Relates to floor area ratio; provides that except as otherwise provided in and determined under a zoning law, ordinance, or resolution of a city with a population of one million or more, or after consultation with local officials, as provided in a general project plan of the New York state urban development corporation, the floor area ratio (FAR) of any dwelling or dwellings on a lot shall not exceed 12.0.
Relates to the repair of certain bridges and other structures located on or adjacent to the Palisades Interstate Parkway; directs the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to select a stone for bridge repair by December 1, 2023.
Requires an annual statement of wage parity hours and expenses to be accompanied by an independent accountant's report on applying agreed upon procedures on the annual compliance statement of wage parity, hours and expenses prior to payments for home care services by government agencies.
Authorizes the assessor of Richmond county to grant the Silver Lake Foundation Inc. retroactive real property tax exempt status upon an application therefor.
Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.
Directs contracting state agencies to develop a growth plan in order to increase participation of minority- and women-owned businesses with respect to state contracts and subcontracts which includes an analyses of the use of discretionary buying.
Relates to journalism usage fees; requires notice to be given to a covered platform by an eligible digital journalism provider requiring covered platforms to pay journalism usage fees to eligible digital journalism providers; establishes arbitration requirements for disputes over such fees.
Relates to the payment of real property and school district taxes in installments; provides that if a property owner has elected to pay taxes in installments, the statement of taxes shall include the due dates for such payments without interest or penalties.
Ensures that supplemental uninsured/underinsured insurance coverage is included in certain insurance policies; provides for certain notice and information to be given to insured motorists; extends certain provisions relating to supplemental uninsured/underinsured insurance coverage until 6/30/2026.
Provides that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall convene a ten member real estate appraiser task force to investigate and identify the misevaluation of the asset of this category of professionals and develop ways to overcome the biased behavior; makes related provisions.
Provides that a crematory or crematorium operated by a funeral entity may add an additional retort expressly and solely for use in an instance of mechanical or technical failure of an existing retort; makes related provisions.
Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation.