§ 962. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
mean and include:

1. "Council" shall mean the Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve
council created by section nine hundred sixty-four of this article.

2. "Department" shall mean the secretary of state or his or her
designee.

3. "Estuary" shall mean all or part of the mouth of a river or stream
or any body of water having an unimpaired natural connection with the
open sea and within which sea water is measurably diluted with
fresh-water derived from land drainage, including associated aquatic
ecosystems and those portions of tributaries draining into the estuary
up to the historic height of migration of anadromous fish or the
historic head of tidal influence, whichever is higher.

4. "Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve" or "Reserve" shall mean
all the water and underwater lands comprising the South Shore Estuary
and the lands which gather and transmit precipitation as either
groundwater or run-off into such system and which are designated on a
map prepared by a designated planning entity and adopted by the council.

5. "South Shore Estuary" shall mean the Estuary located on the South
Shore of Long Island between the western boundary of the Town of
Hempstead and the Eastern Boundary of Shinnecock Bay.

6. "Plan" shall mean the comprehensive management plan created
pursuant to section nine hundred sixty-six of this article.