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         1                 NEW YORK STATE SENATE

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         4                THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD

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         9                   ALBANY, NEW YORK

        10                    March 10, 2011

        11                      11:09 a.m.

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        14                    REGULAR SESSION

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        18  SENATOR JOSEPH E. ROBACH, Acting President

        19  FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary

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         1                 P R O C E E D I N G S

         2                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    The

         3       Senate will come to order.

         4                  I ask everyone present to please

         5       join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

         6                  (Whereupon, the assemblage recited

         7       the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

         8                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    In the

         9       absence of clergy, may we all now bow our

        10       heads in a moment of silence.

        11                  (Whereupon, the assemblage

        12       respected a moment of silence.)

        13                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Reading

        14       of the Journal.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    In Senate,

        16       Wednesday, March 9th, the Senate met pursuant

        17       to adjournment.  The Journal of Tuesday,

        18       March 8th, was read and approved.  On motion,

        19       Senate adjourned.

        20                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Without

        21       objection, the Journal stands approved as

        22       read.

        23                  Presentation of petitions.

        24                  Messages from the Assembly.

        25                  Messages from the Governor.



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         1                  Reports of standing committees.

         2                  Reports of select committees.

         3                  Communications and reports from

         4       state officers.

         5                  Motions and resolutions.

         6                  Senator Libous.

         7                  SENATOR LIBOUS:    Mr. President,

         8       there being no motions and resolutions, we

         9       will go to the reading of the noncontroversial

        10       calendar.

        11                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    The

        12       Secretary will read.

        13                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        14       52, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 1523, an

        15       act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

        16                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Read

        17       the last section.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        19       act shall take effect on the 90th day.

        20                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Call

        21       the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 43.

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    The

        25       bill is passed.



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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         2       106, by Senator Libous, Senate Print 2462, an

         3       act to amend the Environmental Conservation

         4       Law.

         5                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Read

         6       the last section.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         8       act shall take effect immediately.

         9                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Call

        10       the roll.

        11                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 43.

        13                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    The

        14       bill is passed.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        16       150, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 2987, an

        17       act to amend the Business Corporation Law and

        18       the Education Law.

        19                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Read

        20       the last section.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 17.  This

        22       act shall take effect January 1.

        23                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Call

        24       the roll.

        25                  (The Secretary called the roll.)



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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 43.

         2                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    The

         3       bill is passed.

         4                  Senator Libous.

         5                  SENATOR LIBOUS:    Mr. President,

         6       could we please return for a moment to motions

         7       and resolutions.

         8                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    Motions

         9       and resolutions.

        10                  Senator Libous.

        11                  SENATOR LIBOUS:    Thank you,

        12       Mr. President.

        13                  On behalf of Senator LaValle,

        14       Mr. President, on page 8 I offer the following

        15       amendments to Calendar Number 15, Senate Print

        16       1456, and ask that said bill retain its place

        17       on the Third Reading Calendar.

        18                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    The

        19       amendments are received, and the bill will

        20       retain its place on the calendar.

        21                  Senator Libous.

        22                  SENATOR LIBOUS:    Mr. President,

        23       Senator Sampson, in consultation with Senator

        24       Skelos, would like to hand up the following

        25       committee assignments.



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         1                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    It will

         2       be filed in the Journal.

         3                  Senator Libous.

         4                  SENATOR LIBOUS:    Mr. President,

         5       in the area of announcements, there will be an

         6       immediate Republican conference following

         7       session.

         8                  Is there any further business at

         9       the desk?

        10                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    No,

        11       Senator Libous, there is none.

        12                  SENATOR LIBOUS:    There being no

        13       further business at the desk, Mr. President, I

        14       move that the Senate adjourn until Monday,

        15       March 14th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days

        16       being legislative days.

        17                  ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH:    There

        18       being no further business, on motion, the

        19       Senate stands adjourned until Monday,

        20       March 14th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days

        21       being legislative days.

        22                  (Whereupon, at 11:13 a.m., the

        23       Senate adjourned.)

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