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repealer","summary":"Relates to natural gas development using hydraulic fracturing; enacts provisions to ensure natural gas development practices will be sustainable and safe.","billno":"S2697-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2741A-2011","title":"Establishes seagrass protection act","summary":"Establishes the seagrass protection act; defines terms; outlines department of environmental conservation's responsibilities in developing seagrass management areas.","billno":"S2741A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2741-2011","title":"Establishes seagrass protection act","summary":"Establishes the seagrass protection act; defines terms; outlines department of environmental conservation's responsibilities in developing seagrass management areas.","billno":"S2741-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2742-2011","title":"Relates to global warming pollution control","summary":"Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.","billno":"S2742-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2742A-2011","title":"Relates to global warming pollution control","summary":"Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.","billno":"S2742A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2742B-2011","title":"Relates to global warming pollution control","summary":"Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.","billno":"S2742B-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3298-2011","title":"Imposes term limits of four consecutive terms or sixteen years for members of the legislature","summary":"Imposes term limits of four consecutive terms or sixteen years for members of the legislature.","billno":"S3298-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"JUDICIARY"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3299-2011","title":"Increases the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years","summary":"Increases the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years.","billno":"S3299-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"JUDICIARY"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3338-2011","title":"Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office","summary":"Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.","billno":"S3338-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3867-2011","title":"Makes it unlawful to force feed birds under certain circumstances","summary":"Makes it unlawful to force feed birds, by hand or machine, for the purpose of fatty enlargement of such bird's liver.","billno":"S3867-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"AGRICULTURE"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3868-2011","title":"Enacts the \"politician self-immortalization prevention act\"","summary":"Enacts the \"politician self-immortalization prevention act\"; provides that no facility supported by state funds may be named after a living public official unless such person has been out of public service for at least ten years.","billno":"S3868-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"RULES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3869-2011","title":"Enacts the \"homeowner mortgage refinance relief act\"","summary":"Enacts the \"homeowner mortgage refinance relief act\"; exempts from a local mortgage tax or recording tax mortgagors who are refinancing real property; provides that the commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish grounds for qualifications, proof and procedure necessary for a mortgagor to obtain such an exemption.","billno":"S3869-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3892-2011","title":"Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state","summary":"Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state.","billno":"S3892-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3892A-2011","title":"Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state","summary":"Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state.","billno":"S3892A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S4218-2011","title":"Relates to providing that public schools within N.Y.city are not open for regular classes on any primary election day","summary":"Relates to providing that public schools within a city having a population of million or more are not open for regular classes with their students on any primary election day.","billno":"S4218-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ELECTIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S4219-2011","title":"Prohibits the department of health from reducing reimbursement rates of the early intervention program","summary":"Prohibits the department of health from reducing reimbursement rates of the early intervention program below those rates in effect on March 1, 2010.","billno":"S4219-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"HEALTH"},{"type":"bill","id":"S4220-2011","title":"Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas","summary":"Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas; prohibits acceptance, disposal and/or processing of any fluid used in a hydraulic fracturing process.","billno":"S4220-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"AVELLA","committee":"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION"}]