Department of Transportation

• The State Coastal Consistency Review process requires that NYSDOT certify to New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) that the project is consistent with state coastal policies.
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) restricts activities within mapped coastal erosion hazard areas along Long Island Sound, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Atlantic Ocean pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 505 and ECL Article 34 .
• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) prohibits certain federally-funded activities within the mapped Coastal Barrier Resources System in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Jefferson, Oswego, Cayuga, Monroe, and Erie Counties pursuant to 16 USC Parts 3501 - 3510 .

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State Coastal Management Program Coastal Policies -

New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) protects designated Coastal Areas, including New York State's tidal coastal waters and the adjacent shorelands as well as the Great Lakes, major rivers and designated inland waterways with Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs, and other areas defined in 19 NYCRR Part 600 and in Executive Law, Article 42 .

• The consistency certification involves completing the state Coastal Assessment Form (CAF) and, providing a brief discussion of how the project is consistent with or advances each applicable State Coastal Policy .
• If the project is a federal action (i.e., is wholly or partially federally-funded and/or requires a federal permit), federal coastal consistency review is required. Depending on the nature of the project, a Federal Consistency Assessment Form (FCAF) a Federal Aid Notification (FAN) letter or both must be submitted to NYSDOS.
• If the project is in an area with an approved or a pending Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRP) notify the responsible municipal government agency in writing that the project will occur within the boundaries of its LWRP.
• The Coastal Special Management Areas also include:
  Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats and
  Scenic Areas of Statewide Significance

Additional information:

• NYS Coastal Management Program
• NYSDOS Coastal Consistency Review Process

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Coastal Erosion Hazard Management -

The Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) implements the Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas program wherein it identifies coastal erosion hazard areas and establishes standards for the issuance of coastal erosion management permits to control certain activities and development in those areas.

• If the project involves a regulated activity in a coastal erosion hazard area, obtain a Coastal Erosion Management Permit from NYSDEC. Permit applications are available from the NYSDEC Regional Office .

Refer to 6 NYCRR Parts 505.5-505.9 to determine if a project requires a Coastal Erosion Management Permit.

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Coastal Barrier Resources -

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) prohibits spending federal funds on construction or purchase of any road, airport, boat landing facility, or other facility on, or bridge or causeway to, any Coastal Barrier Resources System . Federal funds may be spent on the maintenance, replacement, reconstruction or repair, but not expansion, of any publicly owned or operated roads, structures or facilities that are essential links in a larger network or system.