New York A 3211: Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

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A03211 Summary:

BILL NOA03211 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02646

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SPONSORSimpson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §911, Exec L

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

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BILL NOA03211 

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01/23/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3211

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee 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.
 LBD04902-01-5

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