Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in paying quantities.
Requires a doctor to obtain the informed consent of patients prior to prescribing psychiatric drugs notifying the patients of possible adverse effects of the drug.
Increases the cap on earnings for eligible individuals with no dependents receiving tuition assistance program awards from ten thousand to thirty thousand dollars.
Establishes the New American homebuyer assistance program within the state of New York mortgage agency to assist first time homebuyers by imposing flexible documentation guidelines that take into account foreign documentation of income and assets.
Provides for the field testing for use of mobile telephones and portable electronic devices while driving after an accident or collision; allows police departments the option to participate in such field testing.
Relates to the misbranding of food products not containing meat; establishes a food product shall be deemed to be misbranded if the food product is labeled or branded in a false, deceptive or misleading manner that misrepresents the product as meat, meat food product or poultry.
Relates to requiring fingerprinting as part of the criminal background check for a TNC driver to secure criminal history records from both the state division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation.