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S 982: Adds Fishkill Creek in Dutchess County to the definition of inland waterways.
What S 982 does, verified December 6, 2025
The bill proposes to add Fishkill Creek to the definition of inland waterways in New York State. It amends the Executive Law to include Fishkill Creek, which is located in Dutchess County, to the list of major creeks and rivers already defined. This change aims to provide greater protection and regulation for inland waterways, including Fishkill Creek. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
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| Dec. 05, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.594 |
| 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.659 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 358 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 982 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ 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 Fishkill Creek 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 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, Sandy, Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, Six 13 Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada, 14 Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of Wurtsboro, Wood 15 Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Oneida county, 16 Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and 17 Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, Wynantskill, 18 Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut 19 Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill (in Ulster coun- 20 ty), Fishkill Creek, 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. LBD02837-01-5
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