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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9206
IN SENATE
February 13, 2026
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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7 deemed repealed December 31, [2026] 2027.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.
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