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S 3255: Decreases the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp production from 1,000 feet to 500 feet.
What S 3255 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed bill aims to amend the Environmental Conservation Law to modify the setback requirement for the Suffolk County Lease Program and sugar kelp cultivation in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays. Underwater lands within 500 feet of the high water mark are excluded from shellfish cultivation zones. The changes will take 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
Quick answers about S 3255
- What is the current status of S 3255?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3255 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 S 3255 pass?
- Not yet. S 3255 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3255, and where is it now?
- S 3255 was authored by Sen. Anthony Palumbo. Its committee of record is Senate Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 178 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3255 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 13-0302 of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 656 of the laws of 3 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. Underwater lands within [one thousand] five hundred feet of the 5 high water mark shall not be included in a shellfish cultivation zone. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07541-01-5
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