2006 New York Code - Declaration Of Policy.

 
  § 24-0103. Declaration of policy.
    It  is  declared  to  be  the  public policy of the state to preserve,
  protect and  conserve  freshwater  wetlands  and  the  benefits  derived
  thereform,  to  prevent  the  despoliation and destruction of freshwater
  wetlands, and to regulate use and development of such wetlands to secure
  the natural benefits of freshwater wetlands, consistent with the general
  welfare and beneficial economic, social and agricultural development  of
  the state.