A 5644 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the county of Cattaraugus to discontinue as reforested lands certain reforested lands in the town of Perrysburg

Cattaraugus County is authorized to stop using 63.73 acres of reforested land in Perrysburg for reforestation purposes. The county may instead use this land for rehabilitating a dam and future development, provided it acquires new land of equal or greater value for reforestation. The bill requires the county to replace the discontinued land with equivalent reforestation property before proceeding, and mandates restoring the original land to reforested status if it's ever used for other purposes. This procedural bill directly affects Cattaraugus County's land management decisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

A5644 → A5644A · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope from discontinuing reforested lands to authorizing the county to discontinue use of lands for dam rehabilitation and future development, while adding conditions requiring the county to acquire equal or greater value of new reforested land and restore the property if it is later used for other purposes.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from a simple discontinuation of reforested lands to a more comprehensive authorization that includes dam rehabilitation, future land development, and new conditions for land acquisition and restoration.
SCOPE

Changed the purpose from discontinuing reforested lands to discontinuing use of lands for dam rehabilitation and future development.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that the county must acquire new reforested land of equal or greater fair market value before discontinuing the use of the described lands.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provision requiring restoration of the land to its original reforested state if it is later used for purposes other than those authorized.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill structure from a single section to five sections for better clarity and added specific acreage totals.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
2
Amendments
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5644A
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Joe Sempolinski
RRepublican/Conservative
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