2023 New York Laws › EXC - Executive › Article 46 - Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve › 966 - Comprehensive Management Plan.

§ 966. Comprehensive management plan. 1. The purpose of the plan is to
make  recommendations  to integrate and coordinate existing programs and
studies;  mitigate  pollution;  balance  preservation,  recreation   and
economic  development;  protect  appropriate  existing  investment;  and
protect the natural resources. The plan shall include but not be limited
to  the  following,  to  the  extent  possible,  considering   financial
resources and technological limitations:
(a)  A  statement  of  the  public value of the reserve, including its
ecological,  economic,  social,  hydrologic  and   educational   values,
together with the general goals and objectives of the plan;
(b)  A  map  and  written  description delineating the boundary of the
reserve;
(c)  An  estimate  of  the  economic  value  of  the  commercial   and
recreational  industry  and  the  tourism  industry  dependent  upon the
reserve;
(d) An inventory of all public lands and lands  available  for  public
use  within the reserve specifying use, facilities and trails for public
use, and the management agency with jurisdiction over the property;
(e) Identification of inventories compiled by the department  pursuant
to  section  nine  hundred  twenty of article forty-two of this chapter,
including significant natural areas, historic sites, agricultural  lands
and water dependent areas;
(f)  An  identification  and  evaluation  of  existing  regulatory and
management programs, as well as all  agencies  having  any  jurisdiction
within  the  reserve  which  affect  land  use and activities within the
reserve;
(g) An evaluation of land use and zoning within the reserve and  their
actual  or  potential  effects  on water quality and productivity of the
reserve;
(h) An inventory of point sources of pollution and  an  assessment  of
nonpoint  sources  of  pollution,  including  suggested  strategies  for
mitigation;
(i) An identification of areas containing contaminated  sediments  and
sources  that  are  contributing  significantly  to the decline of water
quality and that need special attention;
(j) An assessment of trends in water quality within the reserve;
(k) An assessment of dredging and navigation needs in the South  Shore
Estuary taking into account environmental impact and public safety;
(l) Management recommendations for the preservation of plant, fish and
wildlife and their habitats;
(m)  Management  recommendations  for  protection  and  management  of
dedicated public land;
(n)  Management  recommendations   for   protecting   and   supporting
indigenous   economic   activities   such  as  aquaculture,  finfishing,
shellfishing, boating and tourism;
(o) Recommendations for increased enforcement of laws and  regulations
pertaining to preservation and management of resources;
(p)  Identification  of  environmentally  sensitive  land suitable for
acquisition and dedication for public uses;
(q) Recommendations for institutional arrangements to  coordinate  and
improve  management  of land and water resources, to maximize efficiency
such  as  coordinating  review  pursuant  to  article   eight   of   the
environmental  conservation  law  and article forty-two of this chapter,
and to adopt uniform policies among agencies where appropriate;
(r)  Recommendations  for  land  use  management  as  it  relates   to
maintenance  or  enhancement  of surface water quality and the resources
within the reserve, including changes  in  zoning  and  restrictions  on
activities where appropriate within the reserve;
(s)  Recommendations  for  best  management  practices for private and
public landowners to  minimize  chemical  pollution,  sedimentation  and
erosion;
(t)  Recommendations  for  management  of commercial, recreational and
tourism activities that may threaten sensitive habitats;
(u) Strategies to resolve conflicts among  competing  demands  of  the
resources  and  to  achieve  a  balance  among economic and recreational
activities and preservation of natural resources;
(v) An identification of policies, land use  controls  and  management
measures  that  should be incorporated into the state coastal management
program and local waterfront revitalization programs adopted pursuant to
article forty-two of this chapter; and
(w) A local participation plan, which describes  how  local  citizens,
officials and members of the tourism, fishing and marine industries will
participate  in  the  implementation  of  the  management plan and which
contains a  statement  identifying  support  for  such  program  by  the
participating local governments.
2.  Within  one  hundred  eighty  days  after  the appointments to the
council have been made, the council shall adopt a statement of goals and
objectives; adopt a map  and  boundaries  of  the  South  Shore  Estuary
Reserve for purposes of this article and develop a work plan which shall
include  a  timetable  to guide the progress of its compliance with this
article. Within such time period, the council shall also hold two public
scoping sessions, one in Nassau county and one in Suffolk county for the
development of the plan.
The council shall hold at  least  two  public  hearings  at  different
locations,  one  in  Nassau  county and one in Suffolk county within the
reserve on the draft plan before adoption. The  council  shall  adopt  a
final  plan  within  four  years  of  the effective date of this article
unless insufficient  funding  is  made  available  or  obtained  through
appropriations,  grants or gifts. The adopted plan shall be submitted to
each town and village within the reserve, the county  executive  of  the
county  of Nassau, the county executive of the county of Suffolk, and to
the governor and the legislature.
3. The council  shall  continue  to  convene  to  fulfill  its  duties
pursuant  to  subdivisions  eleven,  twelve,  thirteen  and  fourteen of
section nine hundred sixty-four-b of this article.