S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8922
I N S E N A T E
June 5, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including Brantingham
Lake, Delta Lake, Hinckley Reservoir, Oriskany Creek and West Canada
Creek in the definition of Inland waterways
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 43 and 255 of the laws of 2017, paragraph (a)
as separately amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 2017, paragraph (b)
as separately amended by chapter 142 of the laws of 2017, and paragraph
(c) as separately amended by chapters 110, 142 and 161 of the laws of
2017, is amended to read as follows:
4. "Inland waterways" shall mean (a) the state's major inland lakes
consisting of lakes Baldwin, Ballston, Big Tupper, Black, BRANTINGHAM,
Campfire, Canadarago, Canandaigua, Cayuga, Champlain, Charles, Chateau-
gay, Chautauqua, Conesus, Cranberry, DELTA, East Caroga, Echo (in the
county of Westchester), George, Glencoma, Great Sacandaga, HINCKLEY
RESERVOIR, Honeoye, Indian, Keuka, Little Wolf (in the county of Frank-
lin), Lincolndale, Long, Lost (in the county of Putnam), Mirror, MacGre-
gor, Mahopac, Northville, Oneida, Onondaga, Ossi, Otisco, Otsego, Owas-
co, Peach, Placid, Purdys, Putnam, Raquette, Ronkonkoma, Sacandaga,
Saratoga, Schroon, Secor, Seneca, Shenorock, Skaneateles, Silver (in the
county of Wyoming), Saranac and Tonetta, Teakettle Spout, West Caroga
and Wixon, Simon (in the county of Franklin) and the Fulton chain of
lakes; (b) the state's major rivers comprised of the Allegheny, Ausable,
Battenkill, Black, Boquet, Bronx, Canisteo, Chaumont (including Chaumont
bay), Chemung, Chenango, 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 (includ-
ing 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in Erie county, Bash
Bish and Kinderhook Creek located in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek
located in Rensselaer county, Basher Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Caya-
dutta, Cincinnati, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branch-
es), Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Kennyetto,
Little Sandy, Onondaga, Peekskill Hollow, 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, Tagh-
kanic [and], Agawamuck [and], Wyomanock, ORISKANY, AND WEST CANADA; (d)
the Barge Canal System as defined in section two of the canal law; and
(e) the adjacent shorelands to the extent that such inland waters and
adjacent lands are strongly influenced by each other including, but not
limited to, islands, wetlands, beaches, dunes, barrier islands, cliffs,
bluffs and erosion prone areas.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.