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NY A00943

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Lunsford

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 15, Section 1 requiring legislative approval before any change can be made to which state agency or subdivision manages the barge canal system

  • Covers management and control over maintenance and oversight of any portion of the barge canal, including the Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga and Seneca canals

  • Maintains existing constitutional prohibition against selling, abandoning, or disposing of the barge canal system, which must remain state property under state control forever

  • Requires the amendment to be referred to the next legislative session after a general election and published for 3 months prior to that election, per constitutional amendment procedures

Legislative Description

Requires legislative approval for any change in the state agency or agency subdivision which has management and control, including but not limited to management and control over its maintenance and oversight, of any portion of the barge canal.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions1/7/2026
Judiciary1/29/2025
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions1/8/2025

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