Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items, authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member items be fully itemized. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items; authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member items be fully itemized. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany State Park. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; defines micro business. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; defines micro business. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years after January 1, 2012, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years after January 1, 2011, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requires tourism promotion agencies seeking matching economic development funds to have a program to encourage visitation of state parks and historic sites. / Sponsor: SERRANO

Prohibits persons, firms or corporations engaged in the retail business of selling firearms from selling, delivering or transferring child operated firearms; defines "child operated firearm" to mean a pistol or revolver manufactured 1 year after the effective date of these provisions which does not contain a childproofing device or mechanism incorporated into the design of such pistol or revolver to effectively preclude an average 5 year old from firing same; makes violations a class A misdemeanor. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CODES

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; provides state assistance for such programs. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CITIES

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure to public access of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires the New York state tourism website to be displayed in any advertisement or public service announcement funded by state money. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires the New York state tourism website to be displayed in any advertisement or public service announcement funded by state money. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge; defines senior citizens as persons 65 years of age or older. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Creates a temporary state commission to study and make recommendations concerning the incidence of asthma in the borough of the Bronx in New York city. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: FINANCE

Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to preserve and maintain state historic sites that are closed for more than a month. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION