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S 9506: Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam county to the definition of inland waterways.
What S 9506 does, verified June 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to add two lakes in Putnam County to the definition of inland waterways in New York State. The lakes in question are Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake. This addition is intended to provide more comprehensive coverage of the state's inland waterways, which is crucial for environmental conservation, management, and regulation. The proposed law takes effect immediately, and it will amend the Executive Law to reflect the updated definition of inland waterways.
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Last action: returned to senate (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about S 9506
- What is the current status of S 9506?
- As of June 8, 2026, S 9506 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 9506 pass?
- Not yet. S 9506 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 9506, and where is it now?
- S 9506 was authored by Sen. Rob Rolison with 1 coauthor.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.586 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted for a10689 |
| May. 12, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2026 · 332 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9506 IN SENATE March 18, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROLISON -- 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 Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam 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 (a) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu- 2 tive law, as separately amended by chapters 253, 313 and 340 of the laws 3 of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) the state's major inland lakes consisting of lakes Baldwin, Ball- 5 ston, Big Tupper, Black, Brant, Campfire, Canadarago, Canandaigua, 6 Carmel, Casse, Cazenovia, Cayuga, Champlain, Charles, Chateaugay, Chau- 7 tauqua, Chazy, Conesus, Cranberry, Dean Pond (in the county of Putnam), 8 Drew, East Caroga, Dickiebusch, Echo (in the county of Westchester), 9 George, Gilead, Glencoma, Great Sacandaga, Honeoye, Indian, Journeys 10 End, Junior (in the county of Westchester), Furnace Brook, Katonah, 11 Kentwood, Keuka, Kirk, Kitchawan, Little Wolf (in the county of Frank- 12 lin), Lincolndale, Long, Lost (in the county of Putnam), Meahagh, 13 Mirror, MacGregor, Mahopac, Minerva, Mohegan, Nimham, Neatahwanta, 14 Northville, Oceola, Oneida, Onondaga, Oscaleta, Oscawana, Ossi, Otisco, 15 Otsego, Owasco, Palmer, Paradox, Peach, Peekskill, Placid, Purdys, 16 Putnam, Raquette, Rippowam, Roaring Brook, Ronkonkoma, Round, Sacandaga, 17 Saratoga, Schroon, Secor, Seneca, Shenorock, Skaneateles, Silver (in the 18 county of Wyoming), Sagamore, Saranac, Seven Hills, Simon (in the county 19 of Franklin), Sparkle, Tibet, Tonetta, Teakettle Spout, Truesdale, 20 Waccabuc, West Caroga, White (in the county of Sullivan) and Wixon, and 21 the Fulton chain of lakes; 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15205-01-6
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