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§ 55-0113. Special    groundwater    protection   areas;   Long   Island               designation.    1. Nine areas shall be designated for the purposes of this article  as  special groundwater protection areas. They are identified as follows:    (a)  the  North  Hills  area  of  the  town of North Hempstead, Nassau  county;    (b) the area of the Northeastern villages of the town of  Oyster  Bay,  Nassau county;    (c)  the  Woodbury  road-West  Pulaski  road area, town of Huntington,  Suffolk county;    (d) the West Hills area of the town of Huntington, Suffolk county;    (e) the Oak Brush Plains of  the  towns  of  Babylon  and  Huntington,  Suffolk county;    (f) the Setauket Pine Barrens, town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county;    (g) the Central Pine Barrens of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead and  Southampton, Suffolk county;    (h)  the  South  Fork  Morainal Forest of the towns of Southampton and  East Hampton, Suffolk county; and    (i) the Hither Hills area of the town of East Hampton, Suffolk county.    2. Such areas identified for Long Island  in  this  section  shall  be  addressed  concurrently  as a single planning project in order to insure  consistency and uniformity in the development of a management plan  that  recognizes the regional importance of the special groundwater protection  areas.    3.  The  preliminary  boundaries of the special groundwater protection  areas designated in subdivision one  of  this  section  shall  be  those  identified  in  the  state  groundwater  management plan except for said  areas designated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision  one  of  this  section  which  shall  be  the same as those areas adopted by the Nassau  County Board of Health pursuant to article  ten  of  the  Nassau  County  Public   Health   Ordinance   on   December  twelfth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-four. Final boundaries  shall  be  determined  on  the  basis  of  information  developed  in  accordance  with the requirements of section  55-0115 of this article.    4. Other areas not identified in this section can  be  petitioned  for  according  to  the  guidelines  set  forth  in  section  55-0109 of this  article.    5. The Long Island  regional  planning  board  is  designated  as  the  planning entity for the nine special groundwater protection areas herein  identified  on  Long Island, and is authorized to carry out the planning  work specified in this article.    6.  An  advisory  group  to  be  known  as  the  "special  groundwater  protection  area  advisory  council"  shall  be  established. The voting  membership  shall  consist   of   representatives   of   the   following  organizations:  one  member from the Nassau county department of health;  one member from the Nassau county department of public works; one member  from the Nassau county planning commission; two members from the Suffolk  county department of health services; one member from the New York state  department of environmental conservation; one member from the  New  York  state  department  of  health;  two  members  from  the  New  York state  legislative commission on water  resource  needs  of  Long  Island;  two  members   from  conservation  organizations  having  property  or  other  interests in one or more of the special  groundwater  protection  areas;  and  a  member  from  each  town which contains part or all of a special  groundwater protection area. The  special  groundwater  protection  area  advisory  council  shall  serve  as an advisory group to the Long Island  regional planning board and shall assist in the development, review, and  implementation of the management plan.7. The Long Island regional planning board shall submit an outline  of  the  plan  of  work  designed  to  complete the requirements of sections  55-0115 and 55-0117 of this article, acceptable to the commissioner  and  a budget request, therefor.    8.  No  municipality  located  within a special groundwater protection  area designated in paragraph (a) of  subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall  use  public funds to acquire land within such special groundwater  protection area being used as a recreational facility or open  space  at  the  time  of proposed acquisition unless such land is being offered for  sale or a change of use for such land is proposed by the owner thereof.

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§ 55-0113. Special    groundwater    protection   areas;   Long   Island               designation.    1. Nine areas shall be designated for the purposes of this article  as  special groundwater protection areas. They are identified as follows:    (a)  the  North  Hills  area  of  the  town of North Hempstead, Nassau  county;    (b) the area of the Northeastern villages of the town of  Oyster  Bay,  Nassau county;    (c)  the  Woodbury  road-West  Pulaski  road area, town of Huntington,  Suffolk county;    (d) the West Hills area of the town of Huntington, Suffolk county;    (e) the Oak Brush Plains of  the  towns  of  Babylon  and  Huntington,  Suffolk county;    (f) the Setauket Pine Barrens, town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county;    (g) the Central Pine Barrens of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead and  Southampton, Suffolk county;    (h)  the  South  Fork  Morainal Forest of the towns of Southampton and  East Hampton, Suffolk county; and    (i) the Hither Hills area of the town of East Hampton, Suffolk county.    2. Such areas identified for Long Island  in  this  section  shall  be  addressed  concurrently  as a single planning project in order to insure  consistency and uniformity in the development of a management plan  that  recognizes the regional importance of the special groundwater protection  areas.    3.  The  preliminary  boundaries of the special groundwater protection  areas designated in subdivision one  of  this  section  shall  be  those  identified  in  the  state  groundwater  management plan except for said  areas designated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision  one  of  this  section  which  shall  be  the same as those areas adopted by the Nassau  County Board of Health pursuant to article  ten  of  the  Nassau  County  Public   Health   Ordinance   on   December  twelfth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-four. Final boundaries  shall  be  determined  on  the  basis  of  information  developed  in  accordance  with the requirements of section  55-0115 of this article.    4. Other areas not identified in this section can  be  petitioned  for  according  to  the  guidelines  set  forth  in  section  55-0109 of this  article.    5. The Long Island  regional  planning  board  is  designated  as  the  planning entity for the nine special groundwater protection areas herein  identified  on  Long Island, and is authorized to carry out the planning  work specified in this article.    6.  An  advisory  group  to  be  known  as  the  "special  groundwater  protection  area  advisory  council"  shall  be  established. The voting  membership  shall  consist   of   representatives   of   the   following  organizations:  one  member from the Nassau county department of health;  one member from the Nassau county department of public works; one member  from the Nassau county planning commission; two members from the Suffolk  county department of health services; one member from the New York state  department of environmental conservation; one member from the  New  York  state  department  of  health;  two  members  from  the  New  York state  legislative commission on water  resource  needs  of  Long  Island;  two  members   from  conservation  organizations  having  property  or  other  interests in one or more of the special  groundwater  protection  areas;  and  a  member  from  each  town which contains part or all of a special  groundwater protection area. The  special  groundwater  protection  area  advisory  council  shall  serve  as an advisory group to the Long Island  regional planning board and shall assist in the development, review, and  implementation of the management plan.7. The Long Island regional planning board shall submit an outline  of  the  plan  of  work  designed  to  complete the requirements of sections  55-0115 and 55-0117 of this article, acceptable to the commissioner  and  a budget request, therefor.    8.  No  municipality  located  within a special groundwater protection  area designated in paragraph (a) of  subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall  use  public funds to acquire land within such special groundwater  protection area being used as a recreational facility or open  space  at  the  time  of proposed acquisition unless such land is being offered for  sale or a change of use for such land is proposed by the owner thereof.

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Statutes > New-york > Env > Article-55 > 55-0113

§ 55-0113. Special    groundwater    protection   areas;   Long   Island               designation.    1. Nine areas shall be designated for the purposes of this article  as  special groundwater protection areas. They are identified as follows:    (a)  the  North  Hills  area  of  the  town of North Hempstead, Nassau  county;    (b) the area of the Northeastern villages of the town of  Oyster  Bay,  Nassau county;    (c)  the  Woodbury  road-West  Pulaski  road area, town of Huntington,  Suffolk county;    (d) the West Hills area of the town of Huntington, Suffolk county;    (e) the Oak Brush Plains of  the  towns  of  Babylon  and  Huntington,  Suffolk county;    (f) the Setauket Pine Barrens, town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county;    (g) the Central Pine Barrens of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead and  Southampton, Suffolk county;    (h)  the  South  Fork  Morainal Forest of the towns of Southampton and  East Hampton, Suffolk county; and    (i) the Hither Hills area of the town of East Hampton, Suffolk county.    2. Such areas identified for Long Island  in  this  section  shall  be  addressed  concurrently  as a single planning project in order to insure  consistency and uniformity in the development of a management plan  that  recognizes the regional importance of the special groundwater protection  areas.    3.  The  preliminary  boundaries of the special groundwater protection  areas designated in subdivision one  of  this  section  shall  be  those  identified  in  the  state  groundwater  management plan except for said  areas designated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision  one  of  this  section  which  shall  be  the same as those areas adopted by the Nassau  County Board of Health pursuant to article  ten  of  the  Nassau  County  Public   Health   Ordinance   on   December  twelfth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-four. Final boundaries  shall  be  determined  on  the  basis  of  information  developed  in  accordance  with the requirements of section  55-0115 of this article.    4. Other areas not identified in this section can  be  petitioned  for  according  to  the  guidelines  set  forth  in  section  55-0109 of this  article.    5. The Long Island  regional  planning  board  is  designated  as  the  planning entity for the nine special groundwater protection areas herein  identified  on  Long Island, and is authorized to carry out the planning  work specified in this article.    6.  An  advisory  group  to  be  known  as  the  "special  groundwater  protection  area  advisory  council"  shall  be  established. The voting  membership  shall  consist   of   representatives   of   the   following  organizations:  one  member from the Nassau county department of health;  one member from the Nassau county department of public works; one member  from the Nassau county planning commission; two members from the Suffolk  county department of health services; one member from the New York state  department of environmental conservation; one member from the  New  York  state  department  of  health;  two  members  from  the  New  York state  legislative commission on water  resource  needs  of  Long  Island;  two  members   from  conservation  organizations  having  property  or  other  interests in one or more of the special  groundwater  protection  areas;  and  a  member  from  each  town which contains part or all of a special  groundwater protection area. The  special  groundwater  protection  area  advisory  council  shall  serve  as an advisory group to the Long Island  regional planning board and shall assist in the development, review, and  implementation of the management plan.7. The Long Island regional planning board shall submit an outline  of  the  plan  of  work  designed  to  complete the requirements of sections  55-0115 and 55-0117 of this article, acceptable to the commissioner  and  a budget request, therefor.    8.  No  municipality  located  within a special groundwater protection  area designated in paragraph (a) of  subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall  use  public funds to acquire land within such special groundwater  protection area being used as a recreational facility or open  space  at  the  time  of proposed acquisition unless such land is being offered for  sale or a change of use for such land is proposed by the owner thereof.