§ 966 — Comprehensive management plan

§ 966. Comprehensive management plan. 1. The purpose of the plan is to\nmake recommendations to integrate and coordinate existing programs and\nstudies; mitigate pollution; balance preservation, recreation and\neconomic development; protect appropriate existing investment; and\nprotect the natural resources. The plan shall include but not be limited\nto the following, to the extent possible, considering financial\nresources and technological limitations:\n (a) A statement of the public value of the reserve, including its\necological, economic, social, hydrologic and educational values,\ntogether with the general goals and objectives of the plan;\n (b) A map and written description delineating the boundary of the\nreserve;\n (c) An estimate of the economic value of the commercial and\nrecreational industry and the tourism industry dependent upon the\nreserve;\n (d) An inventory of all public lands and lands available for public\nuse within the reserve specifying use, facilities and trails for public\nuse, and the management agency with jurisdiction over the property;\n (e) Identification of inventories compiled by the department pursuant\nto section nine hundred twenty of article forty-two of this chapter,\nincluding significant natural areas, historic sites, agricultural lands\nand water dependent areas;\n (f) An identification and evaluation of existing regulatory and\nmanagement programs, as well as all agencies having any jurisdiction\nwithin the reserve which affect land use and activities within the\nreserve;\n (g) An evaluation of land use and zoning within the reserve and their\nactual or potential effects on water quality and productivity of the\nreserve;\n (h) An inventory of point sources of pollution and an assessment of\nnonpoint sources of pollution, including suggested strategies for\nmitigation;\n (i) An identification of areas containing contaminated sediments and\nsources that are contributing significantly to the decline of water\nquality and that need special attention;\n (j) An assessment of trends in water quality within the reserve;\n (k) An assessment of dredging and navigation needs in the South Shore\nEstuary taking into account environmental impact and public safety;\n (l) Management recommendations for the preservation of plant, fish and\nwildlife and their habitats;\n (m) Management recommendations for protection and management of\ndedicated public land;\n (n) Management recommendations for protecting and supporting\nindigenous economic activities such as aquaculture, finfishing,\nshellfishing, boating and tourism;\n (o) Recommendations for increased enforcement of laws and regulations\npertaining to preservation and management of resources;\n (p) Identification of environmentally sensitive land suitable for\nacquisition and dedication for public uses;\n (q) Recommendations for institutional arrangements to coordinate and\nimprove management of land and water resources, to maximize efficiency\nsuch as coordinating review pursuant to article eight of the\nenvironmental conservation law and article forty-two of this chapter,\nand to adopt uniform policies among agencies where appropriate;\n (r) Recommendations for land use management as it relates to\nmaintenance or enhancement of surface water quality and the resources\nwithin the reserve, including changes in zoning and restrictions on\nactivities where appropriate within the reserve;\n (s) Recommendations for best management practices for private and\npublic landowners to minimize chemical pollution, sedimentation and\nerosion;\n (t) Recommendations for management of commercial, recreational and\ntourism activities that may threaten sensitive habitats;\n (u) Strategies to resolve conflicts among competing demands of the\nresources and to achieve a balance among economic and recreational\nactivities and preservation of natural resources;\n (v) An identification of policies, land use controls and management\nmeasures that should be incorporated into the state coastal management\nprogram and local waterfront revitalization programs adopted pursuant to\narticle forty-two of this chapter; and\n (w) A local participation plan, which describes how local citizens,\nofficials and members of the tourism, fishing and marine industries will\nparticipate in the implementation of the management plan and which\ncontains a statement identifying support for such program by the\nparticipating local governments.\n 2. Within one hundred eighty days after the appointments to the\ncouncil have been made, the council shall adopt a statement of goals and\nobjectives; adopt a map and boundaries of the South Shore Estuary\nReserve for purposes of this article and develop a work plan which shall\ninclude a timetable to guide the progress of its compliance with this\narticle. Within such time period, the council shall also hold two public\nscoping sessions, one in Nassau county and one in Suffolk county for the\ndevelopment of the plan.\n The council shall hold at least two public hearings at different\nlocations, one in Nassau county and one in Suffolk county within the\nreserve on the draft plan before adoption. The council shall adopt a\nfinal plan within four years of the effective date of this article\nunless insufficient funding is made available or obtained through\nappropriations, grants or gifts. The adopted plan shall be submitted to\neach town and village within the reserve, the county executive of the\ncounty of Nassau, the county executive of the county of Suffolk, and to\nthe governor and the legislature.\n 3. The council shall continue to convene to fulfill its duties\npursuant to subdivisions eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen of\nsection nine hundred sixty-four-b of this article.\n