---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to Ley and Butternut Creeks as inland waterways"
description: "Designates Ley Creek and Butternut Creek as inland waterways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 8789"
citation: "New York A 8789 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HUNTER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-11-27"
last_action: "2018-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7f1cca6-db92-4eb4-989b-4fb838d631cf"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A8789"
source_hash: "c92871d7e022d4a58b0063835c660f72b1912310879d6d3f94c0088c0edd05b4"
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 8789 (2017-2018) — Relates to Ley and Butternut Creeks as inland waterways

Designates Ley Creek and Butternut Creek as inland waterways.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8789 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8789&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A8789 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8789)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **132–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HUNTER — primary (person)
- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-27** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17** REPORTED
- **2018-04-19** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.749
- **2018-04-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-04-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-04-24** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6938
- **2018-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.1235
- **2018-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-07-19** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-31** SIGNED CHAP.131 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7f1cca6-db92-4eb4-989b-4fb838d631cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).