Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment and infrastructure; requires public utilities to have infrastructure, capacity, facilities, and transmission and distribution systems needed to supply power for the charging of zero-emission buses and provides a tariff for charging of electric buses.
Asm. Didi Barrett
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Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.
Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.
Requires electric corporations, gas corporations, steam corporations and water-works corporations to adopt the common equity ratio and rate of return on equity authorized by the public service commission unless such utility can successfully demonstrate that such authorized rates do not meet their capital and/or operating needs.
Requires the New York State energy research and development authority to develop a real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information on electric vehicle charging stations and to make such information available on the authority's website; requires the mobile application and website to include an interactive real-time map with the addresses of each electric vehicle charging station in the state and the number of charging stations at each location, the operability of charging stations, whether the charging station is located in a parking lot, parking garage or on a street, whether there are fees required to use a charging station, and where to report operational issues with charging stations.
Relates to establishing a twenty year retirement plan for members or officers of law enforcement; includes every non-seasonally appointed sworn member or officer of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, a forest ranger in the service of the department of environmental conservation, a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, the regional state park police, and university police officers in such twenty year plan.
Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole; and to undertake any other activities the commission deems necessary and applicable to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state.
Establishes the staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York state military immigrant family legacy program within the department of veterans' services.
Requires a multi-agency study of the issues impacting the continuum of caregiving in the state; requires the submission of a report of the findings, conclusions and recommendations from such study to the governor and the legislature.
Requires video cameras to be placed on the entrances/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities.