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A 6888: Adds Fishkill Creek in Dutchess County to the definition of inland waterways.
What A 6888 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to add Fishkill Creek to the definition of inland waterways in New York State. This addition is part of a broader update to the state's executive law, which includes several other creeks and waterways. The updated list now includes over 70 water bodies, covering various counties and regions across the state. The changes take effect immediately, expanding the scope of inland waterways in New York.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s982 (2025-06-13)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6888
- What is the current status of A 6888?
- As of July 2, 2025, A 6888 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 13, 2025, was "substituted by s982".
- Did A 6888 pass?
- Not yet. A 6888 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6888, and where is it now?
- A 6888 was authored by Asm. Anil Beephan.
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| Jun. 13, 2025 | substituted by s982 |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.659 |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | rules report cal.659 |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | reported |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 353 words
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 county; 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02837-01-5
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