Provides a tax exemption on certain non-commercial energy star appliances; applies exemption on the first Saturday and Sunday of May and September on Energy Star appliances which cost less than twenty five hundred dollars; permits local legislation for exemptions on county/city level. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and various legislative leaders. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from jatropha plants, algae production, mustard seed, animal fats and/or waste greases and oils; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Relates to accident and investigation reports and requires reports submitted to the commissioner of motor vehicles to include an enumeration of any convictions on the operating record of the operator of each motor vehicle involved in an accident. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree. / Sponsor: Hevesi (MS) Committee:

Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public service commission; such review proceeding shall include all the parties involved in the proceeding at which such schedule was originally approved. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Directs NYS energy research and development authority to undertake a statewide study of consumer behaviors with respect to energy efficiency and clean energy technology programs. / Sponsor: Hevesi (MS) Committee:

Limits plea bargains for individuals charged with sex offenses committed against children; cannot plea to a lesser included offense where such offense is not a sex offense. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Requires a solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacle pilot program whereby 100 garbage receptacles in certain parks will be replaced with solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacles once the commissioner of parks has received the proceeds from advertising space on such receptacles; establishes reporting requirements. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Requires the development of a generation attribute certification and tracking system by the New York State energy research and development authority; defines generation attribute certificate. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Relates to the facilitation of certain prostitution crimes; increases the maximum term of the indeterminate sentence by one year for certain prostitution crimes where a commercial social networking website, online community or other website is used to facilitate such crime. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Authorizes youth services organizations to search records of the division of criminal justice services to determine if an applicant has been convicted of a sex offense. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Requires all rebates to be provided by the retailer to a purchaser at the time of the purchase of the good or service to which the rebate applies; authorizes the retailer to determine and disclose in advertisements the method in which the rebate shall be provided; provides for a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Allows owners of buildings which are master metered for electricity and have rent inclusion of electricity to file applications to terminate the rent inclusion of electricity for such accommodations. / Sponsor: Hevesi (MS) Committee:

Provides that diesel fuel that contains a concentration of sulfur that is less than or equal to fifteen parts per million shall not be sold or offered for sale unless such diesel fuel includes biodiesel as its lubrication additive. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Requires a blend of biodiesel fuel in retail heating oil: 5% in 2013; 10% in 2014 and 20% in 2015 and thereafter; describes the term biodiesel blend as renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils, animal fats or waste oils and greases; provides that retail heating oil means residential, commercial and industrial. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Requires all rebates to be provided by the retailer to a purchaser at the time of the purchase of the good or service to which the rebate applies; authorizes the retailer to determine and disclose in advertisements the method in which the rebate shall be provided; provides for a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations, in cities having a population of one million or more, to reimburse ratepayers for damages to and losses of property and business caused by power outages lasting more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period; requires steam corporations, in cities having a population of one million or more, to reimburse ratepayers for damages to and losses of property and business caused by service interruptions lasting more than 48 hours. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission; such penalties shall not be more than one-tenth of 1% of the utilities' annual net revenue for each day of violation, but not to exceed $25,000 nor be less than $100. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee:

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's internet website; provides such portal shall be a one-stop source of information to existing and prospective small businesses. / Sponsor: Hevesi Committee: