NY State Senate Bill S6627A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 30, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2023	1st report cal.1238
May 09, 2023	print number 6627a
May 09, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
May 02, 2023	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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May 23, 2023 - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee Vote

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Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee Vote: May 23, 2023

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S6627 - Details

Law Section:: Public Authorities

S6627 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the New York state power authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant located in the town of Lewiston, county of Niagara, to the Shirley J. Hamilton Niagara Power Plant.

S6627 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S6627

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing and directing the New York state power
authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley
Hamilton Niagara Power Plant

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would authorize and direct the New York state power
authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley
Hamilton Niagara Power Plant.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes and directs the New York state power authority to
rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley Hamilton
Niagara Power Plant.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Shirley Hamilton passed away on March 26, 2023. She was born and raised
in Niagara Falls, New York, and graduated from Niagara Falls High
school. She attended SUNY at Buffalo for Electrical Engineering, Cornell
University School of Labor Studies and was a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Ms. Hamilton was employed at the New York State Power Authority (NYPA)
since 1979, where she rose quickly through the ranks - from a Seasonal
Groundskeeper to serving as the first woman to work on the Ice Boom. She
was the first female Warehouse person at the Niagara Project and was
once the only woman Senior Operator employed at NYPA throughout the
entire state of New York. When she passed, she was the most senior
employee at the Niagara Project, working in every union classification
in operations and had over 40 years operational experience at the facil-
ity.

Beyond her historic career at NYPA, Ms. Hamilton was a well-respected
leader in the community. She served with distinction as president of the
Niagara Falls Branch of the NAACP for several years prior to her pass-
ing. She was involved in a variety of environmental and economic devel-
opment endeavors, including serving as Secretary to the Niagara County
Workforce Investment Board, the NYS Environmental Justice Inter-agency
Task Force, and the Environmental Justice Committee for the NYS Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation. She was the first woman and African
American to Chair the Niagara CountyIndustrial Development Agency and
was appointed by Senator Charles Schumer to the Niagara River Toxins
Committee and the Lake Ontario Lakewide Management Planning Committee.
In addition, she served on the board of the Buffalo/Niagara Mentorship
Program.

Ms. Hamilton was the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, includ-
ing: the Community Cares Service Award for Economic Development for
Niagara County by former Wheatfield Town Supervisor, Timothy E.  Demler,
the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Achievement Award, the AFL -
CIO Earl A. Frampton Community Service Award, the National Coalition for
Community And Justice (NCCJ) Sister/Brotherhood Award, the Every Woman
Opportunity Award of Excellence, the Trinity Baptist Church Community
Service Award, the Woman's Award of Excellence for Labor from former NYS
Senator Antoine Thompson, the NAACP President's - Political Action Advo-
cacy Award, the God's Woman "I Shall Wear a Crown" Award, and the Lion
of Judah Award from Dominion Life Christian Center.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New legislation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6627 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6627
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the New York state power
   authority  to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shir-
   ley Hamilton Niagara Power Plant

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
 the  contrary,  the  New  York  state  power authority is authorized and
 directed to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant located  in  the
 town  of  Lewiston,  county  of Niagara, to the Shirley Hamilton Niagara
 Power Plant.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10973-01-3

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Public Authorities

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S6627A

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing and directing the New York state power
authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley
J. Hamilton Niagara Power Plant

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would authorize and direct the New York state power
authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley
J. Hamilton Niagara Power Plant.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes and directs the New York state power authority to
rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley J.  Hamilton
Niagara Power Plant.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Shirley J. Hamilton passed away on March 26, 2023. She was born and
raised in Niagara Falls, New York, and graduated from Niagara Falls High
school. She attended SUNY at Buffalo for Electrical Engineering, Cornell
University School of Labor Studies and was a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Ms. Hamilton was employed at the New York State Power Authority (NYPA)
since 1979, where she rose quickly through the ranks - from a Seasonal
Groundskeeper to serving as the first woman to work on the Ice Boom. She
was the first female Warehouse person at the Niagara Project and was
once the only woman Senior Operator employed at NYPA throughout the
entire state of New York. When she passed, she was the most senior
employee at the Niagara Project, working in every union classification
in operations and had over 40 years operational experience at the facil-
ity.

Beyond her historic career at NYPA, Ms. Hamilton was a well-respected
leader in the community. She served with distinction as president of the
Niagara Falls Branch of the NAACP for several years prior to her pass-
ing. She was involved in a variety of environmental and economic devel-
opment endeavors, including serving as Secretary to the Niagara County
Workforce Investment Board, the NYS Environmental Justice Inter-agency
Task Force, and the Environmental Justice Committee for the NYS Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation. She was the first woman and African
American to Chair the Niagara Countylndustrial Development Agency and
was appointed by Senator Charles Schumer to the Niagara River Toxins
Committee and the Lake Ontario Lakewide Management Planning Committee.
In addition, she served on the board of the Buffalo/Niagara Mentorship
Program.

Ms. Hamilton was the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, includ-
ing: the Community Cares Service Award for Economic Development for
Niagara County by former Wheatfield Town Supervisor, Timothy E.  Demler,
the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Achievement Award, the AFL -
CIO Earl A. Frampton Community Service Award, the National Coalition for
Community And Justice (NCCJ) Sister/Brotherhood Award, the Every Woman
Opportunity Award of Excellence, the Trinity Baptist Church Community
Service Award, the Woman's Award of Excellence for Labor from former NYS
Senator Antoine Thompson, the NAACP President's - Political Action Advo-
cacy Award, the God's Woman "I Shall Wear a Crown" Award, and the Lion
of Judah Award from Dominion Life Christian Center.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New legislation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6627--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and   Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the New York state power
   authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the  Shir-
   ley J. Hamilton Niagara Power Plant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
 the contrary, the New York  state  power  authority  is  authorized  and
 directed  to  rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant located in the
 town of Lewiston, county of Niagara, to the Shirley J. Hamilton  Niagara
 Power Plant.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10973-03-3

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S6627 - Details

S6627 - Summary

S6627 - Sponsor Memo

S6627 - Bill Text download pdf

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May 23, 2023 - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee Vote

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee Vote: May 23, 2023

Bill Amendments

S6627 - Details

S6627 - Summary

S6627 - Sponsor Memo

S6627 - Bill Text download pdf

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Details

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6627A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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