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S4208Senate2019-2020 SessionSame asA6563

Add Willsey to Waterways List

Official title

“Relates to adding Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro to the definition of inland waterways”

Sponsor Jen MetzgerSD-42Affects Finance
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill adds Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro to the list of New York State's designated inland waterways.

Why it matters

  1. Expanding eligibility for state support. By designating Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro as an official inland waterway, the area becomes eligible for New York State funding and technical assistance for waterfront revitalization, environmental protection, and development projects.

  2. Promoting local economic development. The new designation can attract investment, tourism, and recreational opportunities to the region, potentially boosting the local economy and enhancing community amenities.

  3. Encouraging environmental stewardship. Inclusion on the inland waterway list often raises the priority for conservation efforts and sustainable management, which can lead to improved water quality, habitat protection, and resilience against flooding or climate impacts.

  4. Increasing regional planning influence. Local governments and stakeholders in Wurtsboro can gain a stronger voice and more resources in state-level planning and decision-making related to waterways, helping to shape future land use and infrastructure improvements.

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Add Willsey to Waterways List

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jen Metzger

Senator · Senate District 42

Chair, Agriculture

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Signed chap.347
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Ordered to third reading cal.425
  6. Substituted for A6563A
  7. Referred to ways and means
  8. Delivered to assembly
  9. Passed senateVote 58–0
  10. Advanced to third reading
  11. 2nd report cal.
  12. 1st report cal.862
Show 3 earlier actions
  1. Print number 4208a
  2. Amend (t) and recommit to finance
  3. Referred to finance

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.

A6563Assembly

Add Willsey to Waterways List

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Aileen Gunther

Impact 2 · Minimal0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4208--A

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

March 4, 2019

Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to adding Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro to the definition of inland waterways

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

Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 131, 140, 232 and 502 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:

(c) the state's major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinderhook Creek located in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rensselaer county, Basher Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, Cincinnati, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Great Valley, Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Onondaga, Peekskill Hollow, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada, Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro, Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, Wynantskill, Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut Creek located in Onondaga county, and Nanticoke;

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD10437-05-9

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to adding Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro to the definition of inland waterways

Purpose

This legislation adds the Wilsey Brook in the Village of Wurtsboro to the definition of inland waterway.

Summary of provisions

Amends paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law to add the Wilsey Brook in the village of Wurtsboro to the defi- nition of inland waterway.

Existing law

The current law has a number of lakes and creeks listed as inland water- ways.

Justification

This bill would add the Wilsey Brook to the definition of "inland water- ways" to permit the Village of Wurtsboro to apply for grants under the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.

Legislative history

New Bill

Fiscal implications

None

Effective date

Immediately.

Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.