Enacts the state contract sunlight act; requires the comptroller to develop a state-wide database of all bids for contracts, state contracts, and any additional information available for public review; requires the attorney general to review contracts meeting a certain dollar amount.
Authorizes the town of New Berlin, county of Chenango, to reduce the maximum speed limit along West Shore Road in such town to 15 miles per hour.
Extends the timeframe for motor vehicle inspections for new motor vehicles sold within the state to five years from the date of sale.
Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
Creates a cellulosic ethanol task force to prevent and reduce the production and emanation of greenhouse gases.
Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.
Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.
Requires applicants for registration of hybrid vehicles to submit proof of the make, model and model year of the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied, to the commissioner; establishes that after such proof is submitted, certificates of registration shall display the markings "qualified hybrid vehicle" and such vehicle's US EPA highway fuel economy rating of 45 mpg or more.
Provides for the continuation of a commercial driver's license after lapse or termination of insurance if a person needs such license to perform his or her employment.
Relates to actions by health care providers against patients; provides that it shall be an affirmative defense to an action by a health care provider against a patient for recovery of payment for an outstanding bill that such health care provider failed to submit such insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner.
