Bill Text: NY A06963 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Includes the Ferguson, Moyer, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Oriskany, Reall, Sauquoit, Six Mile Creek, and Wood Creek as creeks within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-09-13 - signed chap.278 [A06963 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6963
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 28, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including  the  Fergu-
          son,  Moyer,  and  the  Sauquoit  as  creeks  within the definition of
          "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law, as sepa-
     2  rately amended by chapters 43 and 255 of the laws of 2017, paragraph (a)
     3  as separately amended by chapters 133, 135, 140, 153, 234, 265, 268, 485
     4  and  499 of the laws of 2018, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 499 of
     5  the laws of 2018, and paragraph (c) as separately  amended  by  chapters
     6  131,  140,  232  and  502  of  the  laws  of 2018, is amended to read as
     7  follows:
     8    4. "Inland waterways" shall mean (a) the state's  major  inland  lakes
     9  consisting  of  lakes  Baldwin,  Ballston,  Big Tupper, Black, Campfire,
    10  Canadarago, Canandaigua, Carmel, Cazenovia, Cayuga, Champlain,  Charles,
    11  Chateaugay,  Chautauqua, Chazy, Conesus, Cranberry, East Caroga, Dickie-
    12  busch, Echo (in the county  of  Westchester),  George,  Glencoma,  Great
    13  Sacandaga,  Honeoye, Indian, Katonah, Kentwood, Keuka, Kitchawan, Little
    14  Wolf (in the county of Franklin), Lincolndale, Long, Lost (in the county
    15  of Putnam),  Meahagh,  Mirror,  MacGregor,  Mahopac,  Minerva,  Mohegan,
    16  Nimham,  Neatahwanta,  Northville,  Oceola,  Oneida, Onondaga, Oscaleta,
    17  Ossi, Otisco, Otsego, Owasco, Palmer,  Peach,  Placid,  Purdys,  Putnam,
    18  Raquette,  Rippowam,  Ronkonkoma,  Round,  Sacandaga, Saratoga, Schroon,
    19  Secor, Seneca, Shenorock, Skaneateles, Silver (in the  county  of  Wyom-
    20  ing),  Sagamore,  Saranac, Seven Hills, Tibet, Tonetta, Teakettle Spout,
    21  Truesdale, Waccabuc, West Caroga and Wixon,  Simon  (in  the  county  of
    22  Franklin)  and  the  Fulton chain of lakes; (b) the state's major rivers
    23  comprised of the Allegheny, Ausable, Battenkill, Black,  Boquet,  Bronx,
    24  Canisteo,  Chaumont  (including Chaumont bay), Chemung, Chenango, Cohoc-
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10761-01-9

        A. 6963                             2
     1  ton, Delaware, Deer, Genesee, Grasse, Great Chazy, Hoosic, Hudson  north
     2  of  the  federal  dam  at Troy, Indian, Little (in the Adirondack park),
     3  Little Ausable, Little Salmon (including north and south branches), Mad,
     4  Mettowee,  Mohawk, Oswegatchie, Oswego, Pocantico, Racquette, Sacandaga,
     5  Salmon, Saranac, Saw Mill, Schroon, Susquehanna, Tenmile, Tioga, Tiough-
     6  nioga, Wallkill and Buffalo rivers, and the north and middle branches of
     7  the Moose river; (c) the state's major creeks comprised of the  18  Mile
     8  Creek  located  in Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinder-
     9  hook Creek located in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rens-
    10  selaer county, Basher Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta,  Cincinna-
    11  ti,  East  Kill,  Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Ferguson,
    12  Fish (including east  and  west  branches),  Gooseberry,  Great  Valley,
    13  Kennyetto,  Little  Sandy,  Moyer,  Onondaga,  Peekskill Hollow, Roeliff
    14  Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, South
    15  Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West  Kill,  Scajaquada,  Wappinger,  Webatuck,
    16  Wassaic,  Black  Creek  located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in
    17  Genesee and Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek  located  in  Erie  county,
    18  Wynantskill,  Claverack,  Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek
    19  and Butternut Creek located in Onondaga county, and Nanticoke;  (d)  the
    20  Barge  Canal  System as defined in section two of the canal law; and (e)
    21  the adjacent shorelands to the extent that such inland waters and  adja-
    22  cent  lands  are  strongly  influenced  by each other including, but not
    23  limited to, islands, wetlands, beaches, dunes, barrier islands,  cliffs,
    24  bluffs and erosion prone areas.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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