(a) Project shall mean the construction of flood prevention works in one specific watershed.

(b) Lands (easements and rights-of-way) shall mean the physical lands only, which have been or will be acquired in fee title or less than fee title for the purpose of the project.

(c) Easements and rights-of-way shall mean any right of user on the land, whether legal or equitable, necessary for the purpose of the project.

(d) Commissioner shall mean the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.

(e) Authorized expenditures shall mean those expenditures determined by the commissioner to be reasonable and necessary as provided in section 299-w of the County Law.

(f) Construction season shall mean the period from spring through fall in any one calendar year when climatic conditions are not so severe as to prohibit construction.

(g) Fiscal period shall mean from April 1st of one year to March 31st of the following year.