New York S 10161: Authorizes and directs the conveyance of a conservation easement over certain state-owned lands in the hamlets of Setauket and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County

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S10161 Summary:

BILL NOS10161 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10341

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRPALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes and directs the commissioner of transportation to grant a perpetual conservation easement to certain entities over certain state-owned lands in the hamlets of Setauket and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County.

Go to top S10161 Actions:

BILL NOS10161 

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05/01/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1672

06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10341

&nbspA10341 AMEND= Kassay

&nbsp02/25/2026referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp05/20/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/21/2026reported 

&nbsp05/21/2026rules report cal.185

&nbsp05/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.185

&nbsp05/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/28/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/28/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10161

&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1672

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp07/02/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp07/06/2026signed chap.164

&nbsp07/06/2026approval memo.1

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Go to topS10161 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10161

 IN SENATE

 May 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
 Conservation

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the conveyance of a
 conservation easement over certain state-owned lands in the hamlets of
 Setauket and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature hereby
 2 finds and declares that:
 3 (a) Certain lands located in the hamlets of Setauket and Port Jeffer-
 4 son Station, Suffolk County, under the jurisdiction of the New York
 5 State Department of Transportation, constitute an ecologically signif-
 6 icant greenway corridor providing tree canopy, non-motorized transporta-
 7 tion opportunities to connect to businesses and community uses, and
 8 passive recreational opportunities.
 9 (b) Preservation of such lands is consistent with article 49 of the
 10 environmental conservation law, including but not limited to sections
 11 49-0301 and 49-0305 of such law.
 12 (c) The permanent protection of such lands through a conservation
 13 easement serves the public interest.
 14 (d) Limited flexibility may be necessary in the future to accommodate
 15 transportation safety, environmental restoration, or other public
 16 purposes, provided that conservation value of this corridor is not
 17 diminished.
 18 2. Accordingly, it is the purpose of this act to authorize and direct
 19 the granting of a perpetual conservation easement while establishing
 20 strict standards for any future limited modification.
 21 § 2. Conservation easement authorization. 1. Notwithstanding any
 22 inconsistent provision of law, the commissioner of transportation is
 23 hereby authorized and directed, pursuant to article 49, title 3 of the
 24 environmental conservation law, including but not limited to sections
 25 49-0303 and 49-0305, to grant a perpetual conservation easement over
 26 certain real property under the jurisdiction of the department located

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14972-01-6

 S. 10161 2

 1 in Suffolk County, commonly referred to as the Setauket-Port Jefferson
 2 Station Greenway corridor.
 3 2. Such conservation easement shall:
 4 (a) prohibit residential, commercial, industrial, or roadway develop-
 5 ment inconsistent with open space preservation;
 6 (b) preserve the property in its natural, scenic, and open space
 7 condition;
 8 (c) permit passive recreational uses including trails, walking paths,
 9 habitat restoration, and environmental education; and
 10 (d) run with the land in perpetuity.
 11 3. The easement shall be granted to one or more of