Bill Text: NY J02491 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Town of Waterford upon the occasion of hosting its 25th Annual Tugboat Roundup from September 6-8, 2024

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-21 - ADOPTED [J02491 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J02491-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2491

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        COMMENDING the Town of Waterford upon the occasion
        of  hosting  its  25th  Annual  Tugboat Roundup from
        September 6-8, 2024

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body, in  keeping  with
its  time-honored  traditions,  to  recognize  and  pay tribute to those
organizations that embrace the historical significance and contributions
of their localities which strengthens the fabric of the  communities  of
New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Town
of Waterford upon the  occasion  of  hosting  its  25th  Annual  Tugboat
Roundup from September 6-8, 2024; and

  WHEREAS,  Tugboats  have  been  an  indispensable  part  of maritime
transportation for nearly 200 years, maneuvering  larger  watercraft  in
tight areas, and towing unpowered vessels from port to port; and

  WHEREAS,  Tugs were invented in the 1810s, shortly after steam-power
was successfully applied to watercraft, and  during  the  1800s  on  the
Hudson  River  and  Lake  Champlain,  old stripped-downside-wheelers and
propeller-driven towboats were used to move ever-increasing  numbers  of
watercraft, especially canal boats; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Tugboat Roundup is a gathering of tugboats, workboats
and barges to celebrate the maritime heritage of  the  Northeast  Inland
Waterways; and

  WHEREAS, The Tugboat Roundup, which takes place annually the weekend
after Labor Day features a tug parade, tug tours, boat rides, tug talks,
competitions, fireworks, children's activities, vendors, food, and more;
and

  WHEREAS,  Waterford  sits at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk
Rivers and is the gateway to the Erie and Champlain Canals; and

  WHEREAS, Waterford is home to Waterford Flight,  a  flight  of  five
locks,  which  spans the greatest height in the shortest distance of any
set of locks in the world; and

  WHEREAS, The Village of Waterford was founded in 1794,  and  is  the
oldest  continually incorporated village in the United States, while the
Town of Waterford was founded in 1816; and

  WHEREAS, The New York State Canal System is a successor to the  Erie
Canal  and  other canals within New York; currently, the 525-mile system
is composed of the Erie  Canal,  the  Oswego  Canal,  the  Cayuga-Seneca
Canal, and the Champlain Canal; and

  WHEREAS,  It is the intent of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend cultural events which  symbolize  the  historical,  social,  and
cultural  development  of this great State, its waterways and embody the

spirit of the principles  upon  which  this  Nation  was  founded;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Town of Waterford upon the  occasion  of  hosting  its  25th
Annual Tugboat Roundup from September 6-8, 2024; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Town of Waterford.