---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes the lake of Drew within the definition of \"inland waterways\" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization"
description: "Includes the lake of Drew in Westchester county within the definition of \"inland waterways\" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 6571"
citation: "New York A 6571 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GALEF"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-12"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00d4c48d-f522-4b81-9989-25b92c7ea5f5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6571"
source_hash: "221d5e97de9af7728d4d4bbebae082ce20aef267839199441318535aabc9f235"
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 6571 (2019-2020) — Includes the lake of Drew within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Includes the lake of Drew in Westchester county within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6571** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6571&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A6571A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6571A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GALEF — primary (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-12** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-04** PRINT NUMBER 6571A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED
- **2019-06-17** RULES REPORT CAL.371
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.371
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5828A
- **2019-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1780
- **2019-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.273 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00d4c48d-f522-4b81-9989-25b92c7ea5f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).