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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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982
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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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:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu-
tive law, as separately amended by chapters 382 and 397 of the laws
2023, is amended to read as follows:
(c) the state's major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in
Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinderhook Creek located
in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rensselaer county, Bash-
er Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, North Chuctanunda, Cincinna-
ti, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Ferguson,
Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Great Valley,
Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Moyer, Mud Creek located in Oneida county,
Ninemile Creek, Onondaga, Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall, Roeliff
Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, Six
Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada,
Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of Wurtsboro, Wood
Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Oneida county,
Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and
Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, Wynantskill,
Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut
Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill (in Ulster coun-
ty), FISHKILL CREEK, Saw Kill and Fall Kill located in Dutchess county,
Otter Kill Creek located in Orange county, Black Meadow Creek located in
Orange county, and the Silver Lake Outlet located in Wyoming county;
§ 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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