Section 583. Definitions

As used in this title:
    1. "City" means the city of New York.
    2.  "Tax",  "taxes"  and  "taxation"  mean  a  charge  imposed on real
  property by or on behalf of a county, city,  town,  village,  or  school
  district  for  municipal or school district purposes, and any special ad
  valorem levy or special assessment.
    3. "Watershed agricultural easement" means  a  watershed  conservation
  easement  which  allows the land subject to such easement to be utilized
  in agricultural production.
    4. "Watershed conservation  easement"  means  an  easement,  covenant,
  restriction or other interest in real property purchased by or on behalf
  of the city of New York on or before December thirty-first, two thousand
  sixteen  located  in  those areas of the counties of Delaware, Dutchess,
  Greene, Putnam, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester  located  in
  the  watershed  of  the  New  York  city water supply, created under and
  subject to the provisions of article  forty-nine  of  the  environmental
  conservation  law  which, for the purpose of maintaining the open space,
  natural condition, or  character  of  the  real  property  in  a  manner
  consistent  with  the  protection of water quality generally and the New
  York city water supply specifically, limits  or  restricts  development,
  management or use of such real property.