---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates the \"Finger Lakes community preservation act\""
description: "Creates the \"Finger Lakes community preservation act\"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 5029"
citation: "New York A 5029 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CUSICK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/312df990-6063-452d-aa77-04f7c5b4d767"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A5029"
source_hash: "d5bed536835867e2dea795c00c324604e047f34d7cd0e0dfd88ea06345a4cb59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 5029 (2019-2020) — Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"

Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5029** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5029&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A5029A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A5029A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **134–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- CUSICK — primary (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- FINCH — cosponsor (person)
- GLICK — cosponsor (person)
- KOLB — cosponsor (person)
- LIFTON — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- PALMESANO — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
- WOERNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06** REFERRED TO ENERGY `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-21** PRINT NUMBER 5029A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-05** REPORTED
- **2019-03-07** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.118
- **2019-03-14** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-03-14** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-03-14** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2270A
- **2019-03-20** 3RD READING CAL.169
- **2019-03-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-03-20** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** SIGNED CHAP.32 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/312df990-6063-452d-aa77-04f7c5b4d767`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).