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S6018 • 2025

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

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

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Sponsor
April Baskin
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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

Authorizes and directs the New York state power authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley J.

What This Bill Does

  • 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 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. 2026-06-02 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1538

  3. 2026-06-02 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-06-02 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-06-02 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

  6. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  7. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  8. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

  9. 2025-05-19 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  10. 2025-05-19 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  11. 2025-05-19 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

  12. 2025-05-15 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  13. 2025-05-14 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  14. 2025-05-13 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1028

  15. 2025-03-04 Senate

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Official Summary Text

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
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.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          6018

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      March 4, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  BASKIN -- 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 J. Hamilton Niagara Power Plant

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
     2  the  contrary,  the  New  York  state  power authority is authorized and
     3  directed to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant located  in  the
     4  town  of Lewiston, county of Niagara, to the Shirley J. Hamilton Niagara
     5  Power Plant.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09402-01-5