Recodifies the small business innovation research program within the New York state urban development corporation act; alters provisions under the small business innovation research program particularly as they affect Phase I award winners; prohibits arbitrary exclusion of technologies and companies; provides for matching of federal funds, to a certain extent. /
Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program. /
Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program. /
Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Authorizes the New York city school construction authority to obtain certain demographic data and utilize such data in connection with the authority's five-year educational facilities capital plan; requires consideration of student demographic data in connection with approval of five-year educational facilities capital plans; and requires the publication of findings and commentary on such plan. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; establishes the corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act which requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of authority or commission space for political advertisements where such space is customarily open to the public or qualifies as public forum space, or to make space available at cost or no cost if it is customarily rented or made available at no cost. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes the diesel emissions program and the diesel emissions reduction revolving fund; supplements such fund through federal diesel emission reduction act funds in addition to other state funds. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Relates to the sale or transfer of certain real property by the state or public authorities; requires mandatory review by the attorney general and comptroller of the sale of certain real property valued at over one hundred thousand dollars and not a part of a competitive bidding process by the state or a public authority; requires notice to members of the legislature and county executives in districts and counties in which land subject to transfer is located of the proposed transfer of state property between state departments, divisions, bureaus, agencies, state agencies, or to a public authority or public benefit corporation. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides for the corporation to do studies in targeted areas of Buffalo as part of a retail revitalization program; requires final report to legislature no later than January 1, 2015. /
Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Relates to siting requirements for the New York city school construction authority's leasing program. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Relates to the imposition of tolls for certain bridges and tunnels. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct a noise and land use compatibility study. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides a means of incorporation for organized groups affiliated with the Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faiths; amends the definition of "clergyman" and "minister" to include a pandit, swami, guru, granthi, imam, moulvi, and maulana. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Increases maximum civil penalties authorized to be imposed for violations of the rules of the New York city transit authority; provides that the notice of violation of any such rule shall be mailed by first class mail, rather than by registered or certified mail. /
Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates the New York title guaranty authority to initiate and operate a program which shall offer guaranties of real property titles in this state. /
Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehicles. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Authorizes a public retirement system, as defined in section 501 of the retirement and social security law, mutual fund, or other institutional investor to bring actions for damages sustained due to the commission of certain prohibited and criminal acts in violation of the Martin Act (Fraudulent Practice in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and other Securities). /
Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Exempts certain properties on Roosevelt Island in New York City from certain reporting requirements regarding the disposal of property by a public authority. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Enables the Honest Weight Food Co-Op to enter into contracts with the state dormitory for financing and construction within the city of Albany. /
Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes what is and what is not blighted property and blighted areas. /
Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS