article. Accordingly, the agency is\nauthorized until August one, nineteen hundred seventy-three to exercise\nthe powers set forth in this section.\n 2. The agency shall, after public hearing, adopt, and may from time to\ntime amend, rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this\nsection for the review of any proposed development in the Adirondack\npark which might have an adverse effect upon the park's unique scenic,\nhistoric, ecological and natural resources, hereinafter referred to as a\nproject, including criteria by which such project shall be evaluated by\nthe agency. Such review shall not include review of projects on state\nlands within the park. The rules and regulations of the agency currently\nin force and effect shall remain in force to the extent consistent with\nthis section and unless and until otherwise amended.\n 3. Before adopting or amending such rules and regulations, the agency\nshall submit them to the department of environmental conservation for\ncomments and recommendation.\n 4. Such rules and regulations may exclude projects in specified areas\nor specified kinds of projects and shall exclude (a) bona fide\nmanagement, including logging, of forests, woodlands or plantations or\nthe construction or maintenance of woodroads, landings or temporary\nstructures, directly associated with such management, (b) bona fide\nmanagement of land for agriculture, livestock raising, horticulture and\norchards and (c) any project involving less than five acres and fewer\nthan five lots, from review under this section.\n 5. Such rules and regulations shall set forth a procedure for the\ninformal discussion of preliminary and informal plans for a project and\nfor preliminary approval or recommendations by the agency with respect\nto the project. Such informal discussion shall be optional with the\nproject sponsor, and no such preliminary approval or recommendations by\nthe agency shall relieve any agency or person from complying with any\nprovision of this section.\n 6. This section shall not apply to any emergency project which is\nimmediately necessary for the protection of life or property as defined\nby the agency by rule and regulation.\n 7. A public or private agency or person proposing to undertake a\nproject subject to review under this section or the rules and\nregulations adopted hereunder, shall submit to the agency a description\nthereof, in such form and manner as shall be sufficient to enable the\nagency to make the findings and determinations required by this section.\nFor a period of ninety days following the submission of such description\nto the agency, or until such earlier time as the agency may specify,\nsuch agency or person shall not undertake or continue such project. The\nagency shall review such description to determine the effect of the\nproposed project upon the scenic, historic, ecological and natural\nresources of the park, and to assess the commercial, industrial,\nresidential, recreational or other benefits of the project.\n 8. If, on or before the conclusio
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