Adds the Buffalo River to the definition of inland waterways.

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S6647-2011 Actions

• Apr 30, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A9297
• Apr 25, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Apr 19, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 18, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.529
• Mar 7, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S6647-2011 Meetings

Finance: Apr 18, 2012

S6647-2011 Calendars

Active List: Apr 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 25, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 26, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 30, 2012

S6647-2011 Votes

S6647-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6647

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the executive law, in relation to adding the Buffalo River to
the definition of inland waterways

PURPOSE:
This bill will have the Buffalo River included as one of the
state's major rivers and to be considered a inland water way.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill will amend section 1,
paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the executive law.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Buffalo River plays an important role in Erie
County as it enters the lake between the United States Coast Guard
station and the Erie Basin Marina. The Buffalo River is also listed
on the Great Lake Areas of concern which show severe environmental
degradation. Being classified as inland water way would help to
provide federal funds to restore and protect the river.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6647-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    6647

                              I N  SENATE

                                March 7, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

  AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  adding  the  Buffalo
    River 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 (b) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu-
  tive law, as separately amended by chapters 166 and 348 of the  laws  of
  2011, is amended to read as follows:

    (b)  the state's major rivers comprised of the Ausable, Black, Boquet,
  Canisteo, Chaumont (including Chaumont bay),  Chemung,  Cohocton,  Dela-
  ware,  Deer,  Genesee,  Grasse, Hudson north of the federal dam at Troy,
  Indian, Little (in the Adirondack park), Little Salmon (including  north
  and  south  branches),  Mad,  Mettowee,  Mohawk, Oswegatchie, Racquette,
  Sacandaga, Salmon, Saranac, Susquehanna, Tioga, Tioughnioga [and], Wall-
  kill AND BUFFALO rivers, and the north and middle branches of the  Moose
  river;
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD14452-02-2