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S 279: Adds Moodna Creek in Orange County to the definition of inland waterways for waterfront revitalization.
What S 279 does, verified December 6, 2025
The bill aims to add Moodna Creek in Orange County to the definition of inland waterways in New York State. This change would allow for more effective regulation and management of waterways, including those for commercial and recreational purposes. The updated definition would include over 100 creeks and streams across the state, providing a comprehensive list of inland waterways. The bill would take effect immediately, allowing for swift implementation of the changes.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.591 (2025-12-05)Alert me
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| Dec. 05, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.591 |
| Dec. 01, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.711 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 363 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 279 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 Moodna Creek in Orange County to the definition of inland waterways 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), Ferguson, 9 Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Great Valley, 10 Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Moodna, Moyer, Mud Creek located in Oneida 11 county, Ninemile Creek, Onondaga, Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall, 12 Roeliff Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk 13 Kill, Six Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scaja- 14 quada, Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of Wurts- 15 boro, Wood Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Onei- 16 da county, Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in 17 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. LBD00946-01-5
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