Exempts certain old-growth forests from private property taxation.
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Relates to care and protection of children; adds to the definition of children at risk infants who test positive for a controlled substance not prescribed by a physician, in their bloodstream or urine, are born dependent on such drugs or who demonstrate drug withdrawal symptoms, or who have been diagnosed with a condition attributable to in utero exposure to illegal drugs.
Relates to the calculation of expenses of members of the police department and other peace officers in attending police training schools.
Relates to reductions of payments in lieu of taxes; provides that where such payment agreement is to be reduced due to a reassessment of the parcel of real property such agreement is related to, such reduction shall be phased in over 10 years if the reduction would negatively affect the revenues of a local government by more than 5%.
Authorizes the creation of a list of parents with child support arrears.
Directs the division of veterans services and the division of the budget to conduct a study on veterans services provided to residents of the state.
Requires investigating officers to field test and test blood alcohol levels of all drivers involved in auto accidents where serious physical injury or death occur; imposes rebuttable presumption of guilt for refusals; requires hospital to conduct such test where trauma/injury is considered too severe.
Increases the fines for dumping snow onto handicapped parking spaces.
Establishes a moratorium on the increase in rates of railroad fares established by the metropolitan transportation authority until the authority has fully implemented the positive train control requirements of the federal rail safety improvement act of 2008; provides that such moratorium shall be in effect on and after January 1, 2020.
Relates to authorizing the appointment of an additional associate village justice by villages.