2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 54 - Environmental Protection Act › Title 1 - General Provisions › 54-0101 - Definitions.

§ 54-0101. Definitions.
As  used  in this article, unless otherwise specified within any title
  of this article, the following terms shall mean and include:
1.   "Commissioner"   means   the   commissioner   of    environmental
  conservation;  except  that  within and for the purposes of the projects
  undertaken by the office pursuant to title nine  of  this  article,  the
  term  shall mean the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and
  historic preservation.
2. "Cost" means the cost of an approved project, which  shall  include
  engineering   and  architectural  services,  plans  and  specifications,
  consultant and legal services, and other  direct  expenses  incident  to
  such  project less any federal assistance received or to be received and
  any other assistance from other parties.
3. "Department" means the department of environmental conservation.
4. "Facility" means any structure or site improvement including paths,
  trails, roads, bridges, ramps and buildings.
5. "Federal assistance" means funds available,  other  than  by  loan,
  from  the  federal  government, either directly or through allocation by
  the state for construction or program purposes pursuant to  any  federal
  law or program.
6. "Governing body" means:
a. in the case of a county outside of the city of New York, the county
  board of supervisors or other elective governing body;
b.  in  the  case  of  a  city  or village, the local legislative body
  thereof, as the term is defined in the municipal home rule law;
c. in the case of a town, the town board;
d. in  the  case  of  a  public  benefit  corporation,  the  board  of
  directors, members or trustees thereof;
e.  in  the  case  of  a  public  authority,  the  governing  board of
  directors, members, or trustees thereof;
f. in the case of a not-for-profit corporation, the board of directors
  thereof  or  such  other  body  designated   in   the   certificate   of
  incorporation to manage the corporation; and
g.  in  the  case  of  an  Indian  tribe or nation, any governing body
  recognized by the United States or the state of New York.
7. "Municipality" means a local public  authority  or  public  benefit
  corporation,  a  county,  city, town, village, or Indian tribe or nation
  residing within New York state, or  any  combination  thereof.  For  the
  purposes of title 5 and title 9 of this article, municipality shall also
  include  state  agencies,  state  public  authorities  and  state public
  benefit corporations. For the purposes of title 7 and title  9  of  this
  article,  the term municipality shall also include a school district and
  a supervisory district.
8. "Not-for-profit corporation" means a corporation formed pursuant to
  the not-for-profit corporation law and qualified for  tax-exempt  status
  under the federal internal revenue code.
9.  "Office"  means  the  office  of  parks,  recreation  and historic
  preservation.
10. "Solid waste" shall have the definition set forth in  title  5  of
  article  27  of  this  chapter  but shall not include hazardous waste as
  defined in title 9 of article 27 of this chapter.
11. "State assistance payment" means the  payment  of  monies  by  the
  state  for  projects authorized by the environmental protection fund, to
  preserve, enhance, restore  and  improve  the  quality  of  the  state's
  environment.
12. "Secretary" means the secretary of state.