---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends, until December 31, 2022, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds"
description: "Extends, from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 2000"
citation: "New York A 2000 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CUSICK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6504cd1e-6a19-409a-8412-61bb9e84c21b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A2000"
source_hash: "3f084f22b3edc84967ef0b345d30109163d1c8d283681cdac908e5a501ee3b25"
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 2000 (2021-2022) — Extends, until December 31, 2022, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

Extends, from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2000** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2000&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- CUSICK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** REPORTED
- **2021-02-11** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.98
- **2021-02-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-02-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-02-22** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5150
- **2021-04-27** 3RD READING CAL.591
- **2021-04-27** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-04-27** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11** SIGNED CHAP.115 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6504cd1e-6a19-409a-8412-61bb9e84c21b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).