New York A 715: Relates to the general powers and duties of the canal corporation

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A00715 Summary:

BILL NOA00715 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRClark, Lunsford, Manktelow, Stirpe, Walsh, Woerner, Jensen

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §10, Can L

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Relates to the general powers and duties of the canal corporation; requires the canal corporation to cause the locks and lift bridges of the canal system to be operated May first through November fifteenth annually; requires the canal corporation to maintain and preserve the Erie Canal's historic resources; permits certain usage of the canal system's state drydocks, travel lifts, and other facilities for commercial boat companies.

Go to top A00715 Actions:

BILL NOA00715 

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01/08/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/12/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA00715 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS Chair:Braunstein 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BraunsteinAyeLemondesAye

CookAbsentBlankenbushAye

OtisAyeFriendAye

RozicAyePalmesanoAye

KimAyeAngelinoAye

DilanAyeJensenAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeBlumencranzAye

CarrollAyeBaileyAye

FallAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

ZinermanAye

TapiaAye

JacobsonAye

BoresAye

ShimskyAye

SimoneAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

Go to topA00715 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00715 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 715

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUNSFORD, MANKTELOW, STIRPE,
 WALSH, WOERNER, JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation to the general powers and
 duties of the canal corporation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 10 of the canal law, as amended
 2 by chapter 420 of the laws of 1968, is amended and two new subdivisions
 3 6-a and 8-a are added to read as follows:
 4 6-a. Cause the locks and lift bridges of the canal system to be oper-
 5 ated annually for the passage of commercial and recreational traffic
 6 between May first and November fifteenth, generally, subject to natural
 7 conditions, weather, required maintenance, capital rehabilitation work,
 8 or other factors related to safe canal operation.
 9 8-a. Maintain and preserve the integrity of the Erie Canal's historic
 10 resources, including its structures, floating plant, and unique landside
 11 features.
 12 14. Permit boat owners operating upon the canal system to use state
 13 drydocks while making emergency repairs to their vessels. Provided,
 14 however, that commercial boat companies operating upon the canal system
 15 may be permitted to use state drydocks, travel lifts or other facilities
 16 for required coast guard drydock inspections, for non-navigation season
 17 storage, or while making emergency repairs to their vessels at rates
 18 prescribed under subchapter D of chapter III of title twenty-one of the
 19 New York state codes, rules, and regulations.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02287-01-5

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