Provides that the village of Southampton is hereby authorized to designate emergency response and rescue vehicles assigned to the Southampton village ocean rescue as authorized emergency vehicles.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York school districts to be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred when conducting studies mandated by the education department for reorganization approvals. It directly affects school districts undergoing mergers, consolidations, or annexations that qualify for state aid under existing law. The key provision mandates reimbursement for these required studies, with the funding condition dependent on a state appropriation being made. If no appropriation exists at the bill's effective date, reimbursement begins 45 days after funding is secured.
Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.
Establishes a person is guilty of assault in the second degree when such person intends to cause physical injury to an employee of New York state or any of its political subdivisions or of a public authority or a public benefit corporation while such employee is performing such employee's duties.
Directs the commissioner of education to develop and maintain a publicly accessible statewide attendance and absenteeism dashboard to be posted publicly on the state education department's website.
Relates to the prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris; defines terms; requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare and annually update a marine and coastal debris action plan.
Maddy summaryBill A 8274 authorizes the Village of West Hampton Dunes in Suffolk County to establish a local tax on hotel and motel room occupancy. This tax would apply to individuals staying in hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, or tourist facilities for less than ninety consecutive days. The maximum tax rate is set at five percent of the daily room rental rate. Revenues collected from this tax would be deposited into the village's general fund and can be used for any lawful village purpose. This authorization for the tax is set to expire three years after its effective date.
Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.
Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of diesel motor fuel used in vessels used directly in a business providing sport fishing opportunities for hire to the general public from the tax on petroleum businesses and from sales and compensating use taxes.
Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.
