§ 25-1. Legislative intent.  


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  • This Legislature hereby finds and determines that, in order to implement the County policy of conserving, preserving and protecting its environmental assets and natural and man-made resources; its open spaces; its agricultural and forest lands; areas which are significant because of their scenic or natural beauty or wetland, shoreline, geological or ecological character; and areas which are significant because of their historical, archaeological, architectural or cultural amenities, a procedure must be established for the acquisition of conservation easements critical to the enhancement and improvement of recreational opportunities, tourism, community attractiveness, balanced economic growth and the quality of life for all citizens of Suffolk County. Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to establish a formal mechanism for the acquisition of conservation easements by the County of Suffolk.