New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8617: Enacts the Mohawk River Basin management act
Status: Passed both chambers, June 3, 2026
Establishes a Mohawk River Basin district and Mohawk River Basin management program for management of such district to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the environmental quality of the Mohawk River.
What the bill says
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the "Mohawk River Basin management act".
From the amended text, April 15, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the "Mohawk River Basin management act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mohawk River Basin management act". § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0306-b to read as follows: § 11-0306-B. MOHAWK RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A MOHAWK RIVER BASIN DISTRICT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE MOHAWK RIVER FROM ITS HEADWATERS IN LEWIS COUNTY TO ITS MOUTH AT THE HUDSON RIVER AT COHOES. THE DISTRICT SHALL INCLUDE THE MOHAWK RIVER'S WATERSHED, INCLUDING ALL TRIBUTARIES AND THE PORTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL THAT IS IN OR CONNECTED TO THE MOHAWK RIVER. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MOHAWK RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE MOHAWK RIVER BASIN DISTRICT, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE MOHAWK RIVER BASIN DISTRICT, AND TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED MANAGEMENT OF ITS WATERSHED, WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE MOHAWK RIVER'S INFLUENCE ON THE HUDSON RIVER AND ESTUARY, AS WELL AS THE INFLUENCE OF THE NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT A MOHAWK RIVER …
Sponsors
- John McDonald (D, 108) · primary sponsor
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Kenneth Blankenbush (R, 117)
- Brian Miller (R, 122)
- Matthew Simpson (R, 114)
- Gabriella Romero (D, 109)
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Mary Walsh (R, 112)
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1632
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S7970A
- : REFERRED TO FINANCE
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.467
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 3, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 3, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 11, 2026): 141 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable (May 5, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (April 21, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Environmental Conservation Law
Common questions
- What is A8617?
- A8617 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the Mohawk River Basin management act.
- What does A8617 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the "Mohawk River Basin management act".
- What is the status of A8617?
- Passed both chambers as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8617?
- John McDonald (D, 108), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A8617?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8617
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