NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3235
SPONSOR: Eachus TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to adding Moodna Creek in
Orange County to the definition of inland waterways
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
Adds Moodna Creek in Orange County to the definition of inland waterways
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1: Amends Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the
executive law to include Moodna Creek.
Section 2: Sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION::
New York's inland waterways are unique with a variety of natural, recre-
ational, industrial, commercial, ecological, cultural, and aesthetic
significance. One of these significant inland waterways is Moodna Creek,
a tributary of the Hudson River that drains eastern Orange County, New
York. Despite its small size relative to the Hudson, it has been a major
influence on eastern and central Orange County.
Designating Moodna Creek as an inland waterway would allow munici-
palities surrounding Moodna Creek to pursue New York State Local Water-
front Revitalization Program grants. These grants would help fund feasi-
bility studies and design and implementation of land use and watershed
management plans.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
2023-24
A10537: Referred to Environmental Conservation, S9815: Passed Senate
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3235
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred 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.
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