Policy 1
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Restore, revitalize, and redevelop deteriorated and underutilized
waterfront areas for commercial, industrial, cultural, recreational,
and other compatible use.
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Policy 2
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Facilitate the siting of water-dependent uses and facilities
on or adjacent to inland waterways.
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Policy 3
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Further develop the state's major ports of Albany, Buffalo,
New York, Ogdensburg and Oswego as centers of commerce and industry,
and encourage the siting, in these port areas, including those under
the jurisdiction of state public authorities, of land use and development
which Is essential to, or in support of, the waterborne transportation
of cargo and people (not applicable).
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Policy 4
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Strengthen the economic base of smaller harbor areas by encouraging
the development and enhancement of those traditional uses and activities
which have provided such areas with their unique maritime identity.
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Policy 5
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Encourage the location of development in areas where public
services and facilities essential to such development are adequate.
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Policy 6
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Expedite permit procedures in order to facilitate the siting
of development activities at suitable locations.
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Policy 7
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Significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats will be protected,
preserved, and, where practical, restored so as to maintain their
viability as habitats (not applicable).
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Policy 8
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Protect fish and wildlife resources in the waterfront revitalization
area from the introduction of hazardous wastes and other pollutants
which bioaccumulate in the food chain or which cause significant sublethal
or lethal effects on those resources.
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Policy 9
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Expand recreational use of fish and wildlife resources in the
waterfront revitalization area by increasing access to existing resources,
supplementing existing stocks, and developing new resources.
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Policy 10
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Further develop commercial finfish, shellfish, and crustacean
resources in the inland waterway area by encouraging the construction
of new, or improvement of existing, onshore commercial fishing facilities,
increasing marketing of the state's seafood products, maintaining
adequate stocks, and expanding aquaculture facilities.
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Policy 11
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Buildings and other structures will be sited in the waterfront
revitalization area to minimize damage to property and the endangering
of human lives caused by flooding and erosion.
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Policy 12
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Activities or development in the waterfront revitalization area
will be undertaken so as to minimize damage to natural resources and
property from flooding and erosion by protecting natural protective
features, including beaches, dunes, barrier islands and bluffs.
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Policy 13
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The construction or reconstruction of erosion protection structures
shall be undertaken only if they have a reasonable probability of
controlling erosion for at least 30 years as demonstrated in design
and construction standards and/or assured maintenance or replacement
programs.
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Policy 14
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Activities and development, including the construction or reconstruction
of erosion protection structures, shall be undertaken so that there
will be no measurable increase in erosion or flooding at the site
of such activities or development, or at other locations.
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Policy 15
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Mining, excavation, or dredging in inland waterways shall not
significantly interfere with the natural inland waterway processes
that supply beach materials to land adjacent to such waters and shall
be undertaken in a manner that will not cause an increase in erosion
of such land.
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Policy 16
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Public funds shall only be used for erosion protective structures
where necessary to protect human life and new development which requires
a location within or adjacent to an erosion hazard area to be able
to function, or existing development; and only where the public benefits
outweigh the long-term monetary and other costs, including the potential
for increasing erosion and adverse effects on natural protective features.
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Policy 17
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Nonstructural measures to minimize damage to natural resources
and property from flooding and erosion shall be used whenever possible.
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Policy 18
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To safeguard the vital economic, social, and environmental interests
of the state and of its citizens, proposed major actions in the waterfront
revitalization area must give full consideration to those interests
and to the safeguards that the state has established to protect valuable
waterfront resource areas.
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Policy 19
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Protect, maintain, and increase the level and types of access
to public water-related recreational resources and facilities.
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Policy 20
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Access to the publicly owned foreshore and to lands immediately
adjacent to the foreshore or the water's edge that are publicly
owned shall be provided, and it shall be provided in a manner compatible
with adjoining uses.
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Policy 21
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Water-dependent and water-enhanced recreation will be encouraged
and facilitated and will be given priority over non-water-related
uses along the shorefront.
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Policy 22
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Development, when located adjacent to the shore, will provide
for water-related recreation, whenever such use is compatible with
reasonably anticipated demand for such activities and is compatible
with the primary purpose of the development.
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Policy 23
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Protect, enhance, and restore structures, districts, areas,
or sites that are of significance in the history, architecture, archaeology,
or culture of the state, its communities, or the nation.
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Policy 24
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Prevent impairment of scenic resources of statewide significance
(not applicable).
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Policy 25
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Protect, restore, or enhance natural and man-made scenic resources
that are not identified as being of statewide significance, but that
contribute to the overall scenic quality of the waterfront revitalization
area.
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Policy 26
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Conserve and protect agricultural lands in the waterfront revitalization
area.
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Policy 27
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Decisions on the siting and construction of major energy facilities
in the shorefront area will be based on public energy needs, compatibility
of such facilities with the environment, and the facility's need
for a shorefront location.
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Policy 28
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Ice management practices shall not interfere with the production
of hydroelectric power, damage significant fish and wildlife and their
habitats or increase shoreline erosion or flooding.
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Policy 29
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The development of offshore uses and resources, including renewable
energy resources, shall accommodate New York's long-standing
ocean and Great Lakes industries, such as commercial and recreational
fishing and maritime commerce, and the ecological functions of habitats
important to New York.
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Policy 30
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Municipal, industrial, and commercial discharge of pollutants,
including, but not limited to, toxic and hazardous substances, into
inland waterways will conform to state and national water quality
standards.
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Policy 31
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State policies and management objectives of approved waterfront
revitalization programs will be considered while reviewing inland
waterway water classifications and while modifying water quality standards;
however, those waters already overburdened with contaminants will
be recognized as being a development constraint.
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Policy 32
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Encourage the use of alternative or innovative sanitary waste
systems in small communities where the costs of conventional facilities
are unreasonably high given the size of the existing tax base of these
communities.
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Policy 33
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Best management practices will be used to ensure the control
of stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows draining into inland
waterways.
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Policy 34
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Discharge of waste materials into inland waterways from vessels
subject to state jurisdiction will be limited to protect significant
fish and wildlife habitats, recreational areas, and water supply areas.
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Policy 35
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Dredging and filling in inland waterways and disposal of dredged
material will be undertaken in a manner that meets existing state
dredging permit requirements, and protects significant fish and wildlife
habitats, scenic resources, natural protective features, important
agricultural lands, and wetlands.
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Policy 36
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Activities related to the shipment and storage of petroleum
and other hazardous materials will be conducted in a manner that will
prevent or at least minimize spills into inland waterways; all practicable
efforts will be undertaken to expedite the cleanup of such discharges,
and restitution for damages will be required when these spills occur.
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Policy 37
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Best management practices will be utilized to minimize the nonpoint
discharge of excess nutrients, organics, and eroded soils into inland
waterways.
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Policy 38
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The quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater supplies
will be conserved and protected, particularly where such waters constitute
the primary or sole source of water supply.
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Policy 39
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The transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid wastes,
particularly hazardous wastes, within the waterfront revitalization
area will be conducted in such a manner so as to protect groundwater
and surface water supplies, significant fish and wildlife habitats,
recreation areas, important agricultural lands, and scenic resources.
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Policy 40
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Effluent discharged from major steam electric generating and
industrial facilities into inland waterways will not be unduly injurious
to fish and wildlife and shall conform to state water quality standards.
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Policy 41
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Land use or development in the waterfront revitalization area
will not cause national or state air quality standards to be violated.
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Policy 42
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Waterfront revitalization policies will be considered if the
state reclassifies land areas pursuant to the prevention of significant
deterioration regulations of the Federal Clean Air Act.[1]
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Policy 43
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Land use or development in the waterfront revitalization area
must not cause the generation of significant amounts of acid rain
precursors: nitrates and sulfates.
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Policy 44
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Preserve and protect freshwater wetlands and preserve the benefits
derived from these areas.
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