There shall be a Department of Economic Development and Planning,
the head of which shall be the Commissioner of Economic Development
and Planning. He or she shall be appointed by the County Executive,
subject to approval of the County Legislature, and shall serve at
the pleasure of the County Executive. The Commissioner may, within
the appropriation provided, appoint and remove a Chief Deputy Commissioner
and a Deputy Commissioner, who shall act generally for and on behalf
of the Commissioner in all matters, and all other officers and employees
as may be likewise provided.
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter or by local law,
the Department of Economic Development and Planning shall have the
following powers, duties and responsibilities:
A. To concern itself with any and all matters pertaining to the economic
development, planning, and environment of the County, its agriculture,
farming, fisheries, sustainability, housing, health-care industry,
and an innovative Suffolk.
B. To encourage, promote and assist in the establishment, location,
preservation and expansion within the County of enterprises which
are beneficial to the general welfare of the people of the County.
C. To advise, assist and participate and cooperate with other agencies
of the County, other governments, any regional or bicounty agencies,
boards or commissions and private enterprise groups and committees,
whether within or outside the County, on any and all matters pertaining
to the economic development and planning of the County.
D. To solicit prospective employers through regional, national and international
recruitment and marketing efforts.
E. To survey available commercial sites and accompany prospective employers
in visiting and selecting suitable locations within the County.
F. To research and analyze available economic data, especially reports
produced by local agencies and institutions, and to devise specific
development plans and strategies based on such data.
G. To assist local enterprises in complying with state, local and federal
environmental requirements.
H. To provide specialized assistance and services to women-owned, minority
and small businesses.
I. To obtain, utilize and offer suitable sources of state, federal and
private funds which can be used to further County economic development
programs and benefit the business community.
J. To undertake a full-time program of tourism and convention promotion.
K. To give special services to natural resource industries such as farming
and fishing.
L. To offer advice and to serve as an ombudsman and advocate for Suffolk
County businesses.
M. To provide market and product information to businesses within the
County on international trade opportunities.
N. To advise small businesses regarding the availability of procurement
contracts at local, state and federal levels and to assist them to
qualify for such contracts.
O. To educate businesses in methods of energy conservation to lower
their utility costs and to assist them to qualify for energy savings
available through state and federal resources.
P. To participate in feasibility studies on selected economic matters
which could be beneficial to the general welfare of the people.
Q. To participate in proceedings before any federal or state agency
involving or in any way affecting economic development within the
County.
R. To determine and establish basic overall policy with regard to economic
development in the fields of small business, procurement, motion pictures/television
and export/import economics.
S. To establish any committees and task forces the Commissioner deems
necessary in the performance of his/her duties.
T. To make recommendations to the County Executive on any and all matters
pertaining to the economic development, planning, and environment
of the County.
U. To conduct such studies and render such reports as are needed in
the performance of its functions.
V. To inform businesses that would qualify for the award of contracts for consulting services under §
A4-13 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code or the award of contracts for any purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or for the construction of public works under §
A4-14 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code to the maximum extent feasible and to the best of its ability through the use of forums, seminars, local advertisements, public notices, brochures, pamphlets, promotional materials, media advertisements or any other measures designed to make such businesses aware of the availability of contracts that may be awarded by the County of Suffolk, whether such contracts are awarded by competitive bid, by the request for proposal (RFP) process, or by the request for quotes (RFQ) process.
W. To supervise and conduct the management of the Francis S. Gabreski
Airport at Westhampton Beach and to receive and review requests for
(i) the lease of space at Francis S. Gabreski Airport and (ii) for
any proposed airport certification amendments. Any such lease requests
or airport certification amendment requests shall first be approved
by the Legislature before Federal Aviation Administration approval
is sought. The Commissioner shall make recommendations on such requests
to the County Executive and County Legislature.
[Amended 7-26-2022 by L.L. No. 26-2022]
X. To supervise and conduct the management of the Affordable Housing
Program established under Article XXXVI of the Suffolk County Administrative
Code.
Y. To supervise and conduct the management of Suffolk County's Community
Development Agency.
Z. To issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of Subsection
W above.
AA. To advise and assist any department, board, division, or agency of
the government of the County of Suffolk, including the County Legislature
and Office of the County Executive, on matters pertaining to the environment
or energy, except those matters currently handled by the Council on
Environmental Quality and the Office of Ecology of the Suffolk County
Department of Health Services.
BB. To oversee, supervise and manage the Division of Planning and Environment and the Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management established under Article
XXXV of the Suffolk County Administrative Code.
CC. To oversee energy conservation programs for County offices, buildings
and/or facilities.
DD. To prepare a Comprehensive Plan for Suffolk County, as provided in §§
A14-7 through
A14-11 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code.
EE. To make recommendations relating to planning functions of municipalities, as provided in §
A14-12 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code.
FF. At the request of municipalities within the County, to render planning services for the municipalities, as provided in §
A14-13 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code.
GG. To consider certain proposed municipal zoning actions, applications for variances and special permits and subdivision plats as provided in §
A14-14 et seq., of the Suffolk County Administrative Code.
HH. To continue the updating of the Suffolk County Official Map.
II. To advise local, state and federal government on development projects,
plans and activities having environmental impact.
JJ. To implement the directives of the Council on Environmental Quality.
KK. To formulate and coordinate all long-range facilities planning among
County departments.
LL. To make recommendations to the County Legislature and the County
Executive as to what County-owned properties should be dedicated to
the County nature preserve, historic trust, conservation of agricultural
lands, or bird sanctuary, and what properties not owned by the County
should be acquired for environmental, health or open space purposes.
MM. To oversee and manage the Suffolk County Brownfields Program; open
space acquisitions; farmland rights acquisitions and conservation
easements.
NN. To administer the County's Farmland Program under Chapter
8 of the Suffolk County Code.
OO. To supervise and manage the Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture
Leasing Program.
PP. To implement and administer Chapter
59 of the Suffolk County Code.
QQ. To perform such other responsibilities and duties as may be assigned
by law or by the County Executive or the County Legislature.
The members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by
the County Executive with the approval of the County Legislature.
Members of the Planning Commission shall not be compensated
for their services but shall be reimbursed for their necessary and
proper expenses incurred in the performance of their functions.
The Planning Commission, within the appropriations therefor,
shall conduct such studies and render such reports as are needed in
the performance of its functions under this article.
There shall be an Office of Energy within the Department of Economic Development and Planning which shall be responsible for the Suffolk County Electrical Agency's application for low-cost power to FERC and the implementation thereof; the implementation and administration of Chapter
59 of the Suffolk County Code; energy conservation and resource programs for County offices, buildings, and/or facilities; and the Energy Advisory Committee and the functions of such committee.
There shall be a Division of Water Quality/Environmental Unit
within the Department of Economic Development and Planning which shall
be responsible for the supervision, administration, and implementation
of the water quality protection and restoration program under § C12-2B
of the Suffolk County Charter; the remediation and redevelopment of
all brownfield sites; and the coordination of activities performed
by the County Department of Public Works and the County Department
of Parks, Recreation and Conservation under the Suffolk County Drinking
Water Protection Program, Fund 477.
There shall be a Division of Planning and Environment and a Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management within the Department of Economic Development and Planning which shall have the powers and duties as established under Article
XXXV of the Suffolk County Administrative Code and shall be responsible for the administration of all matters that come under their jurisdiction.
The Suffolk County Pine Barrens Zone is hereby created, lying
and being in the County of Suffolk, which zone is more particularly
described and bounded as follows:
A. Beginning at a point where the southerly side of Route 25A intersects
the easterly side of Miller Place Road; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Miller Place Road to Helme Avenue; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Helme Avenue to Miller Place-Middle
Island Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of Miller
Place-Middle Island Road to Whiskey Road; thence westward along the
southerly boundary of Whiskey Road to Mount Sinai-Coram Road; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Mount Sinai-Coram Road to
Middle Country Road (Route 25); thence westward along the southerly
boundary of Route 25 to Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road (County Route 83);
thence southward along the easterly boundary of County Route 83 to
Bicycle Path Drive; thence southeastward along the easterly side of
Bicycle Path Drive to Mt. McKinley Avenue; thence southward along
the easterly boundary of Mt. McKinley Avenue to Granny Road; thence
northeastward along the northerly boundary of Granny Road to Port
Jefferson-Patchogue Road (Route 112); thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Route 112 to Horse Block Road (County Route 16); thence
eastward along the northerly boundary of County Route 16 to Maine
Avenue; thence northward along the westerly boundary of Maine Avenue
to Fire Avenue; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Fire
Avenue to John Roe Smith Avenue; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of John Roe Smith Avenue to Jeff Street; thence eastward
along the northerly boundary of Jeff Street to Hagerman Avenue; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Hagerman Avenue to the Long
Island Expressway (Route 495); thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of Route 495 to Southaven County Park; thence southward along
the westerly boundary of Southaven County Park to Gerard Road; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Gerard Road to Route 27;
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Route 27 to the easterly
boundary of Southaven County Park; thence northward along the easterly
boundary of Southaven County Park to Route 495; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of Route 495 to the William Floyd Parkway (County
Route 46); thence southward along the easterly boundary of County
Route 46 to the Long Island Railroad tracks; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of the Long Island Railroad tracks 7,500 feet;
thence southward 500 feet; thence eastward 525 feet to the intersection
of North Street and Manor-Yaphank Road; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Manor-Yaphank Road to Moriches-Middle Island
Road; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Moriches-Middle
Island Road to Sunrise Highway (Route 27); thence eastward along the
northerly boundary of Route 27 to an old railroad grade (unpaved);
thence southeastward along the northerly boundary of the old railroad
grade (unpaved) to Old Country Road (Route 71); thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of Route 71 to the Long Island Railroad tracks;
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Railroad
tracks to Montauk Highway (Route 24); thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Route 24 to Sunrise Highway (Route 27); thence eastward
along the northerly boundary of Route 27 to Squiretown Road; thence
northward along the westerly boundary of Squiretown Road to Upper
Red Creek Road; thence westward along the southern boundary of Upper
Red Creek to Lower Red Creek Road; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Lower Red Creek Road to Hubbard County Park; thence westward
along the northern boundary of Hubbard County Park to Riverhead-Hampton
Bays Road (Route 24); thence westward along the southerly boundary
of Route 24 to Peconic Avenue; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Peconic Avenue to the center line of the Peconic River;
thence westward along the center line of the Peconic River to the
Forge Road Bridge; thence northward along the westerly boundary of
the Forge Road Bridge to Forge Road; thence northwestward along the
westerly boundary of Forge Road to the railroad tracks; thence northward
along the westerly boundary of Forge Road (unpaved) to the intersection
of Route 25 and River Road; thence westward along the southerly boundary
of River Road to Edwards Avenue; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Edwards Avenue 3,800 feet; thence westward 4,400 feet
to an unnamed, unpaved road; thence northward along the westerly boundary
of the unnamed, unpaved road 150 feet; thence westward and northwestward
along the eastern boundary of the U.S. Navy/Grumman Aerospace Corporation
property (as of 1982) up to the intersection of North Country Road
and Sound Avenue (Route 25A); thence westward along the southerly
boundary of Route 25A to the point or place of beginning.
B. Beginning at a point where the westerly boundary of Old Town Road
intersects the southerly boundary of Lower Sheep Pasture Road; thence
westward along the southerly boundary of Lower Sheep Pasture Road
to Upper Sheep Pasture Road; thence westerly along the southerly boundary
of Upper Sheep Pasture Road to King Arthurs Court; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of King Arthurs Court to Cinderella Lane;
thence westward along the southerly boundary of Cinderella Lane to
Robin Hood Lane; thence southward along the easterly boundary of Robin
Hood Lane to Storyland Lane; thence westward along the southerly boundary
of Storyland Lane to Pond Path Drive; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Pond Path Drive to 34th Street; thence westward along
the southerly boundary of 34th Street to Sycamore Circle; thence southward
and westward along the easterly boundary of Sycamore Circle to Sycamore
Drive; thence westward along the southerly boundary of Sycamore Drive
to Nicholls Road (County Route 97); thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Nicholls Road to Nesconset-Port Jefferson Highway (Route
347); thence southwestward along the southerly boundary of Route 347
to Lakeside Avenue; thence southward along the easterly boundary of
Lakeside Avenue to Twisting Drive; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Twisting Drive to Tulip Grove Drive; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Tulip Grove Drive to Pond Path Drive;
thence northward along the westerly boundary of Pond Path Drive to
Wood Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of Wood Drive
to Spruce Street; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Spruce Street to Hammond Lane; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Hammond Lane to Florence Street; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of Florence Street to Washington Avenue; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Washington Avenue to Forest
Road; thence northward and eastward along the westerly and northerly
boundaries of Forest Road to Mark Tree Road; thence northward along
the westerly boundary of Mark Tree Road to Bette Anne Drive; thence
eastward along the northern boundary of Bette Anne Drive to Balin
Avenue; thence northward along the westerly boundary of Balin Avenue
to Chester Street; thence eastward along the southerly boundary of
Chester Street to Wireless Road; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Wireless Road to Strathmore Village Drive; thence eastward
along the northerly boundary of Strathmore Village Drive to Milbury
Lane; thence northeastward along the northerly boundary of Milbury
Lane to Patricia Lane; thence northeastward along the northerly boundary
of Patricia Lane to Doe Lane; thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of Doe Lane to Fawn Lane West; thence northeastward along
the westerly boundary of Fawn Lane West to Arrowhead Lane, thence
northward along the westerly boundary of Arrowhead Lane to Nesconset-Port
Jefferson Highway; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Nesconset-Port Jefferson Highway to Old Town Road; thence northwestward
along the westerly boundary of Old Town Road to the point or place
of beginning.
C. Beginning at a point where Mecox Road intersects Majors Path; thence
north along the east side of Majors Path until it meets Mary's Lane;
thence northeast along the east side of Majors Path to its intersection
with the southern boundary of the North Sea Landfill (Town of Southampton
property); thence east, then north, following the perimeter of the
landfill and directly north along a line to its intersection with
Great Hill Road; thence west along the north side of Great Hill Road
to its intersection with Majors Path; thence north along the east
side of Majors Path to its intersection with Noyack Road; thence northeast
along the southeast side of Noyack Road to its intersection with Old
Sag Harbor Road; thence east along the south side of Old Sag Harbor
Road to its intersection with Water Mill Towd Road; thence northwest
along the northeast side of Water Mill Towd Road to its intersection
with Noyack Road; thence northeast along the southeast side of Noyack
Road to its intersection with Rose Grove Road; thence east along the
south side of Rose Grove Road to its intersection with Weidner Lane;
thence north along a line extending from the point of intersection
of Weidner Land and Rose Grove Road to the southeastern most point
of Peconic Hills Drive; thence north along the east side of Peconic
Hills Drive to its intersection with Woodland Drive; thence northeast
along the southeast side of Woodland Drive to a ninety-degree northwest
turn in said road; thence northwest along the northeast side of Woodland
Drive and directly along a line extending to Noyack Road at a point
where Lake Drive North intersects Noyack Road; thence northeast along
the south side of Noyack Road to its intersection with Hartwell Lane;
thence southeast along the southwest side of Hartwell Lane to its
intersection with Chester Drive; thence northeast along the southeast
side of Chester Drive to its intersection with Wilson Road; thence
northwest along the northeast side of Wilson to its intersection with
Noyack Road; thence northeast along the southeast side of Noyack Road
until it merges with Deerfield Road; thence north along the eastern
side of Noyack-Deerfield Road to its intersection with Noyack Road;
thence east along the southern side of Noyack Road to its intersection
with the western boundary of the Noyack Golf and Country Club; thence
following the perimeters of the club, to its intersection with Noyack
Road; thence east along the southern side of Noyack Road to a point
adjacent to Poplar Street, which lies north of Noyack Road; thence
southeast along a line extending from said point on Noyack Road through
the terminal points of Crown Lane, Laurel Trail and Island View Drive,
respectively; thence east along a line extending from the terminal
point of Island View Drive to Stony Hill Road at a point where Hillside
Avenue intersects Stony Hill Road from the east; thence southeast
along the southwestern side of Stony Hill Road to its intersection
with Brick Kiln Road; thence northeast along the southeastern side
of Brick Kiln Road to its intersection with Carroll Street; thence
southeast along the southwestern side of Carroll Street to its intersection
with Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike; thence north along the east
side of the Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike to the Village of Sag
Harbor boundary of Sag Harbor; thence southeast along the southern
side of the village boundary until it meets the western side of Round
Pond; thence north around the perimeter of Round Pond and east along
the southern side of the village boundary to its intersection with
Sagg Road (Madison Street); thence south along the western side of
Sagg Road to its intersection with Mt. Misery Drive; thence east along
the southern side of Mt. Misery Drive to its intersection with Denise
Street; thence southeast along the southwestern side of Denise Street
to its intersection with Town Line Road (the Southampton-East Hampton
Town boundary); thence northwest along the northeastern side of Town
Line Road to a point 1,000 feet south of the intersection of Town
Line Road with Middle Line Highway (the Sag Harbor Village boundary);
thence northeast along a line extending from said point on Town Line
Road to the Sag Harbor-East Hampton Turnpike at a point adjacent to
the southern boundary of the Sag Harbor Golf Course; thence following
the southern perimeter of the golf course and continuing along the
southern perimeter of Northwest Harbor County Park to its intersection
with Northwest Landing (Swamp) Road; thence north along the eastern
side of Northwest Landing Road, which follows the eastern boundary
of the Northwest Harbor County Park, to a point where the park crosses
over to the northern side of Northwest Landing Road; thence north
along the boundary of the park until it meets the Northwest Harbor
shoreline; thence north along the harbor shoreline until it meets
Alewive Brook Road; thence southeast along the southern side of Alewive
Brook Road to its intersection with Cedar Point Road; thence north
along the eastern side of Cedar Point Road until it meets Bearing
East Road; thence east along the southern side of Bearing East Road
to its intersection with North Pass Road; to its intersection with
Landfall Road to its intersection with Hedgebanks Drive; thence directly
north to the Gardiners Bay shoreline; thence south along the bay shoreline
to a point directly north of a ninety-degree turn in Milna Drive to
the south; thence south from said point to Milna Drive and then south
along the western side of Milna Drive to its intersection with Old
House Landing Road; thence southwest along the north side of Old House
Landing Road to its intersection with Alewive Brook Road; thence southeast
along the southwest side of Alewive Brook Road to its intersection
with Hands Creek Road; thence south along the western side of Hands
Creek Road to its intersection with Springy Banks Road; thence northwest
along the northeastern side of Springy Banks Road to its intersection
with Ely Brook to Hands Creek Road; thence south along the western
side of Ely Brook to Hands Creek Road to where it intersects Hands
Creek Road; thence south along the west side of Hands Creek Road to
its intersection with Middle Highway; thence east, then southeast
along the southern side of Middle Highway to its intersection with
Rivers Road; thence east along the southern side of Rivers Road to
its intersection with Springy Banks Road; thence southeast along the
southwestern side of Springy Banks Road to its intersection with Hides
Road; thence east along the southern side of Hides Road to its intersection
with Three Mile Harbor Road; thence north along the east side of Three
Mile Harbor Road to its intersection with Copeces Lane; thence east
along the southern side of Copeces Lane to its intersection with Acabonack
Road; thence northeast along the southeastern side of Acabonack Road
to its intersection with Neck Path; thence southeast along the southwestern
side of Neck Path to its intersection with Amagansett Springs Road,
thence south along the western side of Amagansett Springs Road to
its intersection with Barnes Hole Road; thence northeast along the
southeast side of Barnes Hole Road until it meets the Napeague Bay
shoreline (at Barnes Landing); thence southeast following the bay
shoreline until it meets Fresh Pond Road; thence southwest along the
northwestern side of Fresh Pond Road to its intersection with Cross
Highway; thence southeast along the southwestern side of Cross Highway
to its intersection with Abrahams Landing Road; thence southwest along
the northwestern side of Abrahams Landing Road to its intersection
with Stone Road; thence northwest along the northeastern side of Stone
Road to its intersection with Town Lane and Amagansett Springs Road;
thence southwest along its northeastern side of Town Lane to its intersection
with Stony Hill Road; thence northwest along the northeastern side
of Stony Hill Road to its intersection with Acabonack Road; thence
south along the western side of Acabonack Road to its intersection
with Abrahams Path; thence southeast along the southwestern side of
Abrahams Path to its intersection with Town Lane; thence west along
the northern side of Town Lane to its intersection with Spring Close
Highway (Jenny's Path); thence north along the eastern side of Jenny's
Path to its intersection with Acabonack Road; thence south approximately
100 feet along the northwestern side of Acabonack Road to its intersection
with Queens Lane; thence north along the eastern side of Queens Lane
to a point where it intersects Spring Fireplace Road; thence directly
west along a line extending from said point to a point on Three Mile
Harbor Road approximately 1,400 feet south of the intersection of
Springy Banks Road with Three Mile Harbor Road; thence south along
the western side of Three Mile Harbor Road to its intersection with
Oak View Highway; thence west along the northern side of Oak View
Highway to its intersection with Hands Creek Road; thence south along
the western side of Hands Creek Road to its intersection with Cedar
Street; thence northwest along the northeastern side of Cedar Street
to its intersection with Stephen Hands Path; thence southwest along
the northwestern side of Stephen Hands Path to its intersection with
the Sag Harbor-East Hampton Turnpike; thence southeast along the southwestern
side of the Sag Harbor-East Hampton Turnpike to its intersection with
Cove Hollow Road; thence south along the western side of Cove Hollow
Road until it meets the village boundary of East Hampton (approximately
375 feet north of Montauk Highway); thence westerly along the village
boundary until it intersects Daniel's Hole Road; thence northwest
along the northeastern side of Daniel's Hole Road to its intersection
with the Long Island Railroad (L.I.R.R.); thence westerly along the
northern side of the L.I.R.R. to its intersection with Wainscott Harbor
Road; thence northwest along the northeastern side of Wainscott Harbor
Road to a point approximately 600 feet north of the L.I.R.R.; thence
southwesterly along a line extending from said point on Wainscott
Harbor Road to Sagg Road at a point where it is intersected by Narrow
Lane; thence north along the eastern side of Sagg (Sagaponack Main
Street) to its intersection with Haines Path; thence southwesterly
along the northwestern side of Haines Path to its intersection with
Old Farm Road; thence northwest along a line extending from the Old
Farm Road terminus to a point where Huntington Crossway intersects
the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike; thence northeastward along
the western side of the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike to Scuttle
Hole Road, thence westward along the southerly boundary of Scuttle
Hole Road (or Huntington Path) to Head of Pond-Scuttle Hole Road;
thence southwestward along the northeast side of Head of Pond-Scuttle
Hole Road to Deerfield Road; thence northward along the easterly side
of Deerfield Road to an extension of Edge of Woods Road; thence westward
along the northerly side of the extension of Edge of Woods Road to
Water Mill-Towd Road; thence southward along the westerly side of
Water Mill-Towd Road to Edge of Woods Road; thence westward along
the northerly side of Edge of Woods Road to Private Road; thence southward
along the westerly side of Private Road to Mecox Road; thence westward
along the northerly side of Mecox Road to the intersection of Mecox
and Majors Path to the point or place of beginning.
D. Beginning at a point where Montauk Point State Boulevard meets the
eastern boundary of the Hither Hills State Park; thence north along
the east side of the park boundary until it meets the Napeague Bay
(Block Island Sound) shoreline; thence east following the confluence
of the bay's shoreline to a point where the L.I.R.R. intersects Navy
Road; thence southward along the westerly side of Navy Road to Fort
Lane; thence southwestward along the westward side of Fort Lane (terminus)
following a line to the intersection of Lincoln Road and Montauk Point
State Parkway; thence westward along the northerly side of Montauk
Point (Route 27) State Parkway to the eastern boundary of the Hither
Hills State Park.
The Suffolk County Planning Commission shall by resolution adopt,
at its annual organizational meeting, standards for review of municipal
zoning and subdivision actions proposed within the Pine Barrens Zone.
Employees in the Suffolk County Department of Planning and Suffolk
County Department of Environment and Energy who are employed in positions
and duties to be performed by the Suffolk County Department of Economic
Development and Planning shall be transferred to the Department of
Economic Development and Planning subject to the provisions of the
New York Civil Service Law and the Rules of the County Department
of Human Resources, Personnel, and Civil Service.
All records, property, and equipment associated with personnel
transferred shall be transferred and delivered to the Department of
Economic Development and Planning.