Regular Session - April 28, 2014
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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 April 28, 2014
11 3:21 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR JOSEPH GRIFFO, 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 GRIFFO: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask all present to please rise and
5 join with me as we recite the Pledge of
6 Allegiance to our Flag.
7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Today's
10 invocation will be offered by the Reverend Peter
11 G. Young, of the Mother Teresa Community here in
12 Albany.
13 REVEREND YOUNG: Thank you,
14 Senator.
15 Let us pray.
16 At George Washington's inauguration
17 address as President, he placed his hand on the
18 Bible in 1789 to serve with integrity his nation.
19 Our Senators are called to
20 leadership in your elected and dedicated public
21 servant positions. We bless them, and we call
22 God to again help them in their mission to be
23 able to be leaders as George Washington was.
24 Amen.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
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1 you, Father Young.
2 The reading of the Journal.
3 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Sunday,
4 April 27th, the Senate met pursuant to
5 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, April 25th,
6 was read and approved. On motion, Senate
7 adjourned.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Without
9 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
10 Presentation of petitions.
11 Messages from the Assembly.
12 The Secretary will read.
13 THE SECRETARY: On page 5, Senator
14 Maziarz moves to discharge, from the Committee on
15 Local Government, Assembly Bill Number 8404 and
16 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
17 Number 6182, Third Reading Calendar 44.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:
19 Substitution so ordered.
20 Messages from the Governor.
21 Reports of standing committees.
22 Reports of select committees.
23 Communications and reports from
24 state officers.
25 Motions and resolutions.
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1 Senator Libous.
2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
3 would you please call on Senator Valesky, then
4 Senator Gianaris, and then come back to me,
5 please.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Will do.
7 Senator Valesky.
8 SENATOR VALESKY: Thank you,
9 Mr. President.
10 I move that the following bills be
11 discharged from their respective committees and
12 be recommitted with instructions to strike the
13 enacting clause; these bills are sponsored by me:
14 Senate 2164, 2165, and 3701.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So
16 ordered.
17 SENATOR VALESKY: Also,
18 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Savino, I
19 move that the following bills be discharged from
20 their respective committees and be recommitted
21 with instructions to strike the enacting clause:
22 2516A, 4589A, 5118, and 5498.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So
24 ordered.
25 SENATOR VALESKY: Also,
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1 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Avella, on
2 page 18 I offer the following amendments to
3 Calendar Number 278, Senate Bill 6599C, and ask
4 that said bill retain its place on the Third
5 Reading Calendar.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
7 amendments are received, and the bill shall
8 retain its place on third reading.
9 Senator Valesky.
10 SENATOR VALESKY: And also,
11 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Klein, on
12 page 16 I offer the following amendments to
13 Calendar Number 232, Senate Bill Number 2257, and
14 ask that that bill retain its place on the Third
15 Reading Calendar.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
17 amendments are received, and the bill shall
18 retain its place on third reading.
19 Thank you, Senator Valesky.
20 Senator Gianaris.
21 SENATOR GIANARIS: Thank you,
22 Mr. President.
23 On behalf of Senator Espaillat, I
24 move to amend the following bills by striking out
25 the amendments made on March 25th and restoring
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1 them to their original print numbers: Senate
2 Bill 6110A, 6111A, 6112A, and 6113A.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So
4 ordered.
5 Senator Libous.
6 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, on
7 behalf of you, sir, I move that the following
8 bill be discharged from its respective committee
9 and be recommitted with instructions to strike
10 the enacting clause. And that would be Senate
11 Print 2755.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So
13 ordered.
14 Senator Libous.
15 SENATOR LIBOUS: And then on behalf
16 of Senator Grisanti, I move that the following
17 bills be discharged from their respective
18 committees and be recommitted with instructions
19 to strike the enacting clause: 5510 and 5511.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So
21 ordered.
22 SENATOR LIBOUS: And then on behalf
23 of Senator Young, I move that the following bills
24 be discharged from their respective committees
25 and be recommitted with instructions to strike
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1 the enacting clause. That would be Senate Print
2 3996 and 4611B.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: That is
4 so ordered.
5 SENATOR LIBOUS: And on behalf of
6 Senator Hannon, on page 5 I offer the following
7 amendments to Calendar Number 31, Senate Print
8 Number 5537, and ask that the said bill retain
9 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
11 amendments are received, and the bill shall
12 retain its place on third reading.
13 Senator Libous.
14 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, on
15 behalf of Senator Maziarz, on page 13 I offer the
16 following amendments to Calendar Number 187,
17 Senate Print 6499, and ask that said bill retain
18 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
20 amendments are received, and the bill shall
21 retain its place on third reading.
22 Senator Libous.
23 SENATOR LIBOUS: On behalf of
24 Senator Golden, on page 19 I offer the following
25 amendments to Calendar Number 285, Senate Print
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1 2094A, and ask that said bill retain its place on
2 the Third Reading Calendar.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
4 amendments are received, and the bill shall
5 retain its place on third reading.
6 Senator Libous.
7 SENATOR LIBOUS: And on behalf of
8 Senator Gallivan, on page 21 I offer the
9 following amendments to Calendar Number 314,
10 Senate Print 6598, and ask that said bill retain
11 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
13 amendments are also received, and the bill shall
14 retain its place on third reading.
15 Senator Libous.
16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, at
17 this time I would ask that you call on the
18 Honorable Senator Breslin for the purposes of an
19 announcement.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:
21 Recognize Senator Breslin.
22 SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank you,
23 Mr. President.
24 We're honored today to have Class AA
25 State Champions here with us, basketball, who
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1 beat Jamestown on March 16th of this year.
2 Now, that enough would be a
3 milestone, but this school, Green Tech, has only
4 been in existence for four years. So in its
5 fourth year of existence it's the state
6 champions.
7 And I'd like to say about each of
8 the individuals on this team, they count
9 academics higher than they do athletics. So you
10 imagine how well they do in the classroom as
11 well.
12 And they're here with their coach,
13 Coach Jamil Hood, Sr. And it's Sr. because Jr.
14 plays on the team and has accepted a Division I
15 basketball scholarship.
16 And also with them are Assistant
17 Coaches Lloyd Johnson, Stephen Archer -- you can
18 wave when I call -- Stephen Archer, Antwan
19 Morrison, and Team Managers Markell Mayo and
20 Destiny Jackson.
21 This team deserves our praise for
22 such an outstanding job. You've brought
23 distinction and happiness to the Albany area, the
24 Capital District, and the State of New York.
25 Thank you, Green Tech, and we'll do it again next
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1 year.
2 (Applause.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We
4 welcome the student athletes and coaching staff
5 of the State Champion Basketball Team, Green
6 Tech. Thank you for being with us, and
7 congratulations.
8 Senator Libous.
9 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
10 Mr. President.
11 I believe there's a privileged
12 resolution at the desk by Senator Klein,
13 Number 4672. May we have the resolution read in
14 its entirety, and before its adoption if you
15 could call on Senator Klein.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: May I
17 have some order in the chamber, please.
18 The Secretary will read.
19 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
20 Resolution Number 4672, by Senator Klein,
21 commemorating the 2nd Annual Bronx Day in Albany
22 celebration upon the occasion of marking the
23 centennial of the incorporation of Bronx County.
24 "WHEREAS, Each and every city, town,
25 village, and hamlet within its borders proudly
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1 resonates with the rich and noble history of the
2 State of New York; and
3 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this
4 Legislative Body to recognize those events which
5 foster civic pride and highlight the
6 contributions of the communities which comprise
7 the noble body of this great Empire State to the
8 progression and development of our society; and
9 "WHEREAS, Attendant to such
10 concerns, and in full accord with its
11 long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body
12 is justly proud to commemorate the 2nd Annual
13 Bronx Day in Albany celebration upon the occasion
14 of marking the centennial of the incorporation of
15 Bronx County; this festive affair will take place
16 on Monday, April 28, 2014, at The Egg in Albany,
17 New York; and
18 "WHEREAS, The purpose of the annual
19 Bronx Day in Albany celebration is to promote
20 Bronx pride, and allow Bronxites to share their
21 vision for the future of their borough, as well
22 as introduce their products and services; 2014
23 celebration activities include tours of the
24 Capitol; a small business forum for Bronx
25 businesses; a luncheon; and a 'Taste of the
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1 Bronx' evening reception featuring music from
2 local Bronx bands and a showcase of the best food
3 of the borough; and
4 "WHEREAS, The Bronx was incorporated
5 in 1914, the last of New York State's 62 counties
6 to be established; however, this diverse
7 municipality has played a noteworthy role in the
8 evolution of New York from its early beginnings;
9 and
10 "WHEREAS, Forty-two square miles in
11 size, and the only section of New York City on
12 the mainland, The Bronx is named in memory of
13 the area's first European settler, Jonas Bronck;
14 its earliest settlement was in 1639 along the
15 Harlem River in what is now Mott Haven; and
16 "WHEREAS, The Bronx was originally
17 part of Westchester County and, in 1841, the
18 New York and Harlem Railroad began regular
19 commuter service between The Bronx and Manhattan;
20 by 1895, the area had become a part of New York
21 City; and
22 "WHEREAS, At the turn of the
23 century, the quiet suburban streets and farms of
24 The Bronx began to yield to rapidly expanding
25 factories and urban neighborhoods; in 1914, its
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1 main thoroughfare, the Grand Concourse, was
2 completed, and by the 1920s, the Fordham
3 Road-Grand Concourse intersection was a great
4 commercial nexus and a center of tree-lined
5 avenues, with luxurious homes and apartment
6 buildings designed in the latest Art Deco and
7 modernist styles; and
8 "WHEREAS, Over the last decade of
9 the 19th century and the first quarter of the
10 20th century, many of the great landmarks which
11 continue to draw hundreds of thousands of
12 visitors to The Bronx every year were developed,
13 including the Bronx Zoo, one of the largest zoos
14 in the world; the beautiful park-like New York
15 Botanical Garden; the Hall of Fame for Great
16 Americans at Bronx Community College (the former
17 campus of New York University); and Yankee
18 Stadium; and
19 "WHEREAS, By the late 2000s,
20 The Bronx's bridges, highways, and railroads were
21 more heavily traveled than those of any other
22 part of the United States, and it is the home of
23 12 colleges and universities, including Fordham
24 University, the Maritime College of the State
25 University of New York, and three branches of the
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1 City University of New York: Lehman College,
2 Bronx Community College, and Hostos Community
3 College; almost 24 percent of the land area is
4 parkland, including Pelham Bay Park, which, at
5 2,772 acres, is the largest park in the city; and
6 "WHEREAS, With a population of more
7 than 1.4 million people, The Bronx is one of the
8 most racially and ethnically diverse communities
9 in the United States, and its vibrant
10 neighborhoods, industrious civic groups and
11 robust small business sector have long provided
12 both a haven and a steppingstone for hardworking
13 immigrants from all over the globe; and
14 "WHEREAS, Remaining fruitful over
15 the ebb and flow of decades of growth and change,
16 Bronx County continues its commitment to
17 enhancing the quality of life of its residents,
18 ensuring a progressive business, institutional
19 and educational climate, providing essential
20 services, and retaining the cultural vitality and
21 environment that make it a positive place in
22 which to live, work and visit; now, therefore, be
23 it
24 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
25 Body pause in its deliberations to commemorate
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1 the 2nd Annual Bronx Day in Albany celebration
2 upon the occasion of marking the centennial of
3 the incorporation of Bronx County, in proud
4 recognition of the significance of its continuing
5 role in the life of the community of the State of
6 New York; and be it further
7 "RESOLVED, That copies of this
8 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
9 the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and the
10 Bronx County Historical Society."
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
12 Klein.
13 SENATOR KLEIN: Thank you,
14 Mr. President.
15 I'm very proud to be able to stand
16 here in celebration with so many of my fellow
17 Bronxites today -- many of them are up in the
18 gallery today -- to celebrate the Second Annual
19 Bronx Day in Albany and commemorate the Bronx
20 centennial.
21 Today is a real showcase of just
22 what makes the Bronx a fantastic borough. The
23 Bronx is made better every single day because of
24 the hard work, commitment and service that so
25 many Bronxites have to their neighbors and
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1 communities, but more importantly because of
2 their love for the place we all call home.
3 Because of its strategic location,
4 since 1914 the Bronx has not only served as a
5 transportation gateway and small business hub of
6 New York City, but is a destination borough
7 marked by its natural beauty, cultural
8 institutions and treasured landmarks. We are
9 home to some of the best of what New York City
10 has to offer -- the Bronx Zoo, Bronx Historical
11 Society, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York
12 Botanical Gardens, many state-of-the-art medical
13 facilities, Fordham University, and of course
14 Yankee Stadium.
15 The Bronx is the best of both
16 worlds. We are both a busy and vibrant
17 commercial and business sector with quiet
18 enclaves of untouched landscape and tight-knit
19 communities. We are made up of so many cultures
20 and ethnicities and known as one of the most
21 diverse places in world, while also sharing a
22 common civic pride and shared vision for how we
23 can make the Bronx better, brighter, and
24 stronger.
25 Our borough really has it all and is
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1 made richer every day by the small business
2 owners, the hardworking moms and dads, the loyal
3 seniors, the dedicated educators and medical
4 professionals, the disciplined athletes and the
5 noble ordinary residents whose pride and love for
6 the Bronx can light up any neighborhood.
7 In closing, I just want to say how
8 grateful that I was born, raised, continue to
9 live in the Bronx. And I invite everyone to come
10 and see what the Bronx has to offer.
11 Thank you, Mr. President.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
13 you, Senator Klein.
14 Senator Hassell-Thompson.
15 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank
16 you, Mr. President.
17 I rise to commend Senator Klein on
18 his resolution celebrating the Bronx. I was
19 privileged to serve the Bronx for the last
20 14 years. And even though I am a resident of
21 Mount Vernon, I still think that you belong to
22 us, and therefore I treat you as one of my
23 favorite children, not stepchildren.
24 I'm also pleased that our business
25 community and our citizens and students have come
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1 today to be here in the Capitol with us as we
2 celebrate the successful 100 years going into our
3 second centennial of development of the Bronx.
4 Everybody knew the Bronx when it was
5 burning. Very few people really know the Bronx
6 now that it has become the renaissance -- as our
7 borough president is famous for saying, "God's
8 country," because we have been blessed to grow
9 and to thrive and to really become a major entity
10 and are no longer the stepchild of the five
11 boroughs.
12 So congratulations to the Bronx, and
13 congratulations to Senator Klein and to all who
14 have come to help us to celebrate today's event.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank you
16 Senator Hassell-Thompson.
17 Senator Díaz.
18 SENATOR DIAZ: Thank you,
19 Mr. President.
20 I wrote some notes here,
21 Mr. President, sitting here today. Ladies and
22 gentlemen and Mr. President, I take this
23 opportunity to thank Senator Klein for bringing
24 this resolution honoring and recognizing the
25 great county of the Bronx.
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1 You should know, Mr. President and
2 ladies and gentlemen, you should know that today
3 we are celebrating the Bronx Day in Albany.
4 Under the coordination of Bronx Borough President
5 Ruben Diaz, Jr., who happens to be around here,
6 State Senator Jeff Klein, and my good friend
7 Assemblymember Mark Gjonaj, the Bronx has been
8 recognized today here in Albany for the second
9 year in a row.
10 But, Mr. President and ladies and
11 gentlemen, you should know, my friends, that it
12 was not always like this. You should know that
13 once upon a time the Bronx was the laughingstock
14 of America. Everyone used to show what was wrong
15 in America by singling out the Bronx.
16 Politicians looking to make a name
17 for themselves, they came to the Bronx: Jimmy
18 Carter, Ronald Reagan, Ted Kennedy. They all
19 came to tell you and show the rest of the nation
20 that they, if elected, would save the rest of the
21 nation from going through what the South Bronx
22 was going through.
23 Moviemakers, Mr. President, you
24 should know, ladies and gentlemen, moviemakers
25 from Hollywood came to the Bronx to make their
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1 movies: Fort Apache, The Bronx, with Paul Newman
2 and Rachel Ticotin; Bonfire of the Vanities, with
3 Tom Hanks; Wolfen, a 1981 crime horror movie.
4 They were filmed in the Bronx in the rubbish and
5 the destruction to show the world how ugly a
6 place the Bronx used to be.
7 The Bronx, Mr. President, ladies and
8 gentlemen, you should know the Bronx was burnt
9 out to the ground. Every single building in the
10 South Bronx was burnt. The City of New York used
11 to give properties to anyone that wished to for
12 $1, no questions asked. Taken. Only Riverdale
13 stood up in the Bronx, and that was off-limits
14 for the rest of us.
15 Business left. Banks redlined our
16 area. The Bronx was painted as a place full of
17 criminals, drug addicts, prostitution, the worst.
18 But today, today, ladies and
19 gentlemen, today we are here in this chamber
20 recognizing, honoring the Bronx. The Bronx
21 borough president is here. And now, ladies and
22 gentlemen, Mr. President, you should know that
23 everybody wants to come back to the Bronx. The
24 properties in the Bronx are like gold from the
25 Palestine. Everybody wants to come and invest.
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1 Donald Trump, FreshDirect, Mark Messier.
2 Everybody loves the Bronx, thanks to
3 those people that stood there. Some of us that
4 never moved, some of us that always stood there.
5 Thanks to good borough presidents Fernando
6 Ferrer, Adolfo Carrion, and the one that we have
7 today. Thanks to Senator Jeff Klein, thanks to
8 people like all the delegation from the Bronx.
9 Today we are proud. Today we're
10 here in Albany telling the whole world, Come to
11 the Bronx. I don't know if there's any more
12 room, but you could try.
13 (Laughter.)
14 SENATOR DIAZ: You could try. The
15 borough president is always -- the door is always
16 open for you to try. Business wants to come
17 back. Banks want to come back. Health industry.
18 Everybody wants to come back to the Bronx, ladies
19 and gentlemen. But it was not always like that.
20 But today, we praise our Lord, we
21 thank our leaders. We thank those that stood
22 there. We thank the borough president. We thank
23 Jeff Klein. We thank Mark Gjonaj. Because
24 today, today is the day that the Lord has made.
25 Rejoice, the Bronx is back.
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1 Thank you, Mr. President.
2 (Applause from the gallery.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Is there
4 any other Senator wishing to be heard?
5 Can we have some order, please.
6 Senator Rivera.
7 SENATOR RIVERA: Thank you so much,
8 Mr. President.
9 I wasn't born in the Bronx. I was
10 born in Puerto Rico, I moved up here to New York
11 in 1998, and I had the privilege of moving to the
12 Bronx in 2000. And I lived there -- as a matter
13 of fact, when I was first living in New York, I
14 lived in a dorm room and then I lived in
15 East Harlem for a little bit. I moved up to a
16 three-bedroom that was a thousand dollars in East
17 Harlem. This was back in 1999 or something like
18 that.
19 And then when I had a really bad
20 roommate -- a long story -- I was looking for
21 another place to live. And I tried to find a
22 place that was affordable in the city, in East
23 Harlem, and I couldn't find it.
24 So I went up to the Bronx, got off
25 at the 4 train at the Kingsbridge Road stop, and
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1 I was met by a lady that showed me a couple of
2 beautiful apartments in the Bronx. I laughed a
3 little bit at her. I said, "How much do you want
4 for this one?"
5 And I realized, after I moved
6 there -- which at first I moved because it was
7 affordable. But after just a short time I found
8 that this was a place that was a home.
9 I've had the privilege of
10 representing the Bronx for the last four years.
11 And although the district has changed a little
12 bit, whether we're talking about the world-famous
13 Bronx Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society,
14 Fordham Road, the third-largest shopping district
15 in the entire city -- whether we're talking about
16 Bronx Community College, one of our very
17 important CUNY institutions, whether we're
18 talking about the Kingsbridge Armory, soon to
19 become the Kingsbridge National Ice Center, the
20 largest ice sports facility in the world -- which
21 I will pause for a second and say certainly if it
22 was not for the efforts of our borough president,
23 would not have happened.
24 This is why the Bronx is changing.
25 And this is why we are celebrating Bronx Day
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1 today for the second year in a row. We invite
2 all of you to come, meet our business owners,
3 meet our residents, meet elected officials who
4 are very proud to represent this beautiful
5 borough.
6 As I had the opportunity to tell a
7 couple of years ago, of all people, the
8 vice president of Vietnam actually visited my
9 office. And he did so because there is a sizable
10 population of Cambodian and Vietnamese folks that
11 live in my district.
12 And as I was telling him about the
13 borough and I was telling him that, I had on the
14 wall -- there is this famous afghan, it is like a
15 quilt, that is made by the Bronx Historical
16 Society that has a lot of historical -- it has
17 the Bronx Zoo on it and Yankee Stadium,
18 et cetera. And I was pointing at it, and I kept
19 referring to different things on the afghan,
20 telling him about the borough that I call home.
21 At the end of our conversation, he
22 gave me a gift, it was a model of a drum, a
23 historical drum that has the history of Vietnam
24 carved on it. And I said, "Since you are giving
25 me this from your country, I want to give you
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1 something from my hometown." And I pulled down
2 the afghan and I gave it to him, and he took it
3 back home to Vietnam.
4 So hopefully, Mr. Borough President,
5 one day when you visit you'll be able to see in
6 the Vietnamese Presidential Palace the Bronx
7 afghan hanging on the wall.
8 But for the moment, I invite
9 everyone to join us so that you can see how the
10 Bronx is renewed and how we are all, the people
11 that represent the Bronx, incredibly proud to
12 live there, to work there, and to represent it.
13 Thank you, Mr. President.
14 (Applause.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
16 Serrano.
17 SENATOR SERRANO: Thank you very
18 much, Mr. President.
19 And I rise to echo the sentiments of
20 my colleagues. And I think Senator Díaz said it
21 quite well, how the Bronx has transformed over
22 the years.
23 And I think it's fitting and I'm
24 very happy that my friend Borough President Ruben
25 Diaz is here in the Senate chamber. He and I
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1 have a long Bronx history together. We both went
2 to elementary school together. And we have in
3 our minds and our psyche what it was like growing
4 up in the 1970s in the Bronx.
5 And it was always home, it was
6 always a beautiful place. But to see what it's
7 become over the last few years, it really is an
8 amazing sight. Not only do we have some of the
9 most beautiful streets, like the Grand Concourse,
10 and some of the most historic and old parks, old
11 growth, historic growth parks, like Van Cortlandt
12 and Pelham Bay Park, but we have some of the
13 finest universities and some of the richest
14 cultural heritage that you'll find anywhere else.
15 And our diversity is our strength.
16 Our diversity is what makes us one of the most
17 amazing places to live and raise a family, the
18 way that I'm doing.
19 And one of the interesting stories
20 that I always keep in my mind, one of my fondest
21 memories of one of my closest friends here in the
22 Senate chamber -- someone who's no longer with
23 us, and that's the late Senator Morahan. When I
24 was first elected here to the Senate, I'm meeting
25 everyone -- this was back in 2005 -- and I meet
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1 this Senator who represents further north of
2 New York City, up in Orange County, I believe.
3 But I couldn't get over his Bronx
4 accent. I said, Wait a minute, this guy
5 represents upstate, and he's got the heaviest
6 Bronx accent I've ever heard. And sure enough,
7 when I asked him and spoke with him, he was born
8 and raised in the Bronx, went to Cardinal Hayes
9 High School, where I went to school, and
10 eventually moved with his family and became a
11 representative from that area.
12 Not a day goes by when I don't meet
13 someone who traces their roots back to the Bronx.
14 So many people trace their roots back. But I
15 think it's important for folks to know now that
16 whatever images you may think you have, if you
17 haven't been to the Bronx lately, you need to go
18 see it for yourself. Don't be swayed by the
19 myths that you see sometimes in Hollywood, in
20 some of the older movies like Bonfire of the
21 Vanities. It really does not tell an accurate
22 story. It never did, and it certainly doesn't
23 now.
24 See the Bronx now for yourself. See
25 what it's become. And see why it is one of the
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1 places that new immigrants love to come. Because
2 they see that diversity, they see that beauty,
3 they see the beauty of the people, and it really
4 is a wonderful place to raise a family.
5 Thank you, Mr. President.
6 (Applause from the gallery.)
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
8 you, Senator Serrano.
9 The question is on the resolution.
10 All in favor signify by saying aye.
11 (Response of "Aye.")
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
13 (No response.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
15 resolution is adopted.
16 We congratulate and welcome everyone
17 from the Borough of the Bronx today.
18 (Applause.)
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
20 Libous.
21 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
22 Senator Klein would like to open the resolution
23 up for cosponsorship.
24 So as the policy of the house goes,
25 if for some reason a member chooses not to be on
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1 as a cosponsor, just please let the desk know.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
3 resolution is open for cosponsorship. Should you
4 choose not to be a cosponsor, please notify the
5 desk.
6 Senator Libous.
7 SENATOR LIBOUS: I believe there's
8 a previously adopted resolution by Senator
9 LaValle, Number 4091, that's at the desk. Could
10 we please have the resolution read in its
11 entirety and then call on Senator LaValle.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
13 Secretary will read.
14 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
15 Resolution Number 4091, by Senator LaValle,
16 honoring Cameron Rothwell upon the occasion of
17 his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal,
18 the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by
19 the New York State Senate.
20 "WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the
21 people of the State of New York to recognize and
22 acknowledge those within our midst who have made
23 significant contributions to the quality of life
24 therein; and
25 "WHEREAS, From time to time this
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1 Legislative Body takes note of certain
2 extraordinary individuals it wishes to recognize
3 for their valued contributions to the success and
4 progress of society and publicly acknowledge
5 their endeavors which have enhanced the basic
6 humanity among us all; and
7 "WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is
8 justly proud to honor Cameron Rothwell upon the
9 occasion of his designation as recipient of a
10 Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an
11 individual by the New York State Senate; and
12 "WHEREAS, The New York State Senate
13 Liberty Medal was established by a resolution in
14 2014 and is awarded to individuals who have
15 merited special commendation for exceptional,
16 heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of their
17 fellow New Yorkers; and
18 "WHEREAS, On Tuesday, March 4, 2014,
19 Cameron Rothwell was having lunch in his school,
20 Riley Avenue Elementary School in Calverton,
21 New York, when he noticed his friend sitting with
22 him appeared to be having an allergic reaction to
23 some food he had eaten; and
24 "WHEREAS, Nine year-old Cameron
25 Rothwell asked his friend if he was okay and if
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1 he could breathe, and his friend was unable to
2 speak, and only shook his head 'no'; and
3 "WHEREAS, Responding without
4 hesitation, Cameron Rothwell directed another
5 student to alert the lunchroom aide; he then
6 promptly ran his friend to the school nurse's
7 office and explained to the nurse what was
8 happening; and
9 "WHEREAS, Cameron Rothwell, in his
10 spontaneous and heroic act, has so aptly
11 demonstrated his character and compassion for the
12 welfare of others; personifying, by virtue of his
13 action, the collective concern of ordinary
14 citizens across the community of New York State
15 who voluntarily respond without thought of danger
16 or reward when others are in need of help; and
17 "WHEREAS, Individuals such as
18 Cameron Rothwell devoted to improving the quality
19 of life for others, enabling them to build lives
20 of dignity and self-worth are deserving of the
21 highest praise and recognition; now, therefore,
22 be it
23 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
24 Body pause in its deliberations to honor
25 Cameron Rothwell upon the occasion of his
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1 designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the
2 highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the
3 New York State Senate; and be it further
4 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this
5 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
6 Cameron Rothwell."
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
8 LaValle.
9 SENATOR LaVALLE: Thank you,
10 Mr. President.
11 I want the record to show that
12 Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo is with us, and the
13 Assemblyman sponsored the same resolution in the
14 Assembly.
15 Cameron is standing up at the front
16 of the chamber. And, Cameron, your good deeds,
17 the Liberty Medal stands for deeds that are
18 exceptional, heroic or a humanitarian act.
19 Now, many, many years ago I taught
20 fourth grade. And at that time teachers shared
21 lunch duty with an aide. As you can imagine, as
22 we set the stage for what went on, you're in a
23 lunchroom, there is lots of confusion, lots of
24 noise.
25 And 9-year-old Cameron is talking to
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1 his friend Logan, and he notices that Logan,
2 something is just not right. And as we said in
3 the resolution, one, he has the presence of mind
4 to say to a friend, "Let the teacher aide know
5 that something is going wrong here."
6 Lots of confusion going on. It
7 probably was not a day where they were serving
8 pizza, hamburgers or hot dogs. Those are the
9 only days where there is some civility in the
10 lunchroom.
11 (Laughter.)
12 SENATOR LaVALLE: And he sees that
13 his friend Logan is now looking not too good. So
14 he grabs Logan, and off they go to the nurse's
15 room.
16 He also notices that Logan is kind
17 of stumbling, is not steady on his feet. Gets to
18 the nurse's office just in the nick of time,
19 because you know what happens to Logan? He
20 passes out. He is out.
21 And so Logan was in the right place
22 where he could get attention. And you know
23 something, Cameron? Logan is going to live to be
24 age 10, thanks to you. Thanks to you.
25 So it is wonderful. And all of the
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1 Senators here go to elementary schools, they go
2 to middle schools, they go to high schools. And
3 I'm always taken by the great things that go on
4 in our schools, and the students. Now, Cameron
5 is 9 going on 20 because of what he did. And we
6 all see this when we go to the elementary
7 schools and so forth. I can never figure out why
8 the people that get the greatest press do bad
9 things. It's maybe one person in a district.
10 His district is the Riverhead School
11 District. He's at the Reilly Avenue School. And
12 good things go on at that elementary school; I've
13 been there.
14 Cameron, this body thanks you for
15 your heroic deed, to have saved a life. And you
16 will always carry with you that you have saved a
17 human life. And that is a wonderful thing.
18 And so the Liberty Award goes to
19 you. You are the youngest person to have
20 received this, in the First Senatorial District.
21 And we wish you much good luck in your life. God
22 bless you.
23 (Standing ovation.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Cameron,
25 we welcome you to the New York State Senate.
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1 We congratulate you on the honor and
2 recognition that you have received, and we
3 appreciate your leadership and compassion. God
4 bless you, and thank you.
5 The resolution was previously
6 adopted on March 20, 2014.
7 Senator Libous.
8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
9 believe there's a privileged resolution at the
10 desk by Senator Ball, 4376. May we have it read
11 in its entirety and move for its immediate
12 adoption.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
14 Secretary will read.
15 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
16 Resolution Number 4376, by Senator Ball,
17 commending Brian Avery and Robert Cole for their
18 heroism in rescuing a woman from a burning home.
19 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this
20 Legislative Body to recognize and commend the
21 caring concern and heroic acts of individuals who
22 take prompt and appropriate action in emergency
23 situations, nobly risking their own lives in an
24 effort to preserve the life of another; and
25 "WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern,
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1 and in full accord with its long-standing
2 traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud
3 to commend Brian Avery and Robert Cole for their
4 heroism in rescuing a woman from her burning home
5 on Sunday, November 24, 2013, in Yorktown
6 Heights, New York; and
7 "WHEREAS, Brian Avery, a 48-year-old
8 National Guardsman, husband and father of two,
9 and Robert Cole, a 49-year-old husband and father
10 of two with no firefighting training, saved the
11 life of a 48-year-old wife and mother of three
12 who had just had hip surgery and had been asleep
13 when the fire broke out; and
14 "WHEREAS, Brian Avery saw flames at
15 the house and ran to help; after unsuccessfully
16 attempting to shimmy up a column onto the roof,
17 he ran back to his home to grab a ladder; and
18 "WHEREAS, Robert Cole was driving on
19 his way to a breakfast celebration of his
20 14th wedding anniversary when he saw smoke; he
21 quickly unfastened his seat belt and followed the
22 smoke until he reached the house; and
23 "WHEREAS, After being told there was
24 a woman upstairs, Robert Cole looked up and saw
25 the victim with her head and shoulders jutting
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1 out of a bathroom window, smoke billowing all
2 around; he also tried to climb to the home's
3 second floor with no success; and
4 "WHEREAS, Brian Avery made it back
5 to the home with a ladder and saw Robert Cole;
6 with no thought for their own safety, the two
7 strangers swung into action, a model of
8 spontaneous teamwork; and
9 "WHEREAS, Brian Avery climbed up
10 first through dense smoke, followed by
11 Robert Cole, who went onto the roof; together
12 they got the woman out of the bathroom window and
13 Brian Avery guided her down to safety, while
14 Robert Cole remained on the roof to get her
15 securely on the ladder; and
16 "WHEREAS, The smoke was so intense
17 that Robert Cole had to wait until the wind
18 shifted so he could see the top of the ladder;
19 once on the ground, he was overcome by smoke and
20 had to be pulled across the street to safety; and
21 "WHEREAS, Within two minutes of the
22 rescue, the entire home was engulfed in flames;
23 and
24 "WHEREAS, Robert Cole and Brian
25 Avery, through their spontaneous and heroic
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1 actions, demonstrated character and compassion
2 for the welfare of others, personifying, by
3 virtue of their behavior, the collective concern
4 of ordinary citizens across the community of the
5 State of New York who voluntarily respond when
6 others are in need of help; now, therefore, be it
7 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
8 Body pause in its deliberations to commend
9 Brian Avery and Robert Cole for their heroism in
10 rescuing a woman from a burning home, and to
11 convey its tremendous appreciation for their
12 valiant actions; and be it further
13 "RESOLVED, That copies of this
14 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
15 Robert Cole and Brian Avery."
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
17 Ball.
18 SENATOR BALL: Thank you very much.
19 Brian, Senior Master Sergeant Avery,
20 who stands behind me -- the Air Force represents
21 today -- he is with the New York Air National
22 Guard. And he is also here with his wife, Diane,
23 and Fallon, his daughter.
24 And Robert, who is one of our heroes
25 today, is joined by Joanne Cole, Alexa and
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1 Amanda, and then Elizabeth and Jack are Robert's
2 parents.
3 You know, I remember when I was
4 growing up in a small town called Pawling and
5 hiking through the woods on an offshoot of the
6 Appalachian Trail, and the kids and I would
7 always say, "Well, what would you do if you saw a
8 bear?" I know what I'd do, I'd run. That's what
9 I would do. And I would tell them, "I'm a little
10 bit better runner than you, so I think I'm okay."
11 A lot of people ask, and on the back
12 of my desk there's a picture of a guy named Bobby
13 Kennedy, RFK. And people say, "Why does a
14 conservative Republican have a campaign poster of
15 Bobby Kennedy?" Well, when that man was shot,
16 once in the head and I believe twice in the side
17 by a guy named Sirhan Sirhan, Bobby Kennedy, his
18 last words were, "Is everybody okay?" I think my
19 last words would have been something else.
20 These are the testament of a man or
21 of a woman. And the two men that stand behind me
22 today came together, they never knew each other.
23 They met on the roof, literally. And had it not
24 been for their partnership and their willingness
25 to run into that burning building and to go help
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1 this wonderful family, we may have been reading a
2 very tragic account.
3 Also the family is here, Maria, who
4 actually that day was just recovering from a
5 surgery. She's joined by her daughter, Marie,
6 her husband, Giulio, her son Giulio, Jr., and his
7 girlfriend Melissa Dee.
8 So I think it's extremely fitting
9 that we realize what a beautiful community we
10 live in and give honor to these great men. It's
11 always amazing when you meet people like this,
12 they never want to be called heroes. And Brian
13 has been quoted many times talking about how he's
14 not the hero, it's the men and women who serve in
15 combat who never return.
16 But the reality is, Brian and
17 Robert, that you could have never returned that
18 day, as well as those that you saved. So thank
19 you so much, and God bless you each and every one
20 of you.
21 (Applause.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
23 question is on the resolution. All in favor
24 signify by saying aye.
25 (Response of "Aye.")
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
2 (No response.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
4 resolution is adopted.
5 We welcome and express our
6 appreciation to Senior Master Sergeant Avery and
7 Mr. Cole and to all the family members also here
8 today. Thank you for being here, and thank you
9 for your heroic efforts.
10 Senator Libous.
11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Could we have the
12 reading of the noncontroversial calendar, please.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
14 Secretary will read.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 44,
16 substituted earlier by Member of the Assembly
17 Ryan, Assembly Print 8404, an act to amend the
18 Town Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 1.
2 Senator Ball recorded in the negative.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 47,
6 by Senator Martins, Senate Print 6217A, an act in
7 relation to authorizing.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 is passed.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 85,
19 by Senator Addabbo, Senate Print 2962A, an act to
20 amend the General Business Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
24 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
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1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
5 is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 171, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 2365, an act
8 to amend the Real Property Actions and
9 Proceedings Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 SENATOR VALESKY: Lay it aside for
18 the day, please.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
20 aside for the day.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 216, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 3639, an act
23 to amend the Penal Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
2 act shall take effect on the first of November.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Announce
7 the results.
8 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
9 Calendar Number 216, those recorded in the
10 negative are Senators Hassell-Thompson, Krueger,
11 Perkins and Serrano.
12 Ayes, 55. Nays, 4.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 262, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 5362, an
17 act to amend the Education Law.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 296, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 3992, an act
5 to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
15 is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 310, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 6144, an act
18 to amend Chapter 548 of the Laws of 2004.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 337, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 765, an act
6 to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
15 Krueger to explain her vote.
16 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you. I
17 rise to explain my vote.
18 You know, I have voted for this bill
19 in the past, and then I got an explanation today
20 about how conceptually we passed a law saying we
21 were putting a limit on the size of commercial
22 fishing vessels except we were grandfathering in
23 existing vessels that were bigger than the new
24 law.
25 But now this bill continues a
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1 pattern of saying you can replace the boat, you
2 can replace the boat again, and as long as you
3 were a fisherman before X date, you can keep
4 having a bigger vessel.
5 And so I actually think at the end
6 of the day we've created and are continuing an
7 uneven playing field between different commercial
8 fishermen depending on whether they were in the
9 business before a certain date, not anything to
10 keep the ground even for a ship they may already
11 have owned and shouldn't have to give up at this
12 point in time.
13 So I'll be voting no because I
14 actually think it's unfair to the majority of
15 small-business fishermen who may have been
16 entering the business since after 1997.
17 Thank you.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
19 Krueger, how do you vote?
20 SENATOR KRUEGER: No.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
22 Krueger to be recorded in the negative.
23 Announce the results.
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 1.
25 Senator Krueger recorded in the negative.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 348, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 1519, an
5 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
9 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
15 is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 349, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 1965, an act
18 to amend the Highway Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
22 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 354, by Senator Perkins, Senate Print 1222, an
6 act to amend the Penal Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect on the first of November.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 356, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 2248A, an
19 act to amend the Civil Rights Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 357, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 2368B, an act
7 to amend the Penal Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 11. This
11 act shall take effect on the first of November.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 is passed.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 360, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 3074, an act
20 to amend the Criminal Procedure Law.
21 SENATOR GIANARIS: Lay it aside.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
23 aside.
24 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Lay the bill
25 aside for the day.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 is laid aside for the day.
3 Senator Marcellino, that completes
4 the reading of the noncontroversial calendar.
5 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Yes,
6 Mr. President. Can we return for a moment to
7 motions and resolutions.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can I
9 have some order in the chamber, please.
10 We will return to motions and
11 resolutions.
12 Senator Marcellino.
13 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Mr. President,
14 on behalf of Senator Maziarz, on page number 5 I
15 offer the following amendments to Calendar Number
16 42, Senate Print 4673, and ask that said bill
17 retain its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
19 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
20 its place on third reading.
21 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Mr. President,
22 is there any other business at the desk?
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
24 no further business before the desk, Senator
25 Marcellino.
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1 SENATOR MARCELLINO: There being
2 no further business, I move we adjourn until
3 Tuesday, April 29, at 3:00 p.m.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: On
5 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until
6 Tuesday, April 29th, at 3:00 p.m.
7 Senate adjourned.
8 (Whereupon, at 4:10 p.m., the Senate
9 adjourned.)
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