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A 8683: Includes Hague Brook in the list of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.
What A 8683 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to add Hague Brook to the list of inland waterways eligible for the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. This expansion will allow for more areas to participate in the program, which aims to revitalize waterfront areas and promote economic growth. The added waterways include those in various counties across New York State. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing for the inclusion of Hague Brook in the program.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8683
- What is the current status of A 8683?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8683 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 environmental conservation".
- Did A 8683 pass?
- Not yet. A 8683 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8683, and where is it now?
- A 8683 was authored by Asm. Matthew Simpson. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| May. 29, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 29, 2025 · 362 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8683 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 29, 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 including Hague Brook in the list of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program 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 and brooks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek 5 located in Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinderhook 6 Creek located in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rensselaer 7 county, Basher Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, North Chuctanun- 8 da, Cincinnati, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), 9 Ferguson, Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Great 10 Valley, Hague Brook, Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Moyer, Mud Creek located 11 in Oneida county, Ninemile Creek, Onondaga, Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, 12 Reall, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawan- 13 gunk Kill, Six Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, 14 Scajaquada, Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of 15 Wurtsboro, Wood Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in 16 Oneida county, Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located 17 in Genesee and Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, 18 Wynantskill, Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek 19 and Butternut Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill 20 (in Ulster county), Saw Kill and Fall Kill located in Dutchess county, 21 Otter Kill Creek located in Orange county, Black Meadow Creek located in 22 Orange county, and the Silver Lake Outlet located in Wyoming county; 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11968-01-5
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