What's happening
This bill designates Tenmile River, Webatuck Creek, and Wassaic Creek as inland waterways for waterfront revitalization purposes.
Why it matters
May unlock state and federal funding or technical assistance. for communities along Tenmile River, Webatuck Creek, and Wassaic Creek, supporting projects like flood mitigation, public access improvements, habitat restoration, and economic revitalization.
Gives local governments new tools to guide development. and conservation along these waterways, as they can now create or amend Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRPs) with more authority and resources.
Potentially increases environmental protections. for these waterways by making them eligible for stricter oversight and stewardship under New York’s waterfront revitalization policies, which could affect land use, water quality, and biodiversity in the area.
May promote recreational and tourism opportunities. by formally recognizing these creeks and rivers as valuable community assets, possibly leading to increased investment in trail systems, parks, and water-based recreation.
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History
- Substituted by S5488A
- Rules report cal.442
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 6996a
- Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
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Add Rivers to Funding List
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Susan Serino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6996--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to designating Tenmile River, Webatuck Creek and Wassaic Creek as inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 113 and 216 of the laws of 2016, and paragraph (c) as further separately amended by chapters 126, 154, 157, 175, 176, 214, 217 and 227 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
(b) the state's major rivers comprised of the Allegheny, Ausable, Battenkill, Black, Boquet, Bronx, Canisteo, Chaumont (including Chaumont bay), Chemung, Cohocton, Delaware, Deer, Genesee, Grasse, Great Chazy, Hoosic, Hudson north of the federal dam at Troy, Indian, Little (in the Adirondack park), Little Ausable, Little Salmon (including north and south branches), Mad, Mettowee, Mohawk, Oswegatchie, Pocantico, Racquette, Sacandaga, Salmon, Saranac, Saw Mill, Schroon, Susquehanna, Tenmile, Tioga, Tioughnioga, Wallkill and Buffalo rivers, and the north and middle branches of the Moose river;
(c) the state's major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in Erie county, Bash Bish located in Columbia county, Basher Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cincinnati, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Little Sandy, Onondaga, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada, Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county and Wynantskill, Claverack, Taghkanic and Agawamuck and Wyomanock;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08592-03-7
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