---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary"
description: "Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; establishes uses for the sanctuary, including the limited use of certain boats; repeals provisions prohibiting boating in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 857"
citation: "New York S 857 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mario Mattera"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/270badb4-1d87-4563-82e7-c0828cd64a75"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S857"
source_hash: "0271170a77b0dddd4c0dc7e47a49692a5bfbfc88c2cbab9b0c2889a510ad4a00"
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 S 857 (2023-2024) — Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary

Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; establishes uses for the sanctuary, including the limited use of certain boats; repeals provisions prohibiting boating in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary.

## Version chain

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

1. **S857** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S857&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mario Mattera — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.66
- **2023-02-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-02-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR A3751
- **2023-03-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.52
- **2023-03-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-03-13** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-03-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-24** SIGNED CHAP.110 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/270badb4-1d87-4563-82e7-c0828cd64a75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).