NY A10008

Legislative Description

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to certain costs of the department of motor vehicles (Part A); extends the accident prevention course internet technology pilot program (Part B); authorizes for-hire autonomous vehicles outside of New York city; extends provisions of law relating thereto (Part E); extends provisions of law relating to certain tax increment financing provisions (Part H); enacts the dairy promotion act; enacts provisions related to the marketing of agricultural products in New York state; repeals certain provisions relating thereto (Part J); extends the refundability of the investment tax credit for farmers (Part K); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority to establish subsidiaries (Part T); extends the authority of the New York state urban development corporation to administer the empire state economic development fund (Part V); extends the loan powers of the New York state urban development corporation (Part W); requires the registration of data brokers; establishes a data deletion mechanism for consumers; provides for enforcement by an office within the department of financial services and audits, assessments, and rulemaking authority (Part (AA); relates to the annual consumer guide of health insurers (Subpart A); relates to ongoing treatment by an out-of-network provider during pregnancy (Subpart B); relates to accessible formulary drug lists (Subpart C); relates to utilization reviews for treatment for a chronic health condition (Subpart D) (Part HH); extends the effectiveness of the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project (Part LL); relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the public service commission (Part OO); directs the environmental facilities corporation to undertake and provide state financial assistance payments to rural municipalities in support of water quality infrastructure projects (Part PP); establishes the excelsior power program to enable utilities and the Long Island power authority to reduce peak demand by remotely operating voluntarily enrolled customers' smart thermostats or otherwise affecting service in exchange for a bill credit (Part QQ); establishes the office of the utility consumer advocate to represent the interests of utility consumers; repeals provisions relating to the utility intervention unit (Part RR); establishes a fare-free bus pilot program within the city of New York (Part SS); establishes a blue ribbon commission on residential affordability through energy savings (RATES commission) to study the causes and origins of rising utility rates and to recommend actions or reforms to reduce rates; provides for the repeal of such commission upon expiration thereof (Subpart A); requires the public service commission to develop a methodology to identify any excess profits resulting from the participation of electric generating facilities in the federally designated bulk system operator's short-term electric commodity markets; requires the remittance to the state of such profits (Subpart B)(Part TT); includes outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies covering care for other mental health services (Part UU).

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