---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; and prohibits the use of motor boats in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary"
description: "Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; prohibits the use of motor boats in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 10187"
citation: "New York A 10187 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-05-05"
last_action: "2022-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35245554-db09-4152-bafa-d0eb9e2195b8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A10187"
source_hash: "147c00dca2508134687aca06e766827e319314347a4d23defec8b273a10e90e1"
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 10187 (2021-2022) — Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; and prohibits the use of motor boats in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary

Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; prohibits the use of motor boats in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary.

## Version chain

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

1. **A10187** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10187&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rules Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-05** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** REPORTED
- **2022-05-23** RULES REPORT CAL.381
- **2022-05-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.381
- **2022-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-24** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9140
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1594
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.759 `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.66

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35245554-db09-4152-bafa-d0eb9e2195b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).