Assembly Actions -
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Mar 16, 2010 |
signed chap.9 |
Mar 09, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 22, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.672 substituted for a9237 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
substituted by s6346 |
Feb 18, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.672 |
Feb 09, 2010 |
reported |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Nov 09, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A9237
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FIELDS
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6346 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-A9237 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6346
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง911, Exec L
2009-A9237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9237 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to including Lake Ronkonkoma within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To include Lake Ronkonkoma as one of the inland waterways eligible for waterfront revitalization. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill adds Lake Ronkonkoma to the list of inland waterways of New York State that are eligible for waterfront revitalization. JUSTIFICATION: Lake Ronkonkoma is Long Island's largest freshwater lake. It has a circumference of about 2 miles, is 0.65 miles across on average, and was formed by retreating glaciers. Located in between the towns of Smithtown, Islip, and Brookhaven, Lake Ronkonkoma has a rich history dating back to colonial New York. The lake has served as a place of recreation, tourism and commerce throughout its history. However, since the early 1960s unattended sections of beaches along the lake have deteriorated. The Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization is a non-profit group of volunteers and concerned citizens whose mission is to improve the quality of life in Lake Ronkonkoma and neighboring areas. They have proposed a plan to create a unified park encompassing the shoreline
2009-A9237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9237 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including Lake Ronkon- koma within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 110 and 151 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (a) as separately amended by chapter 299 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (b) as separately amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 2009 and para- graph (c) as separately amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 4. "Inland waterways" shall mean (a) the state's major inland lakes consisting of lakes Big Tupper, Black, Canandaigua, Cayuga, Champlain, Chautauqua, Conesus, Cranberry, George, Great Sacandaga, Honoeye, Indi- an, Keuka, Long, Mirror, Oneida, Onondaga, Otisco, Otsego, Owasco, Plac- id, Raquette, RONKONKOMA, Sacandaga, Saratoga, Schroon, Seneca, Skanea- teles, Silver (in the county of Wyoming) and Saranac, and the Fulton chain of lakes; (b) the state's major rivers comprised of the Ausable, Black, Boquet, Canisteo, Chaumont (including Chaumont bay), Chemung, Cohocton, Delaware, Deer, Genesee, Grasse, Hudson north of the federal dam at Troy, Indian, Little (in the Adirondack park), Little Salmon (including north and south branches), Mad, Mettowee, Mohawk, Oswegat- chie, Racquette, Salmon, Saranac, Susquehanna, Tioga and Tioughnioga rivers, and the north and middle branches of the Moose river; (c) the state's major creeks comprised of the Cincinatti, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Little Sandy, Onondaga, Sandy, Schoharie, South Sandy, Oatka and Tonawanda and West Kill; (d) the Barge Canal System as defined in section two of the canal law; and (e) the adjacent shorelands EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14833-01-9
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