Establishes the climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share of the costs of needed infrastructure investments to adapt to climate change; mandates that projects funded by the program require compliance with prevailing wage requirements; requires that contracts for funded projects contain a provision that the structural iron and structural steel used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions; makes additional provisions; establishes the climate change adaptation fund.
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Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; provides that if convicted of a felony, such person has completed all sentencing requirements to such conviction, including any required term of imprisonment, probation, or community supervision.
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each health care facility a list of its policy-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
Requires a utilization review agent to follow certain rules when establishing a step therapy protocol; requires that the protocol accepts any attestation submitted by the insured's health care professional stating that a required drug has failed as prima facie evidence that the required drug has failed.
Establishes the warehouse worker injury reduction program; requires employers to establish an injury reduction program designed to identify and minimize the risks of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among workers involved in performing manual materials handling tasks.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows patients in New York to register for organ, eye, and tissue donation directly through their electronic health records. It requires hospitals using these digital health systems to include a simple option for patients to sign up for the Donate Life Registry without extra cost to the software providers. The law also updates the list of ways people can register for donation to include these electronic health records alongside existing methods like driver's licenses and voter registration forms. By integrating this feature into routine health data systems, the bill aims to make it easier for individuals to express their wishes regarding anatomical gifts.
Authorizes the county of Albany to levy hotel and motel taxes on short-term rentals; expands the definitions of hotel and motel to include any facility consisting of rentable units that provides lodging on an overnight basis.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the State University of New York at Albany to lease specific campus lands to Fuller Road Management Corporation for the Albany NanoTech Complex, a major semiconductor research and development facility. The legislation allows the university trustees to sign a lease of up to forty years without a public bidding process, provided the deal is approved by state budget and legal officials. It includes provisions that require any construction work on the site to follow state labor laws, ensuring workers receive prevailing wages, while also mandating that the university retain its own staff for instructional and administrative duties rather than outsourcing them. The agreement stipulates that if the land is no longer used for the NanoTech Complex, ownership and any improvements automatically revert to the university.
Provides that a caregiver shall be eligible for assistance for child care under the child care block grant regardless of the hours the parent actually works.
Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.