N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101 – Definitions
§ 51-0101. Definitions.
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of environmental conservation except that within and for the purposes of title eleven of this article, the commissioner of parks and recreation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: shall mean the department of environmental conservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Governing body: shall mean
a. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101 - Lands: shall mean lands, improvements and structures thereon or rights, franchises, and interests therein, lands under water and riparian rights, and shall also mean any and all interests in lands less than full title, including without limitations, easements, permanent or temporary, rights of way, uses, leases, licenses, and any other estate, interests or right in lands, legal or equitable. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
- Municipality: except as otherwise defined within this article, shall mean a city, county, town, village, public benefit corporation or school district or an improvement district within a city, county, town or village, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
- Office: shall mean the office of parks and recreation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
As used in this article the following terms shall mean and include:
1. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of environmental conservation except that within and for the purposes of title eleven of this article, the commissioner of parks and recreation.
2. "Department" shall mean the department of environmental conservation.
3. "Federal assistance" except for federal public works act funds granted for New York city's Betts avenue incinerator and Hamilton avenue transfer station and as otherwise defined in this article, shall mean funds available, other than by loan, from the federal government to a municipality, either directly or through allocation by the state for construction or program purposes pursuant to any federal law or program.
4. "Governing body" shall mean
a. in the case of a town, a town board;
b. in the case of a county outside of the city of New York, the county board of supervisors or other elective governing body;
c. in the case of a city or village, the local legislative body thereof, as the term is defined in the municipal home rule law;
d. in the case of a public benefit corporation, the board of directors, members or trustees thereof;
e. in the case of a school district, the board of education thereof;
f. in the case of a supervisory district, the board of cooperative educational services thereof.
5. "Lands" shall mean lands, improvements and structures thereon or rights, franchises, and interests therein, lands under water and riparian rights, and shall also mean any and all interests in lands less than full title, including without limitations, easements, permanent or temporary, rights of way, uses, leases, licenses, and any other estate, interests or right in lands, legal or equitable.
6. "Municipality," except as otherwise defined within this article, shall mean a city, county, town, village, public benefit corporation or school district or an improvement district within a city, county, town or village, or any combination thereof.
7. "Office" shall mean the office of parks and recreation.