---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes Cazenovia Lake and Chittenango Creek in the definition of inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization"
description: "Includes Cazenovia Lake and Chittenango Creek in the definition of inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 9778"
citation: "New York A 9778 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MAGEE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cb94d10-96d4-4925-8877-1c5412cd92f9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A9778"
source_hash: "263c4ce2d0f8303d6dec07db9aa403e2fb7b38235610574baa7b5528adae72b9"
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 9778 (2017-2018) — Includes Cazenovia Lake and Chittenango Creek in the definition of inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization

Includes Cazenovia Lake and Chittenango Creek in the definition of inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9778 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9778&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A9778 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A9778)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **128–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-07** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17** REPORTED
- **2018-04-19** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.763
- **2018-04-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-04-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-04-25** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7573
- **2018-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.802
- **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.140 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cb94d10-96d4-4925-8877-1c5412cd92f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).