NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10689
SPONSOR: Slater TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in the town of Putnam Valley
(Putnam County) to the definition of inland waterways.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the
executive law to add Lake Osdawana and Roaring Brook Lake in the town of
Putnam Valley (Putnam County) to the definition of inland waterways.
Section two is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The town of Putnam Valley requested the inclusion of these lakes as
inland waterways for the purpose of waterfront revitalization.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10689
IN ASSEMBLY
March 20, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred 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.
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