Allows taxpayers to contribute to the support of the animal population control fund by marking a space on a corporate or personal income tax return. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

Requires the commissioner to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties; requires incentives for adherence and annual reporting to the governor and legislature. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

Makes technical corrections to the conservation easement tax credit. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

Grants the state liquor authority general rule making privileges for the purpose of effectuating the alcoholic beverage control law and provides for the repeal of such provisions relating thereto. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

Relates to outdoor lighting installed by state agencies and public corporations. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

Grants personal income taxpayers the ability to make a gift to the state parks on their tax returns; establishes the state parks fund to provide monies to the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for the operation and maintenance of the state parks. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee:

Relates to the powers of chairman and members of the state liquor authority. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance, when using external indices to determine sales and compensating use tax due because of failure to file a return or filing of an incorrect return, to use external indices which reflect local economic conditions. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge and provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating thereto. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

Authorizes a tax check-off for gifts to food banks; establishes the gifts to food banks fund; authorizes and directs the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to distribute grants to local not-for-profit corporations for the distribution of food to persons in need. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

Authorizes non-residents of the county of Allegany to be appointed as peace officers for the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals for such county. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

Exempts from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, preschool special education programs. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee: