---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes the Ferguson, Moyer, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Oriskany, Reall, Sauquoit, Six Mile Creek, and Wood Creek as creeks within the definition of \"inland waterways\""
description: "Includes the Ferguson, Moyer, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Oriskany, Reall, Sauquoit, Six Mile Creek, and Wood Creek as creeks 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 6963"
citation: "New York A 6963 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BUTTENSCHON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-28"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c461e14a-0fce-418a-98fd-c38d3d8fb53d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6963"
source_hash: "ab2465515fbd1ae1aa045b77c9d419712e047a9b4ac21f634d6cbf1801bf152b"
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 6963 (2019-2020) — Includes the Ferguson, Moyer, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Oriskany, Reall, Sauquoit, Six Mile Creek, and Wood Creek as creeks within the definition of "inland waterways"

Includes the Ferguson, Moyer, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Oriskany, Reall, Sauquoit, Six Mile Creek, and Wood Creek as creeks 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. **A6963** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6963&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A6963A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6963A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BUTTENSCHON — primary (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER B — cosponsor (person)
- PICHARDO — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-28** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** REPORTED
- **2019-05-16** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.358
- **2019-05-22** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6963A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-30** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2906A
- **2019-06-11** 3RD READING CAL.227
- **2019-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.278 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c461e14a-0fce-418a-98fd-c38d3d8fb53d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).