Pursuant to § 24-0501 of the New York State Freshwater Wetlands
Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law), the Town
of Brutus shall fully undertake and exercise its regulatory authority with
regard to activities subject to regulation under the Act in freshwater wetlands,
as shown on the Freshwater Wetlands Map, as such may from time to time be
amended, filed by the Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to
the Act, and in all areas adjacent to any freshwater wetland up to 100 feet
from the boundary of such wetland. Such regulatory authority shall be undertaken
and exercised in accordance with all of the procedures, concepts and definitions
set forth in Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law and
Title 23 of Article 71 of such law relating to the enforcement of Article
24, as such law may from time to time be amended, with the following exceptions,
additions and modifications. ((Section 24-0501, Subdivision 3, provides for
a specification of any exceptions, additions and modifications to the procedures
of Article 24.))
This chapter shall take effect upon the filing with the Clerk of the
Town of Brutus of the final Freshwater Wetlands Map by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to § 24-0301 of
the Freshwater Wetlands Act applicable to any of all lands within the Town
of Brutus.