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A06888 Summary:

BILL NOA06888 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00982

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SPONSORBeephan

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §911, Exec L

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Adds Fishkill Creek in Dutchess County to the definition of inland waterways.

Go to top A06888 Actions:

BILL NOA06888 

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03/18/2025referred to environmental conservation

06/10/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/11/2025reported referred to rules

06/12/2025reported 

06/12/2025rules report cal.659

06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.659

06/13/2025substituted by s982

&nbspS00982 AMEND= ROLISON

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

&nbsp05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1050

&nbsp05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/04/2025referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a6888

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.659

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/01/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/05/2025SIGNED CHAP.594

Go to topA06888 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/NAY:34/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliExcused

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA06888 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06888 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6888

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to adding Fishkill Creek
 to the definition of inland waterways

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 911 of the execu-
 2 tive law, as separately amended by chapters 382 and 397 of the laws
 3 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (c) the state's major creeks comprised of the 18 Mile Creek located in
 5 Erie county, Chittenango Creek, Bash Bish and Kinderhook Creek located
 6 in Columbia county, Kinderhook Creek located in Rensselaer county, Bash-
 7 er Kill, Bushkill, Cattaraugus, Cayadutta, North Chuctanunda, Cincinna-
 8 ti, East Kill, Esopus (including upper and lower branches), Ferguson,
 9 Fish (including east and west branches), Gooseberry, Great Valley,
 10 Kennyetto, Little Sandy, Moyer, Mud Creek located in Oneida county,
 11 Ninemile Creek, Onondaga, Oriskany, Peekskill Hollow, Reall, Roeliff
 12 Jansen Kill, Rondout, Sandy, Sauquoit, Schoharie, Shawangunk Kill, Six
 13 Mile Creek, South Sandy, Oatka, Tonawanda, West Kill, Scajaquada,
 14 Wappinger, Webatuck, Wassaic, Willsey in the village of Wurtsboro, Wood
 15 Creek located in Herkimer county, Wood Creek located in Oneida county,
 16 Black Creek located in Monroe county, Black Creek located in Genesee and
 17 Wyoming counties, Ellicott Creek located in Erie county, Wynantskill,
 18 Claverack, Taghkanic, Agawamuck, Wyomanock, and Ley Creek and Butternut
 19 Creek located in Onondaga county, Nanticoke and Sawkill (in Ulster coun-
 20 ty), Fishkill Creek, Saw Kill and Fall Kill located in Dutchess county,
 21 Otter Kill Creek located in Orange county, Black Meadow Creek located in
 22 Orange county, and the Silver Lake Outlet located in Wyoming coun