Sen. Joe Griffo
Sponsored bills
Provides that each investor owned utility must file with the public service commission an electric vehicle charging tariff that allows a customer to purchase electricity solely for the purpose of recharging an electric vehicle; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Establishes the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Seaway flood recovery and International Joint Commission Plan 2014 mitigation grant program to provide assistance to small businesses, farms, multiple dwelling owners, not-for-profit organizations, homeowners and municipalities affected by the flooding of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence river, Seneca lake, the Seneca river, the Oswego river, the Oneida river, Oneida lake and Cross lake, or affected by certain serious storms (Part A); relates to establishing the Lake Ontario and connected waterways assessment relief act; provides real property tax assessment relief for flood victims in eligible counties; authorizes the financing by taxing authorities of such tax relief over a period of 10 years (Part B); and relates to exempting certain distributions from eligible retirement plans for income tax purposes (Part C).
Establishes the energy storage deployment program to encourage the installation of qualified energy storage systems; relates to commercially available technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter dispatching the energy.
Authorizes Peter G. LaSala, a police officer in the village of Potsdam, in the county of St. Lawrence, to elect to participate in an optional 20 year retirement program.
Requires certain health insurance policies to include mammography screening by breast tomosynthesis.
Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Scott Goodfellow.