Sentences with phrase «river anchorage sites»
A New York congressman from the Hudson Valley is standing his ground after declaring last week that a U.S. Coast Guard proposal for Hudson River anchorage sites is effectively dead.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has effectively killed a proposal to establish anchorage sites along the Hudson River.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill to safeguard the Hudson River from proposed anchorage sites.
A bill to safeguard the Hudson River from proposed anchorage sites passed the New York state Senate and Assembly this week.
Hudson Valley Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Monday announced next steps regarding the suspended U.S. Coast Guard proposal for anchorage sites along the Hudson River.
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney was in Orange County Thursday, calling on the U.S. Coast Guard to listen to Hudson River communities when it comes to a proposal to establish anchorage sites in the rRiver communities when it comes to a proposal to establish anchorage sites in the riverriver.
The Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously passed a resolution Monday opposing the U.S. Coast Guard's plan to establish up to 10 anchorage sites in the Hudson River.
U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - Cold Spring, issued a statement Wednesday afternoon that said Coast Guard Adm. Steven D. Poulin was «effectively killing the proposal» by announcing he would ««suspend future rulemaking decisions» regarding the designation of additional anchorage sites in the Hudson River.»
Rhinebeck and other municipalities previously took strong stances against the Coast Guard's anchorage plan, which included three sites on the river between Ulster and Dutchess counties.
«With this law now in place, the state is in a much stronger position to keep future anchorages from being sited anywhere along the Hudson River,» Barrett said.
And New York Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney recently announced legislation to prevent the establishment of any new anchorage sites in the Hudson River Valley.
Two New York state lawmakers from the Hudson Valley have introduced legislation aimed at safeguarding the Hudson River from proposed anchorage sites.
Additional anchorage sites along the river are not among the recommendations, though onlookers says the Coast Guard has not ruled out future proposals and rulemaking.
The debate over whether the U.S. Coast Guard should be allowed to establish anchorage sites on the Hudson River is continuing.
The Coast Guard proposes 10 anchorage sites — basically, rest stops — for commercial vessels along the Hudson River, from Yonkers to Kingston.
Testa, a Republican and former Peekskill mayor, says nearly 1000 acres of the Hudson River would be used by the anchorage sites off the shores of Westchester alone.
A Westchester County legislator is sponsoring a resolution in opposition to a proposal for up to 10 anchorage sites in the Hudson River.
From Yonkers to Kingston, the Coast Guard proposes 10 anchorage sites for commercial vessels along the Hudson River.
Pace University students in Westchester County have written to the U.S. Coast Guard commandant, petitioning him to withdraw the service's proposal for anchorage sites in the Hudson River.
Ask your Congressional Representative to support bill number H.R. 2619 that would prevent the Coast Guard from establishing any new anchorage grounds on the Hudson River without submitting a report to the Congress detailing the potential impact of the proposed anchorage grounds on critical habitats and sites listed on the National Priorities List.