Provides that a person who has previously been subjected to two or more petit larceny convictions within 18 months immediately preceding the charge shall be guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Provides that property receiving an agricultural assessment which is converted for purposes of oil or gas exploration shall be subject to payments equaling five times the taxes saved in the last year in which the land benefited from an agricultural assessment; exempts property converted for solar development from such payments.
Establishes the office of hospice and palliative care access and quality to provide expertise and input on hospice and palliative care policy development and regulation.
Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.
Relates to enacting the "environmentally conscious purchasing act"; prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from purchasing single-use plastic products; defines terms; provides exceptions for medical reasons and garbage collection.
Authorizes state and municipal agencies to establish rules and regulations for the use, distribution, duplication, sale and resale of geographic information systems materials disclosed under the freedom of information law; authorizes the imposition of fees for copies of such materials which do not exceed the fair market value of the materials; establishes such rules and regulations shall be consistent with those adopted by the committee on open government; authorizes applicants to appeal the reasonableness of any fees imposed therefor.
Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service.
Establishes the differentiated learning environment task force, to conduct a comprehensive study on the way colleges and universities are preparing future teachers to work in urban settings and to offer differentiated classrooms.
Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of machetes to minors; defines machete as a large heavy knife with a broad blade, used primarily for cutting brush or vegetation.
Establishes a clean and resilient energy program to encourage the development of clean and resilient behind the meter distributed energy resource projects.