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This bill designates Swamp River, Tenmile River, and Fishkill Creek as inland waterways for waterfront revitalization purposes in New York.
Why it matters
Expands eligibility for state waterfront revitalization funds and programs. to communities along Swamp River, Tenmile River (in Dutchess County), and Fishkill Creek, potentially unlocking grants and technical assistance for local development, conservation, and recreation projects.
Recognizes these waterways as significant environmental and economic resources,. which can heighten public awareness, attract investment, and support long-term planning for water quality, habitat restoration, and flood resilience.
May influence local land-use decisions, zoning, and conservation strategies. by elevating the importance of these rivers and creek in state and regional planning, potentially leading to increased collaboration among municipalities, nonprofits, and state agencies.
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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Protect Local Rivers and Creeks
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Terrence P. Murphy
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7382
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 25, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to designating Swamp river, Tenmile river and Fishkill creek as inland waterways for the 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, Swamp, Tenmile (in the county of Dutchess), 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), Fishkill, Gooseberry, Little Sandy, Onondaga, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada, Wappinger, 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.
LBD09616-03-7
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