Pursuant to § 24-0501 the New York State Freshwater Wetlands
Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law), the Town
Board of the Town of Wilson shall fully undertake and exercise its regulatory
authority with regard to activities subject to regulation under the Act in
freshwater wetlands, as shown in the Freshwater Map, as such map 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 such 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.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its being filed as provided
by § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and upon filing with the
Clerk of the Town of Wilson of the final Freshwater Wetlands Map by the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to § 24-0301
of the Wetlands Act applicable to any and all lands within the Town of Wilson.