New York S 9311: Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay

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S09311 Summary:

BILL NOS09311 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRCHAN, COONEY, MYRIE, WEBB

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Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay; imposes a five-year moratorium on placing sediment or fill in the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay.

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BILL NOS09311 

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02/27/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.737

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/28/2026PASSED SENATE

04/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/28/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9311

 IN SENATE

 February 27, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, COONEY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation

 AN ACT directing the department of environmental conservation to conduct
 a study on ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay

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

 1 Section 1. (a) The department of environmental conservation shall
 2 conduct a beneficial use study to determine ecological restoration needs
 3 in Jamaica Bay. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
 4 (i) a description of the bathymetry of target areas of Jamaica Bay and
 5 a map of the borrow pits;
 6 (ii) the ecological service quality of the borrow pits over multiple
 7 weather seasons at multiple depths, including in-depth analysis of the
 8 populations of fin fish species that utilize such areas during different
 9 seasons;
 10 (iii) the geotechnical conditions of all pit bottoms;
 11 (iv) the significance of the borrow pits regarding the absorption of
 12 heat during summer months when adjacent shallow areas experience ulva
 13 sulfide conditions; and
 14 (v) any other policy recommendations regarding the ecological restora-
 15 tion of Jamaica Bay.
 16 (b) The department of environmental conservation shall:
 17 (i) issue a report on the findings of such study to the governor, the
 18 temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no
 19 later than March 30, 2031; and
 20 (ii) publish such report on the department of environmental conserva-
 21 tion's website.
 22 (c) There shall be a moratorium of any placement of any type of sedi-
 23 ment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay for a period of five
 24 years commencing on the effective date of this act, or until the study
 25 is completed and published, whichever is later.
 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03536-02-6

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