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A 2395: Relates to consents to public utilities, licenses and easements; allows the commissioner or other state agency to grant a county a license or easement for any public purpose or to construct or maintain sewers, water and property.
What A 2395 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to regulate public utilities on state-acquired properties for park, recreational, or historic preservation purposes. Public utilities, such as railroad companies and power companies, cannot pass over or through these properties without written consent from the state agency responsible for the property. The state agency can grant licenses or easements to allow public utilities to use the property for specific purposes, such as constructing sewers or transmission lines, under certain terms and regulations. The law applies to state-acquired properties and allows the state agency to issue licenses or easements to public utilities, the federal government, or local governments for public purposes.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2395
- What is the current status of A 2395?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2395 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development".
- Did A 2395 pass?
- Not yet. A 2395 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2395, and where is it now?
- A 2395 was authored by Asm. Karl Brabenec. Its committee of record is Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts & Sports Development.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 334 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2395 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to consents to public utilities; licenses and easements The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 13.06 of the parks, recreation and historic preser- 2 vation law, as renumbered by chapter 349 of the laws of 1983, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 § 13.06 Consents to public utilities; licenses and easements. 5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no railroad, bus line, tele- 6 phone or telegraph company, gas, power or light company, pipe line 7 company or other public utility shall have the right to pass over, 8 through or under any property acquired by the office or other state 9 agency for park, recreational or historic preservation purposes, except 10 by written consent, in the form of a license or easement, granted by the 11 commissioner, or such state agency, and then only under such regulations 12 and restrictions as the commissioner or such state agency shall deem 13 proper. The commissioner or other state agency shall have the right to 14 grant to any person, county or the federal government a license or an 15 easement for any public purpose or to construct or maintain sewers, 16 water, petroleum products, gas lines and electric transmission facili- 17 ties within, under or across such property, upon such terms and condi- 18 tions and under such regulations and restrictions as the commissioner or 19 such state agency shall deem just and proper. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01100-01-5
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