The primary issue in this CPLR article 78 proceeding is whether the issuance by respondent State Department of Environmental Conservation (hereinafter DEC) of a negative declaration to a landowner's inquiry concerning the wetland status of its property, prior to the promulgation of a final wetlands map, constitutes a complete defense under the Freshwater Wetlands Act (ECL art 24 [hereinafter the...
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