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Senate Bill S5620A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program

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2023-S5620 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §911, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1723

2023-S5620 - Summary

Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.

2023-S5620 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5620 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5620
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  adding  Doodletown
   Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of water-
   front revitalization

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 4 of section  911  of
 the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 273, 278 and 449 of
 the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   (d) THE STATE'S MAJOR BROOKS COMPRISED OF THE DOODLETOWN BROOK LOCATED
 IN ROCKLAND COUNTY; (E) the Barge Canal System as defined in section two
 of  the  canal  law; and [(e)] (F) 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.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07913-01-3

2023-S5620A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §911, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1723

2023-S5620A - Summary

Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.

2023-S5620A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5620A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5620--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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 including Doodletown
   Brook in the list of inland waterways eligible for  the  local  water-
   front revitalization program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu-
 tive law, as separately amended by chapters 342 and 352 of the  laws  of
 2022, 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, Bash-
 er Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, Cincinnati, East Kill, Esopus
 (including upper and lower branches), Ferguson, Fish (including east and
 west branches),  Gooseberry,  Great  Valley,  Kennyetto,  Little  Sandy,
 Moyer,  Mud  Creek  located  in Oneida county, Ninemile Creek, Onondaga,
 Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout,  Sandy,
 Sauquoit,  Schoharie,  Shawangunk  Kill,  Six  Mile  Creek, South Sandy,
 Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada, Wappinger,  Webatuck,  Wassaic,
 Willsey  in  the  village  of  Wurtsboro, Wood Creek located in Herkimer
 county, Wood Creek located in Oneida  county,  Black  Creek  located  in
 Monroe  county,  Black  Creek  located  in Genesee and Wyoming counties,
 Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, Wynantskill, Claverack,  Taghkan-
 ic,  Agawamuck,  Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut Creek located in
 Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill (in Ulster county), Saw Kill  and
 Fall Kill located in Dutchess county, Otter Kill Creek located in Orange
 county,  Black  Meadow  Creek located in Orange county, DOODLETOWN BROOK
 LOCATED IN ROCKLAND COUNTY;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2023-S5620B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §911, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1723

2023-S5620B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.

2023-S5620B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5620B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5620--B
     Cal. No. 343
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
   the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  including  Doodletown
   Brook  in  the  list of inland waterways eligible for the local water-
   front revitalization program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu-
 tive  law,  as separately amended by chapters 382 and 397 of the laws of
 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) the state's major creeks AND BROOKS 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, North Chuctanun-
 da, Cincinnati, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower  branches),
 Ferguson,  Fish  (including  east  and west branches), Gooseberry, Great
 Valley, Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Moyer,  Mud  Creek  located  in  Oneida
 county,  Ninemile  Creek,  Onondaga,  Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall,
 Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout,  Sandy,  Sauquoit,  Schoharie,  Shawangunk
 Kill,  Six  Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scaja-
 quada, Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the  village  of  Wurts-
 boro, Wood Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Onei-
 da  county, Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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