Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3211: Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization.
What A 3211 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to add several waterways to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. These waterways include major creeks and streams in various counties across New York, such as the Erie, Hudson, and Mohawk rivers, as well as smaller streams and creeks. The added waterways include those in Essex, Oneida, and Wyoming counties. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 396 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3211 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to adding Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the defi- nition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitaliza- tion The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu- 2 tive law, as separately amended by chapters 382 and 397 of the laws of 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (c) the state's major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in 5 Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinderhook Creek located 6 in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rensselaer county, Bash- 7 er Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, North Chuctanunda, Cincinna- 8 ti, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Falls Brook 9 in Essex county, Ferguson, Fish (including east and west branches), 10 Gooseberry, Great Valley, Jones Brook in Essex county, Kelso Brook in 11 Essex county, Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Minerva Stream in Essex county, 12 Moyer, Mud Creek located in Oneida county, Ninemile Creek, Onondaga, 13 Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, 14 Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, Six Mile Creek, South Sandy, 15 Oatka, Tonawanda, Trout Brook in Essex county, West Kill, Scajaquada, 16 Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of Wurtsboro, Wood 17 Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Oneida county, 18 Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and 19 Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, Wynantskill, 20 Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut 21 Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill (in Ulster coun- 22 ty), Saw Kill and Fall Kill located in Dutchess county, Otter Kill Creek 23 located in Orange county, Black Meadow Creek located in Orange county, 24 and the Silver Lake Outlet located in Wyoming county; 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04902-01-5
Text of A 3211 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions