BILL NUMBER: S9062
SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to adding Salmon Creek in
Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland water-
ways.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
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 of
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, Basher Kill, Bushkill,
Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, North Chuctanunda, Cincinnati, 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, Salmon
(in Monroe county), 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), 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.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York's inland waterways are among the state's most valuable environ-
mental and economic resources, offering diverse natural, recreational,
ecological, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. One such resource is
Salmon Creek, located in Monroe County.
Designating Salmon Creek as an official inland waterway will enable
nearby municipalities to become eligible for New York State's Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) grants. These grants provide
critical funding for planning and implementing land use, conservation,
and watershed management initiatives that protect water quality, enhance
public access, and support sustainable community development.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.