S9206 • 2025

Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

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Sponsor: Andrew J. Lanza
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds Extends, until December 31, 2027, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.

What This Bill Does

Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds Extends, until December 31, 2027, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.

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Bill History

2026-05-11 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-11 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-11 Assembly
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2026-05-07 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-06 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-05 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.945
2026-02-13 Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Official Summary Text

Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds
Extends, until December 31, 2027, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9206

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 13, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend chapter 306 of the laws of 2011  authorizing  owners  of
          residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the borough
          of  Staten  Island  to  cut  and  remove reeds from their property, in
          relation to the effectiveness thereof

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Section  3 of chapter 306 of the laws of 2011 authorizing
     2  owners of residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the
     3  borough of Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property, as
     4  amended by chapter 216 of the laws  of  2025,  is  amended  to  read  as
     5  follows:
     6    §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
     7  deemed repealed  December 31, [2026] 2027.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14869-01-6