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EW YORK SEA GRANT INSTITUTE

THIS BOOKLET SUMMARIZES governmental responsibilities
in the coastal zone of New York State. One of the major
problems facing those interested in coastal affairs is
understanding the complex web of agencies and programs
involved. For both of New York State's coastlines--
along the Atlantic and along the Great Lakes--this
publication outlines the work of every relevant agency:
Ianternational, interstate and state, and regional.

THIS PUBLICATION IS A CONDENSATION of a longer report.
It includes all illustrations and a shortened text.
The full report describes agency programs in more detail,
and lists agency addresses and phone numbers. It also
contains a copy of the federal Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972.

Governmental Jurisdictions of the New York Coastal
Zone: An Analysis of Coastal Programs. Paul D.
Marr and Eugene K. Schuler, Jr. 116 pp, 15 figs,
3 appen. Aug 1976. $2.50

Published by NEW YORK SEA GRANT INSTITUTE
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Governmental Jurisdictions of the New York

Coastal Zone

AN ANALYSIS OF COASTAL PROGRAMS

: X D ; ; :SUMMARY

PAUL D. MARR
Associate Professor
State University of New York
at Albany U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA
COASTAL SERVICES CENTER
2234 SOUTH HOBSON AVENUE
WiththeAssistanceof CHARLESTON, SC 29405-2413
MARGARET S. HALL
Cartographer

) AssociAugust, 1976
This publication was sponsored by the New York Sea Grant Institute
acz J; under a grant from the Office of Sea Grant,
_-~ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Contents List of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES ............ 2 1. Functions of International Commissions 6
2. Great Lakes Basin Drainage Boundaries. 7
LIST OF TABLES ............... 2 3. International Joint Commission Between
the United States and Canada ........
INTRODUCTION ................. 3 4a. Functions of Federal Agencies ........14
4b. , 15
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND 4c. 16
FISHERY TREATIES ............... 5 4d. 17
5. Functions of Interstate Agencies ......20
FEDERAL AGENCIES .............. 13 6. Interstate Sanitation District .......21
7. New England Interstate Water Pollution
INTERSTATE AGENCIES ............. 19 Control Commission .22. .
Contr . . . . . . . . . ~22
8. Tri-State Regional Planning Commission . .23
STATE OF NEW YORK AGENCIES ......... 27 9. Federal Basin Commissions ..........24
10. New York Great Lakes Drainage Boundaries
REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND for the Great Lakes Commission and the
AUTHORITIES ................29 Great Lakes Basin Commission ........25
11. New York State Counties Within Great
APPENDIX ................. 35 Lakes Basin Drainage ............26
12. Functions of New York State Agencies . . . .28
13. Functions of Regional Agencies .......30
14. Great Lakes Regional Planning Boards
and the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario
Commission .................31
15. Capital District and Downstate Regional
List of Tables Planning Commissions, The Hudson River
Valley Commission ..............32

1. International Fishery Agreements
Affecting New York Coastal Waters and
Fishermen Sailing from New York Ports . 9-11
2. Bridge, Port, and Transportation
Authorities ...............33-34

INTRODUCTION

THE COASTAL AREAS of New York State have attracted agency addresses and phone numbers, and a copy of
ever increasing interest because of their potential the Coastal Zone Management Act see: Governmental
/for industrial, residential and recreational develop- Jurisdictions of the New York Coastal Zone, An
ment, the productivity of coastal wetlands and off- Analysis of Coastal Programs.
shore fisheries, the promise of energy production,
and the intrinsic beauty of the shore. These are This publication was produced with the consider-
only a few of the many values and uses made of the able assistance of Margaret S. Hall, who prepared the
coasts. They are sometimes complementary but not maps and charts, and John Moore, who designed the cover
infrequently they are mutually exclusive. The and the layout of the report.
coasts of this state are now viewed as a limited
resource which should be managed with care for the
long term benefit of its citizens and their economy.
The issues involved are complex and nationwide.
These issues gave rise to the federal Coastal Zone
Management Act passed in 1972.

In New York State the Division of State Planning
of the Department of State is undertaking the prep-
aration of a coastal management program in response
to the federal act. This work will require close
collaboration between state agencies, local govern-
ment, citizens and interest groups. One of the major
problems facing those interested in coastal affairs
is understanding the complex web of governmental
responsibilities in the coastal zone. It is the
purpose of this publication to summarize these
governmental programs. This includes the activities
of international organizations; federal, interstate,
and state agencies; and regional planning boards and
special purpose authorities. Maps are provided as
a guide to the extent of agency jurisdiction when
applicable. The matrices of governmental functions
provide a quick reference to agency programs. For a
more detailed account of agency programs, a list of

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND

FISHERY TREATIES

NEW YORK STATE is a mermber of two quite different of tidal influence at Troy. Although New York State
coastal communities--the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. has title to the offshore submerged lands to a
As a member of both it may participate in the shaping distance of three nautical miles and manages the
of international policy, although final agreements fisheries in these coastal waters, it nevertheless is.
may be made only by the federal government. It is directly affected by the fishery treaties listed in
most directly affected, however, by the results of Table 1 and the Intergovernmental Maritime Consulta-
such agreements. The organizations which directly tive Organization (IMCO), which have jurisdiction in
affect the New York coastal zone are given in international waters. IMCO is concerned with
Figure 1, and the pertinent fishery treaties are establishing traffic lanes, pollution control, and
listed in Table 1. maritime safety on the high seas, and therefore
directly affects maritime commerce passing through
As a member of the Great Lakes community New New York Bight as it approaches and leaves the port
York is one of nine states and two Canadian provinces of New York and New Jersey. The fishery treaties
whose territory encompasses the drainage area of the regulate fishing in international waters over a
Great Lakes and their connecting rivers (see Figure broad sweep of the middle Atlantic but do affect
2). Its coastline and submerged lands include the fishermen whose home ports are New York City or the
entire United States segment of the Niagara and St. several ports of Long Island.
Lawrence Rivers and Lake Ontario and the eastern part
of Lake Erie (see Figure 3). Two international
commissions operate here; they are the Great Lakes
Fishery Commission and the International Joint
Commission. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission, orig-
inally established in 1955 to control the sea lamprey
and restore lake trout, is now directing its attention
to broader questions of fishery resource management.
The International Joint Commission, established in
1909 to mitigate differences concerning the use of
boundary waters, has more recently become directly
involved in questions of lake levels and water quality.

The marine coastal zone of New York State includes
New York harbor, the northern and southern shores of
Long Island, and the lower Hudson River to the extent

FIGURE I

FUNCTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS*

PLANNING / ASSISTANCE /REGULATI0N 1ANAGEMENT/1/

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GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION W
INTERGOVT'L MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORG. I I I I I
I INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION : I IN N Il I| I

*See Appendix B for a definition of matrix categories.

GREAT LAKES BASIN
DRAINAGE BOUNDARIES

MSH
FIGURE 2

INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

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AREAS OF JURISDICTION' LAKE ERIE, LAKE ONTARIO, ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

15 0 15 30 45
MILES

NEW YORK.
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PENNSYLVANIA
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FIGURE 3

TABLE 1: International Fishery Agreements Affecting New York Coastal Waters and
Fishermen Sailing from New York Ports

Areas of
Title and Date Termination Member Countries Geographical Interest

International Indefinite Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Western Atlantic
Convention for the' Federal Republic of Germany, from Cape Hatteras
Northwest Atlantic France, Iceland, Italy, east and north to
Fisheries, February Japan, Norway, Poland, Davis Strait
1949 Portugal, Romania, USSR,
Spain, U.K., United States

International Indefinite Japan, Canada, United All waters of the
Convention on the States, Brazil, France Atlantic Ocean
Conservation of Portugal, Spain, Morocco,
Atlantic Tunas, Ghana, Republic of South
May 1966 Africa, Korea, Senegal,
Ivory Coast

Agreement with the December, USSR and United States Middle Atlantic area
USSR on the Middle 1975 and waters of the 50 to
Atlantic Fishery, 100 fathoms zone from
December 1968 Rhode Island to Vir-
ginia and a small area
within the U.S. con-
tiguous zone off New
Jersey and Long Island.

Agreement with USSR Indefinite, USSR and United_States Northeastern
concerning Claims review in Pacific, Bering Sea
Resulting from Damage February 1975 and Western areas
to Fishing Vessels or of the Atlantic
Gear and Measures to
Prevent Fishing Con-
flicts, February 1973

Table 1 continued

Areas of
Title and Date Termination Member Countries Geographical Interest

Agreement with June 1976 Poland and United States Western region of the
Poland Regarding Middle Atlantic Ocean
Fisheries in the and three areas
Western Region of within the U.S. and
the Middle Atlantic the contiguous zone
Ocean, June 1969 off Long Island, New
Jersey and Virginia.

Agreement with April 1976 Canada and United States The fishery conti-
Canada Concerning guous zone extending
Reciprocal Fisheries along east and west
Privileges, April coast of both
1970 nations south of 63�N

Agreement with December 1975 Romania and United States Western region of
Romania on Fisheries the Middle Atlantic
in the Western Ocean
Region of the
Middle Atlantic
Ocean, December 1973

Convention on Fishing Indefinite 34 countries by January, General
and Conservation of 19751
the Living Resources
of the High Seas,
April 1958 (entered
into force March 1966)

Table 1 continued

Areas of
Title and Date Termination Member Countries Geographical Interest

Convention on the Indefinite 54 Countries by General
Continental Shelf, January 19751
April 1958 (entered
into force
June 1964)

Sources: Senate, Magnuson Fisheries Management and Conservation Act, Report of the
Senate Committee on Commerce on S. 961, Report 94-416 (from National
Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce, January 1974), September 1975, pages 63-66.

Personal Communication, Department of State.

1. Department of State, Treaties in Force, Publication 8798, Washington, D.C.,
1975, pages 345 and 372.

iFEDERAL AGENCIES

THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF federal agencies that affect far as the edge of the continental shelf. Effective
the use, conservation and management of the resources in 1977 the United States will claim, with few
of coastal lands and waters in New York are listed exceptions, exclusive fishery rights up to 200
in Figure 4. These agencies vary greatly in their nautical miles from shore. Jurisdiction over the
rolesas indicated by the summary notations of the use of the surface for navigation remains at the
matrices. Departments such as Commerce, Defense and outer limit of the territorial sea, which extends
Interior are engaged in programs that directly effect offshore for three nautical miles. For a more
the use of coastal lands, coastal waters and harbors, complete discussion of offshore agency responsibili-
Other agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture ties and jurisdictions see: Jurisdictional Zones and
and Housing and Urban Development and the Council on Governmental Responsibilities, Marine Ecosystems
Environmental Quality, for example, carry out Analysis (MESA) Program New York Bight Atlas Mono-
responsibilities that although important for the graph 22..
coastal zone are not specifically directed to coastal
areas. Their programs, however, are important and
must be considered in developing plans and programs
for managing coastal resources.

The agencies listed and functions noted in
Figure 4 are expected to change in the future as
interest in marine fisheries and offshore energy
development continues to increase. It is very likely
that this area of active development will attract the
attention of additional agencies as well as additional
private firms as they both seek to be of service in
the exploitation of offshore resources.

The jurisdictions of the federal agencies !listed
in Figure 4 extend throughout the coastal lands.
Offshore their jurisdictions vary according to
agency and to functional responsibilities. In the
Great Lakes jurisdiction extends to the international
boundary with Canada. In the marine area the United
States now claims exclusive jurisdiction over the
resources on and beneath the floor of the ocean as

FIGURE 4a

FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES

/ / /PLANNING / ASSISTANCE /REGULATION/ANAGEMEN .

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service N E ***
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation *
Economic Research Service -* Bi;
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Domestic Commerce I :
Bureau of Economic Analysis I 1
Economic Development Administration IN

FIGURE 4b

FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
CONTINUED

PLANNING ASSISTANCE /REGULATION/(ANAGEMENT/2 /Q

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CONTINUED
Maritime Administration -= --
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE * * * * *
NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
OFFICE OF SEA GRANT
MEN
,~,,-.o.,,_ .,X,~.N ,.... ,.

Regional Action Planning Commissions
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers _uvE

Office of Naval Research

FIGURE 4c

FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
CONTINUED

/ PLANNING / ASSISTANCE /REGULATION/IANAGEMENT /

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION,
AND WELFARE
Public Health Service 0 A
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management I s l
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Geological Survey S
National Park Service
Office of Water Research and Technology M N

United States Fish & Wildlife Service
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation
U.S. Coast Guard

FIGURE 4d

FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
CONTINUED

PLANNING /ASSISTANCE /REGULATION/MANAGEMN)

COUNcI. oN ENvIRoN MENTAL QUALITYm
EEYRER.DvELoPA.
CONI NENVIRONMENTAL PRTETINAGENTY

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION E

FEDERAL REGIONAL COUNCIL*
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WAITER RESOURCES COUNCIL 0NN

' The Federal Regional Council is an Inter-agency council which coordinates and concentrates
the resources of those federal and concerned local agencies working on critical problems.

1~7

INTERSTATE AGENCIES

INTERSTATE AGENCIES LISTED in Figure 5 are either Sanitation Commission, indicated in Figure 6,
compacts or federal commissions. The compacts are includes tributary, inland and coastal waters of the
multi-state special purpose agencies approved by New York metropolitan region. The New England
Congress. The two basin commissions are federal Commission area of responsibility within New York
sponsored water resource planning organizations. State (see Figure 7) is the central and eastern seg-
Each of the nine agencies are either directly involved' ment of Long Island Sound.
or may become directly involved in the affairs of the
New York State Great Lakes or marine coastal zones. The last two compacts, the Port of New York and
New Jersey Authority and the Tri-State Regional
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Planning Commission, are directed to specific metro-
is an organization of East Coast states whose pur- politan New York needs. The Port Authority is a
pose is to promote the better management and multi-faceted transportation agency operating within
utilization of their fisheries. Its primary focus an area of from 20 to 30 miles of the Statue of
is the fisheries resource of the territorial sea Liberty. The Tri-State Regional Planning Commission
including anadromous species. The Great Lakes area is more extensive. Its jurisdiction, shown in
Commission, formed in 1955, was established to en- Figure 7, includes the entire metropolitan area.
courage the comprehensive development, use and con- This agency is concerned with the many aspects of
servation of water resources and to secure maximum immediate and long range comprehensive planning.
benefit from public investments in works affecting.
water use and quality. The jurisdiction of this . .The Great Lakes Basin Commission and the New
compact extends throughout the Great Lakes basin as - England River' Basins Commission areas of responsi-
indicated in Figure 2. The specific watershed areas bility within New York are delineated in Figure 9.
in New York State are outlined in Figure 10. The The boundary of the Great Lakes drainage
Interstate Oil Compact Commission is an organization and included counties are shown in greater detail in
of oil producing states and is directed to the Figures 10 and 11. The two Commissions were
effective use management and conservation of petro- established in 1967 as coordinating agencies for
leum resources. This commission will be especially federal, state, local and non-governmental plans for
significant in the coastal zone of New York if gas the development of water and related land resources.
wells are drilled in Lake Erie.

Both the Interstate Sanitation Commission and the
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission were established to improve the quality
of interstate waters. The jurisdiction of the
19

FIGURE 5

FUNCTIONS OF INTERSTATE AGENCIES

PLANNING ASSISTANCE /REGuLATioNAIANAGEMEN

COM PACTS
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Interstate Sanitation Commission
New England Interstate Water
Pollution Control Commission U
Port of New York and New Jersey Authority
Tri-State Regional Planning Commission B E E N
FEDERAL BASINS COMMISSIONS
Great Lakes Basin Commission
New England River Basins Commission

FIGURE 6

WESTCHESTER

ROCKLAND

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FIGURE 7

NEW ENGLAND INTERSTATE,

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

COMMISSION

JURISDICTIONAL AREAS

NEW YORK

NEW
JERSEY

MASSACHUSETTS
CONNECTICU

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NEW YORK

- IUTCHESS
2.ORANGE
I PUTNAM
4. WESTCHESTER
& ROCKLAND
6 BRONX
T. NEW YORK
. RICHMOND
9. KINGS
10. QUEENS
II. NASSAU
1. SUFFOLK

NEW JERSEY
1I3 PASSAIC
14. BERGEN
I. MORRIS
16. ESSEX
17. HUDSON
I6 UNION
19. SOMERSET
20. MIDDLESEX
21. MONMOUTH

CONNECTICUT
22. LITCHFIELD
&2 FAIRFIELD
24. NEW HAVEN

FIGURE 8

FEDERAL BASIN COMMISSIONS'

~~~L_'_.___~~~_~~_~~_~~_~~I_~ /: /i'NEW ENGLAND RIVER BASINS

~ PLANN ING COMMISSION
(INCLUDING LONG ISLAND SOUND)

o :GREAT LAKES BASIN SUBREGION
- -- SUBREGION BOUNDARY

20 0 to 40 s0
MILES

FIGURE 9
24

NEW YORK GREAT LAKES
DRAINAGE BOUNDARIES FOR
THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION AND
THE GREAT LAKES BASIN COMMISSION

20f 0 ,,o 40o
~/":~ ILE :$

MSH
FIGURE 10
25

ST. LAWRENCE

JEFFERSON

LEWIS

OSWEGO

ORLEANS
hGnARA O N E I D A : ; I ~ .I; or~o
WAYNE : h:;HRIMER

GENESEE
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MADISON
ERIE

L INGIro

TOPINS

CHAUTAUQUACATTARAVOUS GN

FIGURE II

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STATE AGENCIES

THE STATE OF NEW YORK agencies directly or indirectly supply facility plans. The Department of Transpor-
involved in coastal affairs are listed in Figure 12. tation is involved in upstate Port studies. The
Among the agencies with primary responsibility for Office of Parks and Recreation plans and operates
the planning, management or conduct of research on coastal public recreation facilities and the Office
coastal resources are the Department of Environmental of General Services manages the extensive submerged
Conservation, the Department of State, and the Sea lands of the State in the marine and Great Lakes
Grant Institute. The Department of Environmental areas. The Cooperative Extension provides advice on
Conservation manages the State's recreation and agricultural practice and the use of land resources
commercial fisheries and the tidal and freshwater wet- throughout the State and also staffs the Advisory
lands; provides technical support for the coastal Service component of the Sea Grant Institute. The
zone management program; is responsible for water Environmental Facilities Corporation helps to
quality; and manages other natural resources common finance and provides technical assistance for con-
to the coastal environment. The Department of State structing And operating waste water treatment facili-
through the Division of State Planning is preparing a ties. The Power Authority of the State of New York
coastal zone management program. This work is operates a variety of power generating facilities on
proceeding with the assistance of local governments, the Niagara River on Lake Ontario as well as at
regional planning boards, state agencies and public other sites, in New York State.
interest groups. The program is in its second work
program year. When completed the coastal management
program will-be presented to the governor and the
federal Secretary of Commerce for approval. The Sea
Grant Institute is a consortium of the State Univer-
sity of New York and Cornell University. It conducts
a program of research, advisory service work and
education directed at improving the wise use and
conservation of marine and Great Lakes resources.
It supports with research and advisory work the
state coastal zone management program, related
government programs, the state fishery industry and
many public and private groups seeking a more
effective use of coastal lands and coastal waters.

The Department of Health establishes regulations
for sanitary water supplies and reviews water

FIGURE 12

FUNCTIONS OF NEW YORK STATE AGENCIES

1~ / PLANNING /ASSISTANCE 1/REGULAT0 /MANAGEMEN

R~~ ~ '

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION UE1 Bil WI II
DEPARTMENT. OF HEALTH N
DEPARTMENT OF STATE :
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION U 1 Bl
OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES
OFFICE OF PARKS AND RECREATION U U ;
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION U HUE
Jm =l
ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION ==
POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK U U
SEA GRANT INSTITUTE U,

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REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS

AND AUTHORITIES

REGIONAL BOARDS, commissions and authorities operate Bridge, port and transportation authorities
in the coastal areas of the state, providing a wide operate in a number of areas of the state, providing
range of services from planning analysis and bridge, port and developmental services. These
assistance to the review of development proposals agencies are listed in Table 2. The bridge authori-
and the provision of transportation services. Eight ties provide direct transportation connections with
multi-county regional planning agencies provide Canada. The port authorities and the regional trans-
comprehensive planning services in all coastal portation authorities either operate or are empowered
counties except for those in the Rochester area and to operate public shipping facilities. The single
in the Mid-Hudson region. Their service areas are other state authority in the coastal zone is the
designated in Figures 14 and 15. These agencies have Battery Park City Authority which is reclaiming an
worked and are continuing to work with the Division of extensive segment of the lower Manhattan waterfront
State Planning in the preparation of a state coastal facing on the Hudson River.
zone management program. Erie and Niagara Counties,
New York City, Nassau-Suffolk and the Tri State
planning organizations have produced reports on parts
or on the entire coastal zones of their respective
areas.

Two regional state agencies in particularly
important parts of the coastal zone have responsibili-
ties for the review of construction developments. The
St. Lawrence Eastern Ontario Commission is preparing
a comprehensive development plan and reviews develop-
ment proposals in a zone one town deep on the shores
of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River from Cayuga
County through St. Lawrence County (see Figure 14).
The Hudson River Valley Commission, now a part of the
Office of Parks and Recreation, has the responsibility
for reviewing developments within a mile of either
shore of the Hudson River throughout its full length,
which includes the Hudson tidal zone from Troy to the
southern tip of Manhattan (see Figure 15).

FIGURE 13

FUNCTIONS OF REGIONAL AGENCIES

PLANNING ASSISTANCE REGULATION /ANAGEMEN'

REGIONAL PLANNING BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS Milo g
ST. LAWRENCE-EASTERN ONTARIO COMMISSION
HUDSON RIVER VALLEY COMMISSION
BRIDGE, PORT, AND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITIES

GREAT LAKES REGIONAL PLANNING BOARDS
AND THE ST. LAWRENCE-EASTERN ONTARIO COMMISSION

COASTAL ZONE COUNTIES ~ ....

i ~ 2 0 0 g g g 0 | | |NEW YORK
GENESEE-- FINGELAS

) t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~10 0 fo 20 30
r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MILES
URN TIER WEST

MSH
FIGURE 14
31

CAPITAL DISTRICT,
DOWNSTATE REGIONAL
PLANNING COMMISSIONS, a
THE HUDSON RIVER N
VALLEY COMMISSION

r E ~COASTAL ZONE COUNTIES
REGIONAL COMMISSIONS WITHIN
Ad I 0 ~ TRI-STATE
NEW YORK CITY
0 NASSAU - SUFFOLK

TRI-STATE

FIGURE 15
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Table 2. Bridge, Port, and Transportation Authorities

Authority or Commission Date Established City or County Authorized Activities

Bridge Authorities
Buffalo and Fort Erie 1933 City of Buffalo, Bridge construction,
Public Bridge Authority N.Y. and Fort Erie, operation, and
Ontario maintenance

Niagara Falls Bridge 1938 City of Niagara Falls, Bridge construction,
Commission N.Y. and Niagara operation, and
Falls, Ontario maintenance

Port Authorities

Albany Port District 1925 City of Albany and Construction, operation,
Commission City of Rensselaer maintenance, and promotion
offull use of terminal
and port facilities

Ogdensburg Bridge 1950 St. Lawrence County Construction, operation
and Port Authority and Province of and maintenance of
Ontario bridge and port facilities

Port Authority of 1921 All or parts of 17 Construction, operation,
New York and New counties in New and maintenance of terminal
Jersey York and New Jersey transportation, port, and
other commercial facilities

Port of Oswego 1960 City of Oswego Development, operation,
Authority and the Town of and promotion of port
Scriba facilities

Transportation Authorities

Capital District 1970 Albany, Schenectady, Continuance, further
Transportation Rensselaer, and development, and
Authority Saratoga Counties improvement of transporta-
tion and other related
facilities

Niagara Frontier 1967 Erie and Niagara Continuance, further
Transportation Counties development, and
Authority improvement of transporta-
tion and other related
facilities.

Rochester Genesee 1969 Monroe, Orleans, Continuance, further
Regional Transporta- Livingston, Ontario, development, and
tion Authority Seneca, Yates, and improvement of transporta-
Wayne Counties tion and other related
services

Other

Battery Park City 1968 New York City Recovery and develop-
Authority ment of submerged lands

8) Other Technical Assistance: Assistance in the
IAPPENDIX form of direct staff participation or information
for the guidance of public and private programs
DEFINITION OF MATRIX CATEGORIES concerned with the coastal zone and related
resources not otherwise associated with land and
water resource development.

9)~~~~~:
9) Financial Assistance: Help in the preparation of
financial grant applications or directly funding
programs for the planning, management, or

1) Data Colls-tin-n Collection of data for agency 10) Air Pollution Regulation: Responsible for
use or for dissemination. establishing or enforcing air pollution abatement
regulations.
2) Research: Conducting research in support of
internal program operations or as a primary 11) Water Pollution Regulation: Responsible for
function of the agency. establishing or enforcing water standards or for
cleaning debris and other obstructions from water
3) Land Use Plannina: Preparation of land use and bodies.
related studies for the purpose of directing,
advising, or managing the use of land, natural 12) Other Regulatory Functions: Setting of standards
resources, or transportation systems. and enforcement of regulations for control of the
utilization of resources other than air and water.
4) Water Resource Plannina: Preparation of plans for
the use and regulation of water resources for 13) Wildlife Management: Monitoring, control, enhance-
regions, river basins, streams, harbors, coast- ment, or protection of terrestrial and aquatic
lines, or more restricted areas. wildlife.

5) Facility Design and Planning: Design and planning 14) Fisheries Manaqement: Monitoring, control,
of facilities for air and water pollution abate- enhancement, or protection of aquatic living
ment, flood control, water supply, power genera- resources.
tion, sewage treatment, and related regulatory and
protective installations. 15) Other Natural Resources Manaqement: Monitoring,
control, enhancement, or protection of natural
6) Land Use Planning Assistance: Provision of resources other than those classed as wildlife
technical information and assistance to local and fisheries.
governments and other agencies for the purpose of
preparing land use and related studies. 16) Surveillance and Investiqation: Responsibility
for continually monitoring resource utilization
7) Water Resource Planninq Assistance: Provision of or investigating specific situations for the
technical assistance and information to help other purpose of requesting or initiating legal action
agencies in the planning and operation of water to correct an alleged improper use of land or
resource programs. other resources.

17) Water Supply: Responsibility for assuring an
adequate supply of water from surface or below
surface sources.

18) Naviqation: Assistance to water-borne commerce
and water-based recreation through the construc-
tion of channels, harbors, and related protective
facilities; through the establishment and main-
tenance of navigational aids; through the
regulation of navigation.

19) Recreation: Operating recreation facilities in
the coastal zone.

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Sea Grant Law Journal 1976. 10 articles. 416 pp. Sept 1975.
1976. $5.00 Insight #5: Landowner Liability, Posting, and Recrea-
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1976 NYS Coastal Legislation Highlights. R.S. Thomas. of Refuge Development. C. Gilbert. 1 p. Sept 1975
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1975 Legislation Relating to Marine Resources of New Our Everchanging Shoreline. Color, 16mm, 15 min.
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1974 Legislation Relating to New York State's Coastal Slide/Tape Program: Great Lakes Fishing and Boating
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A Catalog of Marine Fisheries Legislation in New York
Cassette tape: The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
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Marine Fisheries Conservation in New York State: Policy Coastal Zone Management, NOAA, speaks about the act's
and Practice of Marine Fisheries Management. J.J.C. issues and policy alternatives. Spring 1973.
Ginter. 70 pp. Jan 1974. $3.00

Proceedings of a Workshop on the Shellfish Management WHAT IS SEA GRANT?
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Heikoff. 173 pp. May 1976. Ann Arbor Science Publ. No charge.
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Regional Planning Contributions to Coastal Zone Planning and research. No charge.
in New York State: A Bibliography of Regional Planning Catalog of Sea Grant Information. About 60 pp. No
Reports. P.D. Marr. 68 pp. Dec 1975. $1.50 charge.

Alternative Energy Leasing Strategies and Schedules for
the Outer Continental Shelf. R.J. Kalter, W.E. Tyner,
and D.W. Hughes. Cornell Agricultural Economics Staff
Paper. 179 pp. Dec 1975. $1.00

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