S 9799 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Exempts certain inland lakes from wetlands designations

This bill modifies New York State's environmental conservation laws to exclude certain inland lakes from being classified as freshwater wetlands. Specifically, it exempts navigable inland lakes that cover 150 acres or more from wetland designations, while explicitly excluding the Great Lakes from this rule. The change applies to the state commissioner when they are mapping and defining wetland boundaries. By removing these specific lakes from the wetlands designation, the bill alters how land use regulations apply to large bodies of water within the state.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 30, 2024 Last action May 30, 2024
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May 30, 2024
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REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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