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Declaratory Ruling 17-01: Rochester Gas & Electric Decmber 27, 1979 (PDF Version - 308kb)

Declaratory Ruling 17-02: Kinderhook Lake Corporation May 23, 1980 (PDF Version - 663kb)

Declaratory Ruling 17-03: Catskill Center November 26, 1980 (PDF Version - 1160kb)

Declaratory Ruling 17-04: Environmental Defense Fund May 20, 1983 (PDF Version - 593kb)

Declaratory Ruling 17-05: Amerada Hess September 18, 1987 (PDF Version - 310kb)

Declaratory Ruling 17-06: Village of Brockport June 20, 1989 (PDF Version - 352kb)

Declaratory Ruling 17-07: North Adirondack Farms, Inc. April 07, 1992 (PDF Version - 526kb)

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