Creates independent commissions to interview and recommend trustee candidates to the state university, CUNY and the community colleges.
Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.
Relates to tax on sales of motor fuel and petroleum products; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
Provides that certain charitable annuities may be unisex in nature and shall be computed on the basis of currently applicable mortality tables for calculating the reserves for individual annuities; makes related provisions.
Limits the use of fossil fuels in the research or production of energy for purposes of the excelsior jobs program; prohibits businesses engaged in the production, transmission, distribution, transportation or storage of fossil fuels from participation in the START-UP NY program; eliminates property that directly produces, transmits, distributes, transports or stores fossil fuels from qualifying tangible property for purposes of the investment tax credit and the Brownfield redevelopment tax credit; relates to tax on sales of motor fuel and petroleum products and makes conforming changes; relates to the definition of qualified rehabilitation expenditures for purposes of the tax credit for rehabilitation of historic properties; relates to the definition of a qualified emerging technology company; relates to the definition of manufacturer for purposes of the calculation of special tax benefits for qualified New York manufacturers; repeals provisions relating to manufacturing gallonage for purposes of the imposition of certain taxes; repeals provisions relating to reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to a utility credit or reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to an aviation fuel business which services four or more cities; repeals provisions relating to services rendered with respect to certain property; repeals provisions relating to fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes.
Repeals certain provisions relating to licensing requirements for physicians, chiropractors, dentists, dental hygienists, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, pharmacists, midwives, professional engineers, land surveyors, professional land surveyors, landscape architects, certified shorthand reporters, massage therapists, masseurs and masseuses.
Enacts the "two percent is two percent property tax cap act"; provides that the "allowable levy growth factor" shall be one and two one-hundredths.
Provides incentives for productive workers' compensation audits.
Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts of renewable electric capacity statewide, in order to stimulate the growth of clean, affordable and reliable sources of energy and to foster new partnerships between electric corporations, energy producers and energy customers in this state.
Authorizes and directs the workers' compensation board to redetermine the award of volunteer firefighter disability benefits to William DuBois of New Paltz, New York who was injured in the line of duty; provides that such redetermination shall be made as if such injury had occurred on or after July 1, 1992.
