Section 177-B. Habitat protection plan  


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  • The commissioner may require every
      major facility which engages in the transfer of petroleum to  file  with
      the department a habitat protection plan as a condition of issuance of a
      license  pursuant  to  section one hundred seventy-four of this article.
      Such plan shall provide protection from the potential adverse impact  of
      any discharge on the habitat of threatened or endangered species and the
      mitigation  of  potential  damage to wetlands in reasonable proximity to
      the facility.  Such plan shall contain provisions for the rehabilitation
      of animals damaged by the discharge of petroleum.