1. See the report ``The South Shore Estuary Reserve: Value of Economic Impacts and Sectors with a Perspective on Uses,'' 1997, by Economic Analysis, Inc.

2. See the ``Embayment Use Study of the South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan. Final Report,'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

3. See ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

4. ``Water dependent use'' is defined in Article 42 of the New York Executive Law as an activity which can only be conducted on, in, over or adjacent to a water body because such activity requires direct access to that water body, and which involves, as an integral part of such activity, the use of the water.

``Water enhanced use'' is defined in the Coastal Management Program document as a use that has no critical dependence on obtaining a waterfront location, but the profitability of the uses and/or the enjoyment level of the users would be increased significantly if the use were adjacent to or had visual access to, the waterfront.

5. See ``South Shore Estuary Reserve Technical Report. Shoreline Public Access and Recreation,'' January 1999, by the New York State Department of State, Division of Coastal Resources.

6. The term ``maritime center'' is also defined in the Long Island Sound Coastal Management Program, a regional coastal management program prepared by the State of New York to reflect, within the framework of the Statewide Coastal Management Program, the needs and priorities of New York's Long Island Sound coastal region. The Long Island Sound Coastal Management Program addresses issues related to water dependent uses and defines the term ``maritime center'' for the Long Island Sound region as a discrete portion or area of a harbor that is developed with, and contains concentrations of, water dependent commercial and industrial uses or essential support facilities. The harbor or bay area is a center for waterborne commerce, recreation, or other water dependent business activity, making it an important component of the regional transportation system.

The Long Island Sound Coastal Management Program recognizes that dispersed development of new water dependent uses may have greater negative impacts on the Long Island Sound region's economy and environment than concentrated water dependent development within historic maritime centers. As a result, the Program recommends that new water dependent uses should, for the most part, be located in the maritime centers. In addition, the Program identifies ``waterfront redevelopment areas'' to be the focus of government investment to encourage redevelopment.

7. See the draft report ``Zoning for Water Dependent Uses: Case Studies of Four South Shore Estuary Reserve Maritime Centers (Water Dependent Zoning Report),'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

8. See ``The Inventory and Analysis of Cultural and Historic Resources for the South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan. Volume I,'' (no date), by Allee King Rosen and Fleming, Inc.

9. See ``Shallow Draft Navigation Reconnaissance Study, Reynolds Channel and New York State Boat Channel, New York, Reconnaissance Report,'' June 1995, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District.

10. Elsewhere in the Shallow Draft Navigation Reconnaissance Study report, the Corps states that the Point Lookout commercial fishing fleet makes 527 trips annually; this inconsistency should be resolved.

11. Head boats are commercial excursion vessels that normally serve individuals or small groups who buy tickets at the dock on the day of the cruise on a first-come-first-served basis. The Corps of Engineers reports that most of the head boats and charter fishing boats operating in the SSER are designed with a maximum operating draft of four feet and with a capacity ranging from 30 to 85 persons.

12. Much of the information on existing conditions in the Freeport maritime center presented in this section is taken from the draft report ``Zoning for Water Dependent Uses: Case Studies of Four South Shore Estuary Reserve Maritime Centers (Water Dependent Zoning Report),'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

13. Elsewhere in the Shallow Draft Navigation Reconnaissance Study report, the Corps states that the Freeport commercial fishing fleet makes 1,779 trips annually; this inconsistency should be resolved.

14. Head boats are commercial excursion vessels that normally serve individuals or small groups who buy tickets at the dock on the day of the cruise on a first-come-first-served basis. The Corps of Engineers reports that most of the head boats and charter fishing boats operating in the SSER are designed with a maximum operating draft of four feet and with a capacity ranging from 30 to 85 persons.

15. See ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

16. See the draft report ``Zoning for Water Dependent Uses: Case Studies of Four South Shore Estuary Reserve Maritime Centers (Water Dependent Zoning Report),'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

17. See ``Woodcleft Avenue Urban Design and Development Study,'' October 1996, prepared for the Freeport Community Development Agency by Bukhurst, Fish and Jacquemart, Inc. and Robert B. Pauls.

18. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

19. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

20. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

21. See ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

22. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

23. Much of the information on existing conditions in the Bay Shore maritime center presented in this section is taken from the draft report ``Zoning for Water Dependent Uses: Case Studies of Four South Shore Estuary Reserve Maritime Centers (Water Dependent Zoning Report),'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

24. See ``Harbor View Study, Bay Shore Waterfront, Town of Islip, New York,'' May 1998, prepared for the Town of Islip by Saccardi and Schiff, Inc. The Harbor View Study was undertaken with funding provided through the New York State Department of State.

25. See ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

26. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

27. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County, County of Suffolk, New York, Historical Perspective and a Look to the Future,'' October 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

28. The town boundary between Islip and Brookhaven in Great South Bay is unusual in that the Town of Brookhaven has jurisdiction over that portion of Great South Bay lying offshore of the Town of Islip in the area from Bayport west to Nicoll Point. (See the ``Embayment Use Study of the South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan, Final Report.'') In the Town of Brookhaven's draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program it is reported that these underwater lands within the Town of Brookhaven's jurisdiction offshore of Islip in the area from Bayport west to Nicoll Point are owned by the Bluepoints Company.

29. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

30. See ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

31. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County, County of Suffolk, New York, Historical Perspective and a Look to the Future,'' October 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

32. Much of the information on existing conditions in the Patchogue maritime center presented in this section is taken from the draft report ``Zoning for Water Dependent Uses: Case Studies of Four South Shore Estuary Reserve Maritime Centers (Water Dependent Zoning Report),'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

33. See ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

34. See ``The Moriches Four-Hamlet Comprehensive Plan'' (draft), October 1995, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York.

35. See ``Feasibility Study for a Great Gun Beach (Fire Island) Ferry,'' February 1997, by L.K. McLean Associates and the Town of Brookhaven.

36. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

37. See ``The Moriches Four-Hamlet Comprehensive Plan'' (draft), October 1995, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York.

38. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

39. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

40. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

41. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County, County of Suffolk, New York, Historical Perspective and a Look to the Future,'' October 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.

42. Much of the information on existing conditions in the Shinnecock Canal maritime center presented in this section is taken from the draft report ``Zoning for Water Dependent Uses: Case Studies of Four South Shore Estuary Reserve Maritime Centers (Water Dependent Zoning Report),'' March 1999, by Geoffrey Steadman.

43. See ``Shinnecock Canal Public Access Sites and Maritime Planned Development District Recommended Plan,'' October 1996, by the Town of Southampton Department of Land Management. Also, research by the New York Sea Grant Extension Program (see ``Draft Summary of Recreational Boating Facilities in the South Shore Estuary Reserve,'' June 1997, compiled by Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant Extension Program) identifies seven recreational boating facilities in the canal area, including the Suffolk County Shinnecock Marina, providing a total of 679 boat slips. According to the Sea Grant research, two of the Shinnecock Canal marina facilities provide dry storage space (a total of 98 storage spaces are indicated); five provide fuel; four provide repair services; and four provide boat, motor, and/or trailer sales.

44. See ``Analysis of Dredging and Spoil Disposal Activity Conducted by Suffolk County,'' 1985, by the Suffolk County Planning Department.