Bill Text: NY S08654 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-28 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING [S08654 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08654-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8654

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 27, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  adding  Falls  Brook,
          Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the defi-
          nition  of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitaliza-
          tion

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu-
     2  tive  law,  as separately amended by chapters 382 and 397 of the laws of
     3  2023, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (c) the state's major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in
     5  Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinderhook  Creek  located
     6  in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rensselaer county, Bash-
     7  er  Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, North Chuctanunda, Cincinna-
     8  ti, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Falls  Brook
     9  in  Essex  county,  Ferguson,  Fish  (including east and west branches),
    10  Gooseberry, Great Valley, Jones Brook in Essex county,  Kelso  Brook  in
    11  Essex  county,  Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Minerva Stream in Essex county,
    12  Moyer, Mud Creek located in Oneida  county,  Ninemile  Creek,  Onondaga,
    13  Oriskany,  Peekskill Hollow, Reall, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy,
    14  Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk  Kill,  Six  Mile  Creek,  South  Sandy,
    15  Oatka,  Tonawanda,  Trout  Brook in Essex county, West Kill, Scajaquada,
    16  Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of Wurtsboro,  Wood
    17  Creek  located  in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Oneida county,
    18  Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and
    19  Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in  Erie  county,  Wynantskill,
    20  Claverack,  Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut
    21  Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill (in Ulster coun-
    22  ty), Saw Kill and Fall Kill located in Dutchess county, Otter Kill Creek
    23  located in Orange county, Black Meadow Creek located in  Orange  county,
    24  and the Silver Lake Outlet located in Wyoming county;
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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