Article 42

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NEW YORK LAW: EXECUTIVE

ARTICLE 42: (910 – 923) WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION OF

COASTAL AREAS AND INLAND WATERWAYS

Section 910. Legislative findings.

911. Definitions.

912. Declaration of policy.

913. Functions; powers and duties.

914. Coastal area boundary.

915. Optional local government waterfront revitalization programs for coastal areas and inland

waterways.

915-b. Water dependent uses.

916. Benefits of approved waterfront revitalization programs.

917. Technical assistance.

918. Financial assistance.

919. Coordination of state actions and programs.

920. Data collection and inventory.

921. Amendment of coastal zone management program.

922. Comprehensive harbor management plans.

923. Long Island Sound coastal advisory commission.

§ 910. Legislative findings.

The legislature hereby finds that New York State’s coastal area and inland waterways are unique with a variety of natural, recreational, industrial, commercial, ecological, cultural, and aesthetic and energy resources of statewide and national significance.

The resources of the state's coastal areas and inland waterways are increasingly subject to the pressures of population growth and economic development, which include requirements for industry, commerce, residential development, recreation and for the production of energy. These competing demands result in the loss of living marine resources and wildlife, the diminution of open space areas, shoreline erosion, permanent, adverse changes to ecological systems and a loss of economic opportunities.

The social and economic well-being and the general welfare of the people of the state are critically dependent upon the preservation, enhancement, protection, development and use of the natural and man-made resources of the state's coastal area and inland waterways.

The legislature further finds that it is in the interest of the people of the state that coordinated and comprehensive policy and planning for preservation, enhancement, protection, development and use of the  state’s coastal and inland waterway resources take place to insure the proper balance between natural resources and the need to accommodate the needs of population growth and economic development.