---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adds Black Meadow Creek to the definition of inland waterways"
description: "Adds Black Meadow Creek to the definition of inland waterways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 9354"
citation: "New York S 9354 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SKOUFIS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-05-19"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5df574af-c6d2-422b-9062-735a48f9ccae"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S9354"
source_hash: "d08ee92e5e3e0f306bce80bec9bb59f7516942dd376cc1716715cf4300bc8679"
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 S 9354 (2021-2022) — Adds Black Meadow Creek to the definition of inland waterways

Adds Black Meadow Creek to the definition of inland waterways.

## Version chain

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

1. **S9354** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S9354&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SKOUFIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-19** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1790
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-01** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9786
- **2022-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.714
- **2022-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-06-23** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.352 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5df574af-c6d2-422b-9062-735a48f9ccae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).