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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                   February 4, 2008

        11                       3:06 p.m.

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        14                    REGULAR SESSION

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        18  SENATOR JOSEPH GRIFFO, Acting President

        19  STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary

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

         2                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         3       Senate will come to order.

         4                  I ask everyone present to please

         5       rise and repeat with me the Pledge of

         6       Allegiance.

         7                  (Whereupon, the assemblage recited

         8       the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

         9                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    In the

        10       absence of clergy, I would ask that we bow our

        11       heads for a moment of silent prayer.

        12                  (Whereupon, the assemblage

        13       respected a moment of silence.)

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Reading

        15       of the Journal.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    In Senate,

        17       Friday, February 1, the Senate met pursuant to

        18       adjournment.  The Journal of Thursday,

        19       January 31, was read and approved.  On motion,

        20       Senate adjourned.

        21                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Without

        22       objection, the Journal stands approved as

        23       read.

        24                  Presentation of petitions.

        25                  Messages from the Assembly.



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         1                  Messages from the Governor.

         2                  Reports of standing committees.

         3                  Reports of select committees.

         4                  Communications and reports from

         5       state officers.

         6                  Motions and resolutions.

         7                  Senator Farley.

         8                  SENATOR FARLEY:    Thank you,

         9       Mr. President.

        10                  On behalf of Senator Saland, on

        11       page 14 I offer the following amendments to

        12       Calendar Number 32, Senate Print 1073, and I

        13       ask that that bill retain its place on the

        14       Third Reading Calendar.

        15                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        16       amendments are received and adopted, and the

        17       bill will retain its place on the Third

        18       Reading Calendar.

        19                  Senator Farley.

        20                  SENATOR FARLEY:    Mr. President, I

        21       now move that the following bill be discharged

        22       from its respective committee and be

        23       recommitted with instructions to strike the

        24       enacting clause.  That's Senator Lanza's bill,

        25       Print Number 5941.



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         1                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    So

         2       ordered.

         3                  Senator Skelos.

         4                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Mr. President, I

         5       believe there's a substitution at the desk, if

         6       we could make it at this time.

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         8       Secretary will read.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    On page 19,

        10       Senator Marcellino moves to discharge, from

        11       the Committee on Environmental Conservation,

        12       Assembly Bill Number 9462 and substitute it

        13       for the identical Senate Bill Number 6503,

        14       Third Reading Calendar 101.

        15                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:

        16       Substitution ordered.

        17                  Senator Skelos.

        18                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Mr. President,

        19       there is a resolution at the desk by Senator

        20       Nozzolio, 4170.  If we could have it read in

        21       its entirety at this time.

        22                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        23       Secretary will read.

        24                  THE SECRETARY:    By Senator

        25       Nozzolio, Legislative Resolution Number 4170,



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         1       congratulating the Red Creek High School Boys

         2       Soccer Team and Coach Donald J. Hartley upon

         3       the occasion of capturing the 2007 New York

         4       State Class C Championship.

         5                  "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in

         6       competitive sports can be achieved only

         7       through strenuous practice, team play and team

         8       spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and

         9       strategic planning; and

        10                  "WHEREAS, Athletic competition

        11       enhances the moral and physical development of

        12       the young people of this state, preparing them

        13       for the future by instilling in them the value

        14       of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy

        15       living, imparting a desire for success, and

        16       developing a sense of fair play and

        17       competition; and

        18                  "WHEREAS, The Red Creek High School

        19       Boys Soccer Team defeated Marathon High

        20       School, 3-1, to capture the 2007 New York

        21       State Class C Championship and its second

        22       title in three years; and

        23                  "WHEREAS, The athletic talent

        24       displayed by this team is due in great part to

        25       the efforts of Head Coach Donald J. Hartley



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         1       and Assistant Coach David Gregg, skilled and

         2       inspirational tutors, respected for their

         3       ability to develop potential into excellence;

         4       and

         5                  "WHEREAS, The team's overall record

         6       is outstanding, and the team members were

         7       loyally and enthusiastically supported by

         8       family, fans, friends and the community at

         9       large; and

        10                  "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Red

        11       Creek High School Boys Soccer Team, from the

        12       opening game of the season to participation in

        13       the championship, were a brotherhood of

        14       athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of

        15       honor, and of scholarship, demonstrating that

        16       these team players are second to none; and

        17                  "WHEREAS, Head Coach Donald J.

        18       Hartley and Assistant Coach David Gregg have

        19       done a superb job in guiding, molding and

        20       inspiring the team members toward their goals;

        21       and

        22                  "WHEREAS, Sports competition

        23       instills the values of teamwork, pride and

        24       accomplishment, and Head Coach Donald J.

        25       Hartley and the outstanding athletes of the



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         1       Red Creek High School Boys Soccer Team have

         2       clearly made a contribution to the spirit of

         3       excellence which is a tradition of their

         4       school; now, therefore, be it

         5                  "RESOLVED, That this Legislative

         6       Body pause in its deliberations to

         7       congratulate the Red Creek High School Boys

         8       Soccer Team, its members -- Colton Gregg,

         9       Nathaniel Gregg, Devin Reese, Juan Torres,

        10       Ryan Fisher, Alex Keeling, Jordan Lang,

        11       Anthony Roden, Eric Stevens, Reis Cunningham,

        12       Steve Deferio, Drew Knox, Anthony Losurdo,

        13       Ryan Pudlowski, Keyan Cutt, Cody Sherman, Ryon

        14       Adam, Ryan Gould, Matt Treby, Eli Vitale and

        15       Dan Burnett -- Assistant Coach David Gregg,

        16       and Head Coach Donald J. Hartley on their

        17       outstanding season and overall team record;

        18       and be it further

        19                  "RESOLVED, That copies of this

        20       resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted

        21       to the Red Creek High School Boys Soccer Team,

        22       Assistant Coach David Gregg, and Head Coach

        23       Donald J. Hartley."

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Senator

        25       Nozzolio.



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         1                  SENATOR NOZZOLIO:    Mr. President,

         2       thank you.  On the resolution.

         3                  Mr. President and my colleagues, as

         4       today we are in the euphoria of New York

         5       State's Super Bowl championship -- with a

         6       coach from the center part of the Finger Lakes

         7       region, Coach Coughlin, Tom Coughlin, who's

         8       from the community of Waterloo, New York --

         9       and we're all celebrating that wonderful Super

        10       Bowl victory, it's appropriate that we look at

        11       our own state champions and the Red Creek Boys

        12       Soccer champions, as they are the 2007 Class C

        13       champions, are being recognized for their

        14       outstanding success.

        15                  They're seated in the gallery, the

        16       team, along with David Sholes, who is

        17       superintendent of Red Creek High School; Noel

        18       Patterson, the high school principal; Matt

        19       VanOrman, the athletic director; school board

        20       members Jeanette Treby and Larry Curtis; and

        21       team manager Brian March.

        22                  This team has been an outstanding

        23       group of young men.  But I'd be remiss if I

        24       hadn't singled out the tremendous

        25       accomplishments of their coach, Don Hartley.



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         1                  Don has mentored now three

         2       generations of players, outstanding

         3       contributors to the region.  And Coach

         4       Hartley, as the mentor of literally thousands

         5       of players, hundreds of All Stars, mentoring

         6       countless numbers of players into the

         7       collegiate ranks, championships are something

         8       that he doesn't take casually.

         9                  But the fact of the matter is there

        10       have been so many -- the fifth state

        11       championship for the Red Creek Boys Soccer

        12       Team, the second state championship in the

        13       last three years.  That he has won countless

        14       Section V titles.

        15                  That most importantly, though,

        16       Coach Hartley is a teacher and a mentor of

        17       young men.  He molds young boys into manhood,

        18       and that that is something that we as a state

        19       owe this fine coach and fine mentor, fine

        20       teacher, a very, very deep debt of gratitude.

        21                  For that I wish to also thank Coach

        22       David Gregg, his assistant, in their tutoring

        23       these fine young athletes.

        24                  I should also add that the

        25       championship game, played in Senator Seward's



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         1       district, at the Oneonta National Soccer Hall

         2       of Fame, that great resource that we have in

         3       recognizing the wonderful sport of soccer,

         4       that the Red Creek team in the championship

         5       game beat a high school from Senator Seward's

         6       district, Marathon, 3 to 1.

         7                  Ironically, Senator Seward's sister

         8       lives in the Red Creek School District and has

         9       actually served on the school board there.

        10                  So, Senator Seward, I appreciate

        11       the opportunity to rub this in to you as both

        12       a colleague, a friend -- and particularly,

        13       having your sister on our side makes it all

        14       the more pleasurable.

        15                  That I appreciate the opportunity

        16       and my colleagues' attention on this issue.

        17       We need to recognize the excellence of young

        18       people and also those who contribute to the

        19       fabric of life of the communities in our great

        20       state.

        21                  The Red Creek Boys Soccer Team and

        22       their program, under Coach Hartley, is

        23       legendary, and for that I congratulate them.

        24       And I congratulate them and thank them for

        25       their wonderful contributions to the State of



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         1       New York.

         2                  Thank you, Mr. President.

         3                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Thank

         4       you, Senator Nozzolio.

         5                  Senator Seward.

         6                  SENATOR SEWARD:    Thank you,

         7       Mr. President.

         8                  I rise not to ask for equal time,

         9       Senator Nozzolio, but I rise to, in the

        10       interests of good sportsmanship, to also

        11       congratulate the Red Creek Boys Soccer Team on

        12       their outstanding achievement of being

        13       New York State champions once again this year.

        14                  I'm very proud in my district to be

        15       the home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame

        16       in Oneonta, where we have seen the Boys State

        17       Championship games played in recent years.

        18       It's a wonderful facility, and I hope you all

        19       enjoyed your visit to Oneonta.  We appreciate

        20       the local business there while you were in

        21       town.

        22                  And also, as the Senator

        23       representing Marathon Central School, I on

        24       their behalf, and in the interests of good

        25       sportsmanship, also offer my congratulations.



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         1                  It is true, as Senator Nozzolio

         2       pointed out, my sister Marjorie Hill lives on

         3       Younglove Road in the Red Creek School

         4       District.  In fact, all four of her

         5       children -- Ricky and Randy Hill went through

         6       the boys soccer program at Red Creek, and her

         7       two daughters, Becky and Jennifer Hill, also

         8       did through the ladies teams, and they also

         9       were very good soccer players.

        10                  So I rise delighted to offer my

        11       congratulations.  And on behalf of the

        12       National Soccer Hall of Fame and the Marathon

        13       Central School, congratulations on your

        14       accomplishment, a job well done.

        15                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Thank

        16       you, Senator Seward.

        17                  And on this great day to celebrate

        18       New York sports, as we savor the exceptional

        19       victory of the New York Giants being crowned

        20       Super Bowl champions, we extend our

        21       congratulations and well wishes to the young

        22       athletes at Red Creek as well as the coaching

        23       staff and the administration.

        24       Congratulations, and best wishes.

        25                  The question is on the resolution.



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         1       All in favor signify by saying aye.

         2                  (Response of "Aye.")

         3                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:

         4       Opposed, nay.

         5                  (No response.)

         6                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         7       resolution is adopted.

         8                  (Applause.)

         9                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Senator

        10       Skelos.

        11                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Mr. President,

        12       if we could go to the noncontroversial reading

        13       of the calendar.

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        15       Secretary will read.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        17       38, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 2420,

        18       an act to amend the Penal Law, in relation to

        19       the amount of restitution.

        20                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        21       the last section.

        22                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        23       act shall take effect on the first of

        24       November.

        25                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call



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         1       the roll.

         2                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

         4                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         5       bill is passed.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       45, by the Senate Committee on Rules, Senate

         8       Print 6418A, an act to amend the Public Health

         9       Law, in relation to state identification.

        10                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        11       the last section.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 6.  This

        13       act shall take effect immediately.

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        15       the roll.

        16                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        18                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        19       bill is passed.

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        21       74, by Senator Morahan, Senate Print 6703, an

        22       act to amend the Retirement and Social

        23       Security Law, in relation to certain medical

        24       presumptions.

        25                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read



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         1       the last section.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

         3       act shall take effect immediately.

         4                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

         5       the roll.

         6                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

         8                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         9       bill is passed.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        11       75, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 6717, an

        12       act to amend the Civil Service Law, in

        13       relation to negotiability.

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        15       the last section.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 4.  This

        17       act shall take effect immediately.

        18                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        19       the roll.

        20                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

        22                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        23       bill is passed.

        24                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        25       89, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 841A, an



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         1       act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law, in

         2       relation to disclosure.

         3                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

         4       the last section.

         5                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 8.  This

         6       act shall take effect on the 180th day.

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

         8       the roll.

         9                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 52.  Nays,

        11       1.  Senator Duane recorded in the negative.

        12                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        13       bill is passed.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       97, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 1559,

        16       an act to amend the Environmental Conservation

        17       Law, in relation to management of wildlife

        18       resources.

        19                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        20       the last section.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 6.  This

        22       act shall take effect on the first of January

        23       next succeeding.

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        25       the roll.



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         1                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 52.  Nays,

         3       1.  Senator Serrano recorded in the negative.

         4                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         5       bill is passed.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       98, by Senator Farley, Senate Print 2743, an

         8       act to amend the Environmental Conservation

         9       Law, in relation to making technical

        10       corrections.

        11                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        12       the last section.

        13                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 5.  This

        14       act shall take effect immediately.

        15                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        16       the roll.

        17                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        19                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        20       bill is passed.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        22       100, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 4324B,

        23       an act to amend the Environmental Conservation

        24       Law, in relation to enacting.

        25                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read



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         1       the last section.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 4.  This

         3       act shall take effect immediately.

         4                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

         5       the roll.

         6                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Senator

         8       Maziarz, to explain his vote.

         9                  SENATOR MAZIARZ:    Thank you,

        10       Mr. President.  To explain my vote.  I will be

        11       voting in the affirmative.

        12                  This is another step in the very

        13       long journey for the Great Lakes Compact,

        14       which I and many of my colleagues have

        15       championed in this body.  I believe this is at

        16       least the second or third time that we are

        17       passing this.

        18                  Hopefully, this time the Assembly

        19       will get it right and pass the version that is

        20       accepted by eight states and two Canadian

        21       provinces, so that this compact, this most

        22       important compact, can get on to the federal

        23       government and have to ratified by the House

        24       of Representatives and the United States

        25       Senate.



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         1                  This compact provides for such

         2       important issues as invasive species in the

         3       Great Lakes.  Probably one of the most

         4       important ones is water diversion.  My Senate

         5       district has Lake Erie, Lake Ontario very

         6       close by.  And this compact is long overdue.

         7       It's been enacted in two states, Illinois and

         8       I believe Minnesota was the other one --

         9       Minnesota and Illinois.  New York will be the

        10       third state of eight to ratify this, and then

        11       the two Canadian provinces, and send it on to

        12       the federal government.

        13                  This is a very, very, very

        14       important step that we are taking today, once

        15       again, for the protection of our Great lakes.

        16       Thank you, Mr. President.  I'll be voting in

        17       the affirmative.

        18                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Senator

        19       Maziarz to be recorded in the affirmative.

        20                  Senator Thompson.

        21                  SENATOR THOMPSON:    Yes,

        22       Mr. President, I just wanted to say

        23       congratulations to my colleague from Niagara

        24       County.

        25                  Also, as he did state, this is a



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         1       very important piece of legislation.  And I

         2       just wanted to say just a couple of things on

         3       the record.

         4                  The first is that this is some

         5       comments from a memorandum of support from the

         6       Nature Conservancy.  And this is something

         7       that really impacts many people upstate.

         8                  And it says that the Great Lakes,

         9       particularly our part, they hold one-fifth of

        10       the world's supply of freshwater, which

        11       amounts to 95 percent of the surface

        12       freshwater in the nation.  And that's

        13       extremely, extremely important.

        14                  New York's Great Lakes, Ontario and

        15       Erie, are the most downstream in the basin

        16       system.  Pollution, diversion and withdrawal

        17       of water into other lakes therefore create

        18       impacts on New York's Great Lakes basin, a

        19       region that includes all of Western New York,

        20       the Finger Lakes, the St. Lawrence River

        21       Valley, and a third of the Adirondack Park.

        22       And future generations will be impacted by

        23       this.

        24                  One of the things that I was

        25       talking with some folks about last week, some



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         1       environmental advocates that came by, it's

         2       just last year there was discussion about the

         3       water shortage in Atlanta.  And people -- who

         4       would have ever thought that a place like

         5       Atlanta would actually have a water shortage.

         6                  But believe it or not, it is

         7       projected and it's speculated that in years to

         8       come there will be a fierce debate about

         9       access to fresh water in many parts of the

        10       country.  And this is something that I think

        11       that we need to be mindful of and hopefully

        12       this legislation will help with that issue in

        13       the years to come.

        14                  But future generations will be

        15       impacted.  And last year, it was in Atlanta

        16       and it will be in other places across the

        17       country as water levels decrease and as people

        18       struggle to have access to clean and fresh

        19       supplies of water.

        20                  Thank you.

        21                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Senator

        22       Thompson, how do you vote?

        23                  SENATOR THOMPSON:    I vote in

        24       strong support of this good piece of

        25       legislation by the giant from Niagara County,



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         1       Senator Maziarz.

         2                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Senator

         3       Thompson to be recorded in the affirmative.

         4                  The Secretary will announce the

         5       results.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 57.

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         8       bill is passed.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        10       101, substituted earlier today by Member of

        11       the Assembly Sweeney, Assembly Print Number

        12       9462, an act to amend the Environmental

        13       Conservation Law.

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        15       the last section.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 5.  This

        17       act shall take effect on the same date and in

        18       the same manner as Chapter 674 of the Laws of

        19       2007.

        20                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        21       the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 57.

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        25       bill is passed.



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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         2       114, by Senator Maltese, Senate Print 6404, an

         3       act to amend the Transportation Law, in

         4       relation to membership.

         5                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

         6       the last section.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         8       act shall take effect on the same date and in

         9       the same manner as Chapter 209 of the Laws of

        10       2007.

        11                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        12       the roll.

        13                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 57.

        15                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        16       bill is passed.

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        18       115, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 254A, an

        19       act to amend the Retirement and Social

        20       Security Law, in relation to providing.

        21                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        22       the last section.

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        24       act shall take effect immediately.

        25                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call



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         1       the roll.

         2                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 57.

         4                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         5       bill is passed.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       118, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 1595, an

         8       act to amend the Civil Service Law, in

         9       relation to reports.

        10                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        11       the last section.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        13       act shall take effect immediately.

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

        15       the roll.

        16                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 57.

        18                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

        19       bill is passed.

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        21       119, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 2983, an

        22       act to amend the Retirement and Social

        23       Security Law, in relation to providing.

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Read

        25       the last section.



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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         2       act shall take effect immediately.

         3                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    Call

         4       the roll.

         5                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 57.

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    The

         8       bill is passed.

         9                  Senator Skelos, that completes the

        10       noncontroversial reading of the calendar.

        11                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Thank you,

        12       Mr. President.

        13                  I guess everybody is sort of happy

        14       today because of the Giants' great victory.

        15       So is there any further business to come

        16       before the Senate?

        17                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    There

        18       is no further business to come before the

        19       desk.

        20                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Then, Mr.

        21       President, I move that the Senate stand

        22       adjourned until Tuesday, February 5th, at

        23       3:00 p.m.

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    On

        25       motion, the Senate stands adjourned until



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         1       Tuesday, February 5th, at 3:00 p.m.

         2                  (Whereupon, at 3:26 p.m., the

         3       Senate adjourned.)

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