(a) These regulations should be read in conjunction with the Adirondack Park Agency Act, the Freshwater Wetlands Act and the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System Act.

(b) The statutes are administered through (1) permit requirements and (2) restrictions applying whether or not a permit is required, which must be adhered to unless a variance is granted.

(c) The procedures for determining whether a permit and/or variance is required are set forth in Part 571 of this Title.

(d) The procedures for the review of permit and variance applications are set forth in Parts 572 and 576 of this Title, respectively.

(e) The substantive permit and variance requirements of the Adirondack Park Agency Act are separately set out in Parts 573-576 of this Title.

(f) Special provisions relating to wild, scenic and recreational rivers and to freshwater wetlands are set forth in Parts 577 and 578 of this Title, respectively.

(g) These regulations also contain provisions with respect to State agency projects (Part 579), Hearing Procedures (Part 580), Enforcement (Part 581), Local and Regional Land Use Planning (Parts 583 and 584), Implementation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (Part 586), and Implementation of the Freedom of Information Law and Open Meetings Law (Part 587).