What's happening
This bill designates Baldwin Lake, Ossi Lake, and Purdys Lake as inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization in New York.
Why it matters
Expanding eligibility for state and federal funding. By designating these lakes as official inland waterways, local governments and communities around Baldwin, Ossi, and Purdys Lakes can now apply for waterfront revitalization grants and technical assistance, which can boost economic development, recreation, and conservation projects.
Promoting environmental protection and stewardship. The new designation may trigger new planning and oversight requirements, encouraging better water quality management, habitat restoration, and the protection of local ecosystems around these lakes.
Supporting local tourism and real estate values. Enhanced revitalization efforts can make these lakes more attractive for visitors and residents, potentially increasing tourism, recreational use, and property values in the surrounding areas.
Empowering community-driven planning. Inclusion in the inland waterways program gives local stakeholders a stronger voice and more resources for shaping land use, access, and development decisions affecting their waterfronts, which can lead to more tailored, community-centric outcomes.
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Who cares
Local governments serving Baldwin, Ossi and Purdys lakes
The bill would designate all three lakes as inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization.
Residents and property owners along the three lakes
The designation would bring their lakefront areas within the law’s inland-waterway definition for waterfront revitalization.
Waterfront revitalization advocates
The bill would expand the statutory list of major inland lakes to include Baldwin, Ossi and Purdys lakes.
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Add Lakes to Revitalization List
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Substituted by S4735A
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.395
- Rules report cal.395
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 7123a
- Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Add Lakes to Revitalization List
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Terrence P. Murphy
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7123--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 10, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE -- 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 Baldwin lake, Ossi lake and Purdys lake 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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 113, 193, 196 and 216 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(a) the state's major inland lakes consisting of lakes Baldwin, Ballston, Big Tupper, Black, Campfire, Canadarago, Canandaigua, Cayuga, Champlain, Charles, Chateaugay, Chautauqua, Conesus, Cranberry, Echo (in the county of Westchester), George, Glencoma, Great Sacandaga, Honeoye, Indian, Keuka, Little Wolf (in the county of Franklin), Lincolndale, Long, Lost (in the county of Putnam), Mirror, MacGregor, Mahopac, Oneida, Onondaga, Ossi, Otisco, Otsego, Owasco, Peach, Placid, Purdys, Putnam, Raquette, Ronkonkoma, Sacandaga, Saratoga, Schroon, Secor, Seneca, Shenorock, Skaneateles, Silver (in the county of Wyoming), Saranac and Tonetta, Teakettle Spout and Wixon, Simon (in the county of Franklin) and the Fulton chain of lakes;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10257-02-7
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