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Enacts the "unmarked burial site protection act", to regulate the discovery of burial grounds, human remains and funerary objects

Enacts the "unmarked burial site protection act"; requires the cessation of all ground disturbing activities upon the discovery of a burial ground, human remains or funerary objects, and requires…

Steven EnglebrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Prohibits high-volume hydraulic fracturing in reforestation areas

Prohibits high-volume hydraulic facturing in reforestation areas.

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires the provision of an assessment by a geologist prior to issuance of a permit for a hydraulic fracturing well

Requires the provision of an assessment by a geologist prior to issuance of a permit for a hydraulic fracturing well.

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources

Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources.

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Prohibits persons or business entities from filing unnecessary personal identifying information with an agency

Prohibits persons or business entities from filing unnecessary personal identifying information with an agency; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.

Steven EnglebrightConsumer Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

Requires the removal or covering of inapplicable highway work zone traffic control signs

Requires that signs posted for highway work zone traffic control, including but not limited to highway construction zones, maintenance work area, or restricted highways, to be promptly covered or…

Steven EnglebrightTransportation Committee

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of liquids, foods and beverages in containers containing bisphenol A

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of liquids, foods and beverages in containers containing bisphenol A; requires manufacturers of products containing bisphenol A to use the least toxic…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires applicants for subdivision review to obtain confirmation from school district that parcel to be subdivided is actually within school district's boundary

Requires applicants for subdivision review to obtain confirmation from school district that parcel to be subdivided is actually within school district's boundary.

Steven EnglebrightLocal Government Committee

Requires every hospital engaging in construction, addition or remodeling to submit certain plans and specifications for such building

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Provides for the protection of the air quality at day care centers licensed by the state and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law

Provides for the protection of the air quality at licensed day care centers and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law; requires the office of children and family services to…

Steven EnglebrightHealth Committee

Establishes integrated pest management requirements for hospitals

Establishes integrated pest management requirements for hospitals including a requirement that all hospitals have pest management plans for pest control activities; makes related provisions.

Steven EnglebrightOn the Assembly floor

Requires reporting of cases of pesticide poisoning by licensed or certified health care practitioners acting within the lawful scope of their practice

Requires licensed or certified health care practitioners acting within the lawful scope of their practice to report confirmed or suspected cases of pesticide poisoning; requires the commissioner of…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Requires commissioners of health and general services to promulgate standards for the procurement and use of non-toxic commodities and services for hospitals

Requires the commissioners of health and general services to promulgate standards for the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive commodities and services for hospitals; provides that these…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Enacts the "Peconic Bay estuary protection act"

Enacts the "Peconic Bay estuary protection act" to implement a comprehensive conservation and management plan prepared pursuant to the national estuary program; establishes the Peconic Region…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

New York solar industry development and jobs act of 2011

Creates the New York solar industry development and jobs act; relates to procurement of solar renewable energy credits; establishes schedule with annual percentages to be met for compliance years.

Steven EnglebrightStricken

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000.

Steven EnglebrightJudiciary Committee

Provides for the mapping of breast cancer in the state

Requires mapping of breast cancer in the state; requires pesticide business to submit reports to the department of environmental conservation, which reports shall be in electronic format; changes…

Steven EnglebrightHealth Committee

Grants James Ryan retirement service credit in the New York state and local employees' retirement system

Grants James Ryan retirement service credit in the New York state and local employees' retirement system for services provided to the Long Island Rail Road beginning in 1978.

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides that on publicly accessible municipally owned property where trapping is allowed posted signage at entry points must inform readers that trapping is allowed

Provides that on all publicly accessible municipally owned property where trapping is allowed, posted signage at all recognized entry points must inform readers that trapping is allowed in season…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Provides for a tax credit for providing shelter to a homeless person 62 years of age or older

Provides for a tax credit against personal income tax of $1000 for each homeless person, aged 62 years or older, that the taxpayer provides shelter to the taxpayer's home; the taxpayer must also…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Prohibits the use of atrazine

Prohibits the use of atrazine.

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Increases maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for seniors

Increases maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for seniors.

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure to public access of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation.

Steven EnglebrightCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

Establishes the New York state independent budget office

Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed, upon recommendations of an independent budget advisory committee, by the speaker of the assembly and the…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes electronic notarization

Authorizes electronic notarization.

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the Responsible Bidders Database Act; requires state comptroller to maintain a database containing certain information for certain contracts

Enacts the Responsible Bidders Database Act; requires the state comptroller to maintain a computerized database system containing certain information relating to contractors, for state agency and…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering may be carried over and used to offset electricity used

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over…

Steven EnglebrightEnergy Committee

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Fund Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.

Steven EnglebrightReal Property Taxation Committee

Requires cooperative housing corporations provide a prospective purchaser with a written statement of reasons when withholding consent to a purchase

Requires cooperative housing corporations provide a prospective purchaser with a written statement of reasons when withholding consent to a purchase; voids any agreement inconsistent with such…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires public authorities to disclose an itemized list of all expenses incurred for flood, storm and emergency restoration

Requires public authorities to disclose an itemized list of all expenses incurred for flood, storm and emergency restoration.

Steven EnglebrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Authorizes the state university to lease certain lands at the state university at Stony Brook for the purpose of constructing medical offices and related parking

Authorizes the state university to lease certain lands at the state university at Stony Brook for the purpose of constructing medical offices and related parking; authorizes the dormitory authority…

Steven EnglebrightHigher Education Committee

Authorizes the board of education of any school district in the state to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on the exterior sides of school buses

Authorizes the board of education of any school district in the state to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on the exterior sides of school buses owned or leased by the school…

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

Relates to the review and approval process for a license to operate an assisted living residence

Relates to the review and approval process for a license to operate an assisted living program.

Steven EnglebrightHealth Committee

Requires the approval of the state legislature for the construction or continued operation of nuclear electric generating facilities

Requires the approval of the state legislature in a joint resolution for the construction or continued operation of nuclear electric generating facilities.

Steven EnglebrightEnergy Committee

Requires certain leases and management agreements entered into by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to comply with master plans

Requires leases, licenses and management agreements entered into by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation relating to the use or management of state parks and historic sites,…

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Requires electric corporations and power authorities to surrender renewable energy credits to customer-generators

Requires electric corporations and power authorities to surrender renewable energy credits and attributes, solar renewable energy credits, green building credits, tradeable renwable certificates,…

Steven EnglebrightEnergy Committee

Regulates the production of synthetic turf

Regulates the production of synthetic turf; defines terms; provides that no person may install or cause to install a synthetic turf product on any part of the grounds of any piece of public or…

Steven EnglebrightConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Relates to wastewater from hydraulic fracturing

Relates to wastewater from hydraulic fracturing and directs the commissioner of the DEC to promulgate rules and regulations requiring screening of such wastewater to not cause harm to sewage…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to eligibility for the empire state film post production credit

Relates to eligibility for the empire state film post production credit; provides for eligibility for the credit if expenditures meet or exceed seventy-five percent of qualified expenditures,…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Makes provisions with respect to sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust

Establishes offenses of sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust for the subjection of a child to sexual contact by a person in a position of trust; defines "person in…

Steven EnglebrightCodes Committee

Provides for the issuance of a superintendent's certificate to persons possessing exceptional qualifications in specific business operations

Provides for the issuance of a superintendent's certificate to persons possessing exceptional qualifications in specific business operations who do not meet all of the graduate course or teaching…

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

Establishes a geoparks task force to survey and formulate a plan for identifying sites for a system of geoparks, and a management and development strategy

Establishes a geoparks task force to survey and formulate a plan for identifying sites for a system of geoparks, and a management and development strategy for such parks.

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Creates the Pennies for parks program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes tax on single use carryout plastic bags

Creates the "Pennies for parks" program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes tax on single use carryout plastic bags; establishes the pennies for parks…

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Creates the Suffolk county health care corporation and provides for rights, powers, duties and jurisdiction of such corporation

Creates the Suffolk county health care corporation and provides for rights, powers, duties and jurisdiction of such corporation.

Steven EnglebrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Authorizes a school district to transfer excess money in an employee benefit fund to the school's general fund to offset property tax increases; repealer

Authorizes a school district to transfer excess money in an employee benefit fund to the school's general fund to offset property tax increases.

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

Requires office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to operate state parks and historic sites at the beginning of 2011-2012 according to past hours

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to operate and maintain all state parks and historic sites under its jurisdiction during the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2012…

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Requires the governor to submit to the legislature and make available to the public evaluations of proposed and enacted state expenditure decreases

Enacts the "procedure for informed evaluation of state expenditure decreases act of 2011" to require the governor to submit to the legislature and make available to the public evaluations of…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Requires the commissioner of general services to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties

Requires the commissioner to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties; requires incentives for adherence and annual reporting to the governor and legislature.

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee