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

Latest action Apr 28, 2026

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

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.

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 SenateApr 28, 2026Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Jeremy Cooney, Lea Webb and 2 more on Agora

Democratic3
Republican1

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

Apr 28, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 28, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 28, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Apr 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (2 earlier events)

Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.737
1ST REPORT CAL.737
NY Senate
Feb 27, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate

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