Senate BillPassed first house
S 9062: Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization.
What S 9062 does, verified June 9, 2026
The proposed bill aims to add Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways in New York State. This amendment will update the existing list of major creeks and streams in the state. The updated list includes over 80 waterways, which will help guide regulations and policies related to environmental conservation and management of these waterways. The changes will take effect immediately, allowing for the inclusion of Salmon Creek in the list of protected waterways.
Bill journey
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Last action: returned to senate (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about S 9062
- What is the current status of S 9062?
- As of June 9, 2026, S 9062 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "returned to senate".
- Did S 9062 pass?
- Not yet. S 9062 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 9062, and where is it now?
- S 9062 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.575 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted for a9408 |
| May. 06, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2026 · 362 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9062 IN SENATE January 28, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 Salmon Creek in Monroe 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, Moyer, Mud Creek located in Oneida county, 11 Ninemile Creek, Onondaga, Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall, Roeliff 12 Jansen Kill, Rondout, Salmon (in Monroe county), Sandy, Sauquoit, Scho- 13 harie, Shawangunk Kill, Six Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, 14 West Kill, Scajaquada, Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the 15 village of Wurtsboro, Wood Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek 16 located in Oneida county, Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black 17 Creek located in Genesee and Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in 18 Erie county, Wynantskill, Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, 19 and Ley Creek and Butternut Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke 20 and Sawkill (in Ulster county), Saw Kill and Fall Kill located in Dutch- 21 ess county, Otter Kill Creek located in Orange county, Black Meadow 22 Creek located in Orange county, and the Silver Lake Outlet located in 23 Wyoming county; 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13437-01-5
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