N.Y. ENV Law § 24-0507

§ 24-0507. Reservation of local jurisdiction.\n 1. Except as provided in this article, jurisdiction over all areas\nwhich would qualify as freshwater wetlands less than twelve and\nfour-tenths acres in size and are not of unusual importance is reserved\nto the city, town or village in which they are wholly or partially\nlocated, and the implementation of this article with respect thereto is\nthe responsibility of said city, town or village, in accordance with\nsection 24-0501 and title twenty-three of article seventy-one of this\nchapter, except that a city, town or village in the exercise of its\npowers under this section, shall not be subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision four of section 24-0501, subdivisions two and three of\nsection 24-0503, or section 24-0505 of this article.\n * NB Effective until January 1, 2028\n * 1. Except as provided in this article, jurisdiction over all areas\nwhich would qualify as freshwater wetlands less than seven and\nfour-tenths acres in size and are not of unusual importance is reserved\nto the city, town or village in which they are wholly or partially\nlocated, and the implementation of this article with respect thereto is\nthe responsibility of said city, town or village, in accordance with\nsection 24-0501 and title twenty-three of article seventy-one of this\nchapter, except that a city, town or village in the exercise of its\npowers under this section, shall not be subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision four of section 24-0501, subdivisions two and three of\nsection 24-0503, or section 24-0505 of this article.\n * NB Effective January 1, 2028\n 2. The department shall consult with any city, town, or village that\nexercises its powers under this section for the protection of freshwater\nwetlands.\n