Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay; imposes a five-year moratorium on placing sediment or fill in the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A3398, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to have the Department of Environmental Conservation conduct a full study of Jamaica Bay to determine ecological restoration needs in Jamaica Bay, while also providing a 5-year morato- rium on filling of the borrow pits.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 24, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

David Weprin, Jeremy Cooney and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

The Department of Environmental. Conservation has not conducted a thor- ough study of Jamaica Bay in at least 20 years. This bill would require an updated study of Jamaica Bay to provide a description of the bathyme- try of target areas of Jamaica Bay and a map of the borrow pits; the ecological service quality of the borrow pits over multiple weather seasons at multiple depths, including in-depth analysis of the popu- lations of fin fish species that utilize such areas during different seasons; the geotechnical conditions of all pit bottoms; the signif- icance of the borrow pits regarding the absorption of heat during summer months when adjacent shallow areas experience ulva sulfide conditions; and any other policy recommendations regarding the ecological restora- tion of Jamaica Bay. There shall be a moratorium of any placement of any type of sediment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay for a period of five years commencing on the effective date of this act, or until the study is completed and published, whichever is later.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.79
NY Senate
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.159
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.159
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Apr 30, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A3398
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Mar 24, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Mar 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
1ST Report CAL.394
1ST REPORT CAL.394
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate

About this record

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