Provides for the net energy metering of solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems for both residential and business customers; increases the rated capacity of eligible solar electric generating equipment to 2,000 kilowatts; provides for the metering and fees for such electric generating equipment.
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Relates to the powers of the New York state industrial development agency.
Requires the office of children and family services to transmit, with the allegation of child abuse or neglect, all previous reports and calls to the central registry involving the subject of the report and children named in the report, including records of calls not accepted for local district investigation.
Limits workers' compensation benefits for partial permanent disabilities, which limit wage earning by less than 85%, to the period of the continuance of such disability, but not for a period of more than 525 weeks.
Repeals provisions relating to imposition of a highway use tax for the privilege of operating any vehicular unit upon the public highways of the state.
Authorizes orders of protection to provide for personal security devices and orders the respondent to cover the costs associated with security devices.
Relates to requiring the payment of small business grants within one hundred twenty days of notification of such funding.
Relates to authorizing a residential redevelopment inhibited property exemption; authorizes any city, town or village to, by local law, provide for a real property tax exemption for residential redevelopment inhibited property.
Creates a small business electric energy tax credit; specifies that the amount of credit shall be equal to the product of $0.02 per kilowatt hour; sets limit of no more than 19 full-time employees in New York state; determines that if the business is located at the primary residence of a sole proprietor, the business is not eligible for the tax credit.
Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss, professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors who render voluntary services, without compensation acting reasonably and in good faith, at the scene of a natural disaster or catastrophe.