Requires that one of the members of the board of standards and appeals be a financial analyst with professional qualifications and at least ten years experience as a financial analyst. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Requires that variance and special permit decisions made by the board of standards and appeals be made by a two-thirds majority of the quorum present and voting. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Expands the membership of the board of standards and appeals to thirteen members, with the eight additional members to be appointed, one each, by the borough presidents, public advocate, comptroller and city council. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Requires environmental impact statements to consider cumulative effects of an action for projects in communities already experiencing the impact by polluting facilities; defines "cumulative environmental impacts". /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 timing of risk level determination hearings for certain convicted sex offenders who are expected to be, upon sentencing, released on probation or discharged upon payment of a fine, conditional discharge or unconditional discharge. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CORRECTION

Imposes term limits of three consecutive terms or twelve years for members of the legislature. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: JUDICIARY

Imposes term limits of three consecutive terms or twelve years for members of the legislature. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: JUDICIARY

Relates to permits for cellular antennas in the city of New York. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Requires a seismological impact study related to hydrofracking. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Enacts the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city; creates an independent advisory board. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Requires a large-print version, or at the patient's request an audio recording of the discharge plan and preadmission information to be provided to all blind and visually impaired patients according to the preference of such patient or such patient's representative. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: FINANCE

Requires a large-print version, or at the patient's request an audio recording of the discharge plan and preadmission information to be provided to all blind and visually impaired patients according to the preference of such patient or such patient's representative. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: HEALTH

Provides for recall which empowers the electors with the ability to remove elective officers. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: JUDICIARY

Authorizes a lottery game for a community grant fund, which fund shall be dedicated to community groups organized pursuant to paragraph three or four of subdivision (c) of section five hundred one of the internal revenue code of nineteen hundred eighty-six, as amended, administering educational, recreational, cultural, senior, veterans or social services programs or providing volunteer ambulance services. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: JUDICIARY

Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges at betting facilities located at thoroughbred and harness racetracks operating in this state, in simulcast theaters operated by off-track betting corporations and in any constitutionally authorized casino facility; provides that the proceeds of such gambling be applied exclusively to or in aid or support of education. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: JUDICIARY

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Requires the city of New York to repair any sidewalk damaged by a tree under its exclusive care that is adjacent to any class one property, class two condo or coop or any house of religious worship. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Establishes a five percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers and the animal shelter and wildlife rehabilitator account to be administered by an animal protection organization to be chosen by the comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: AGRICULTURE

Relates to dividing the one hundred fifth and one hundred ninth precincts of the New York city police department into subdivisions. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES