New York A 8690: Relates to to the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp production

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8690

Sponsors: Tommy Schiavoni

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A08690 Summary:

BILL NOA08690 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03255

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SPONSORSchiavoni

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13-0302, En Con L

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Decreases the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp production from 1,000 feet to 500 feet.

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BILL NOA08690 

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05/29/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8690

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 29, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk
 County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 13-0302 of the
 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 656 of the laws of
 3 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 4 a. Underwater lands within [one thousand] five hundred feet of the
 5 high water mark shall not be included in a shellfish cultivation zone.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07541-01-5

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