Requires children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding; imposes civil fines for violations thereof; applies safety in skiing code requirements to snowboarders and snowboarding.
Relates to the use of wood in subway and railroad tracks; prohibits the use of tropical hardwood.
Reduces the time for mailing and receipt of registration application to constitutional minimum.
Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the seventh day after the primary election.
Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to remedy environmental harms under certain circumstances; provides that such action may be commenced against any person for any violation of an administrative or court order compelling an investigation or remediation of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.
Enacts the "voter empowerment act of New York" to streamline the process for registering to vote.
Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions; amends definition of television and adds other, related definitions.
Relates to the protection of personal information by businesses.
Makes provisions for payment to certain parole officers employed by the department of corrections and community supervision for salary and medical expenses while subject to sickness.
Relates to contact by siblings in foster care, surrender, destitute child and permanency proceedings.
