New York State Tidal Wetlands Act

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New York State statute environmental law

The New York State Tidal Wetlands Act is a state environmental law that regulates and protects tidal wetlands and adjacent coastal areas to preserve their ecological integrity and public benefits.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Coastal Zone Management policies	1
New York State Tidal Wetlands Act canonical	1
State Tidal Wetlands of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3861704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Tidal Wetlands Act
Context triple: [New York State territorial waters, governedBy, New York State Tidal Wetlands Act]

A. New York Environmental Conservation Law
The New York Environmental Conservation Law is a comprehensive body of state legislation that governs environmental protection, natural resource management, and pollution control in New York.
B. Coastal Zone Management Act provisions
The Coastal Zone Management Act provisions are U.S. federal laws that establish a national framework for protecting, managing, and sustainably developing the nation’s coastal zones in partnership with coastal states.
C. Environmental Restoration Program (New York State)
The Environmental Restoration Program (New York State) is a state initiative that funds and oversees the investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties, particularly municipally owned brownfields, to promote environmental health and community redevelopment.
D. Delaware Bay National Estuary Program
The Delaware Bay National Estuary Program is a collaborative conservation initiative focused on protecting and restoring the ecological health and water quality of the Delaware Bay and its surrounding watershed.
E. New York State public lands system
The New York State public lands system is the statewide network of publicly owned and managed lands—such as forests, parks, wildlife areas, and unique natural sites—administered primarily for conservation, recreation, and resource protection.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Tidal Wetlands Act
Target entity description: The New York State Tidal Wetlands Act is a state environmental law that regulates and protects tidal wetlands and adjacent coastal areas to preserve their ecological integrity and public benefits.

A. New York Environmental Conservation Law
The New York Environmental Conservation Law is a comprehensive body of state legislation that governs environmental protection, natural resource management, and pollution control in New York.
B. Coastal Zone Management Act provisions
The Coastal Zone Management Act provisions are U.S. federal laws that establish a national framework for protecting, managing, and sustainably developing the nation’s coastal zones in partnership with coastal states.
C. Environmental Restoration Program (New York State)
The Environmental Restoration Program (New York State) is a state initiative that funds and oversees the investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties, particularly municipally owned brownfields, to promote environmental health and community redevelopment.
D. Delaware Bay National Estuary Program
The Delaware Bay National Estuary Program is a collaborative conservation initiative focused on protecting and restoring the ecological health and water quality of the Delaware Bay and its surrounding watershed.
E. New York State public lands system
The New York State public lands system is the statewide network of publicly owned and managed lands—such as forests, parks, wildlife areas, and unique natural sites—administered primarily for conservation, recreation, and resource protection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State statute ⓘ environmental law ⓘ
administeredBy	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent despoliation of tidal wetlands ⓘ prevent destruction of tidal wetlands ⓘ regulate development in tidal wetland areas ⓘ
appliesTo	coastal tidal wetlands of New York State ⓘ wetlands subject to the ebb and flow of the tide ⓘ
benefits	coastal communities in New York State ⓘ commercial and recreational fisheries ⓘ public health and safety through flood protection ⓘ
conserves	biodiversity in tidal wetland habitats ⓘ coastal ecosystems ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
establishes	boundaries for regulated tidal wetland areas ⓘ regulatory framework for tidal wetland use ⓘ
hasPolicyGoal	balance between economic development and environmental protection in coastal areas ⓘ
implements	state policy to conserve and protect tidal wetlands ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State
legalArea	coastal zone management ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ
protects	aesthetic values of tidal wetlands ⓘ fish habitat ⓘ recreational values of tidal wetlands ⓘ shellfish resources ⓘ storm and flood protection functions of wetlands ⓘ water quality in coastal areas ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ
purpose	preservation of ecological integrity of tidal wetlands ⓘ protection of public benefits from tidal wetlands ⓘ protection of tidal wetlands ⓘ
regulates	adjacent coastal areas ⓘ tidal wetlands ⓘ
regulatesActivity	construction in tidal wetlands ⓘ drainage of tidal wetlands ⓘ dredging in tidal wetlands ⓘ excavation in tidal wetlands ⓘ filling in tidal wetlands ⓘ
relatedTo	New York State Environmental Conservation Law ⓘ linked to: New York Environmental Conservation Law New York State Freshwater Wetlands Act ⓘ federal Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting ⓘ
requires	permits for certain activities in adjacent areas ⓘ permits for certain activities in tidal wetlands ⓘ
scope	coastal shoals and mudflats ⓘ intertidal marshes ⓘ littoral zones influenced by tides ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York State territorial waters → governedBy → New York State Tidal Wetlands Act ⓘ

New York State territorial waters → governedBy → New York State Coastal Zone Management policies ⓘ

linked to: New York State Tidal Wetlands Act

New York State public lands system → includes → State Tidal Wetlands of New York ⓘ