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  The links below will take you to government agencies that are responsible for waterborne transportation regulatory control.
 
United States Coast Guard
www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/regs/current.html
Other Coast Guard Sites of interest to Ferry Owners and Operators on Long Island Sound: the field command post in New York. Its area of responsibility stretches from Long Branch New Jersey to New York City, and up the Hudson River to Burlington Vermont. http://www.uscg.mil/d1/units/actny/

Download the New York and New Jersey Area Contingency Plan http://www.uscg.mil/d1/units/actny/mrd/ACP/index.htm

U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service New York Home Page. Information pertaining to waterways management in New York Harbor. Area of operation the East River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, Upper and Lower Bays, as well as Port Newark and Elizabeth. We are located at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, New York. 
http://www.uscg.mil/d1/units/actny/wwm/vts.html

Coast Guard Group/Marine Safety Office Long Island Sound
http://www.uscg.mil/d1/units/grumsolis/

The High Speed Ferry Safety Task Force
of Long Island Sound
Formed in March 1998 to address the needs of recreational and commercial boaters on Long Island Sound as new high speed ferries begin operaiton.
http://www.fastferryinfo.org
Federal Highway Administration

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov

Federal Highway Administration New York Division of Federal Aid
Home Page, Code of Federal Regulations
Tea 21 Legislation

Federal Transit Administration

www.fta.dot.gov

Federal Transit Administration - Directory of Regional Offices
http://www.fta.dot.gov/office/index.html

This is the Federal Department of Transportation Search Engine "DOTBOT"

US Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's Home Page
www.epa.gov/

List of EPA Laws and Regulations
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.htm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Potential Designation of Disposal Site(s) in Long Island Sound Dredge Material Disposal
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html

National Archieves and Records Administration
Home page, Code of Federal Regulations 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara
US Army Corps of Engineers
Home Page
http://www.usace.army.mil/ 

Army Corps of Engineers, District Office Page
Regulatory Branch, NY District
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Long Island Sound Programs
Downloadable Guide to coastal policies, other programs
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/pao/download.htm

Laws and Regulations

Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Management
Office of Water Resources
Gives information on progrmas and regulations
Port Connecticut 
The Port Connecticut Transportation & International Trade Resource Directory is the state's only Business-to-Business Publicatoin that focuses exclusively on promoting Connecticut's transportation & internatinal trade resources. Links to Bridgeport Port Authority, and others.
http:// www.portconnecticut.com/
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Department of Environmental Conservation Home Page 
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/

State Environmental Quality Review Act
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dcs

Division of Water, has links to downloadable files about proposed regulations governing Reclassificatin of Fresh Surface Waters Lower Hudson River and Upper East River-Long Island Sound Drainage Basins and othe information.

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/index.html

Department of State, Division of Coastal Resources
http://www.dos.state.ny.us

Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform
The New York State Business Permit System, The Official Comprehensive Source for Finding State Required Business Permits
http://www.gorr.state.ny.us/gorr

 




The agencies listed below will have information regarding long and short range plans for the Long Island Sound and the coastal communities which border the Sound.
 
Port Authority NY & NJ, Ferry Services
Click here to view Port Authority Ferry Planning Initiative JPEG map file in new window. 
The Port Authority serves as a ferry transportatin clearinghouse for the NY-NJ metropolitan area.
http://www.panynj.gov/ferry/ferframe.HTM www.panynj.gov/ferry/ferframe.HTM
New York Department of State Coastal Resources
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/