Policy Advice 2011 12 Executive Budget

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POLICY ADVICE2011-12 EXECUTIVE BUDGET

3-WAY OPEN ISSUES COMPARISON MATRIXENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

Item Executive Assembly SenatePosition Position PositionEPF Proposed EPF No change to Executive Agrees to $134mappropriations totaling proposal. bottom line, but makes$134m. carve outs inWaterfront, MuniParks andStewardship;

reductions in MuniParks and Albany PineBush; and addedapprops for Beaconand Breast Cancerand EnvironmentalRisk Factors (BCERF)

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Compromise(If any)Since Executive andAssembly are inagreement onExecutive Budgetapprops,recommendation isto continue tooppose all Senatechanges. Chamberindicates Beaconwill be negotiated ata higher table.BCERF is notneeded as the grantrecipient (Cornell)indicates that theyare not interested incontinuing project.


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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)Marine fishing E x c i v e opposes Position ~ ! . f n ~ . Senate proposes to Recommendation islicensing r e t : ) e ~ f . repeal marine fishing to oppose thelicenses, establish a Senate proposal.saltwater fishing Federal governmentregistry outside the requires States tocontext of a licensing maintajn a registry.process and refund Absent licenselifetime marine revenues, the costlicensing. Would cost of maintaining theState $1.9 million in registry andannual SRO revenues; suppo.rting other$1.4 mmion of Federal marine activitiesaid. now funded with the

revenues wouldhave to beaccommodated bysignificantCQt$ inother programs.

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)Public Service Executive opposes due Did not include Senate one-house billTemporary 18-a to significant revenue proposal in one-house proposes to accelerate. Assessment (Senate loss. bill. the expiration of theproposal) temporary 18-aassessment from, 3/31/14 to 3/31/12,which would producea $265m loss of Staterevenue in 2011-12.However, Senate staffhas advised that theywould change thistiming to eliminate the

2011-12 loss.Consequently,revenue loss would be$529m in 2012-13 and$265m in 2013-14.NYSERDA Executive includes this Rejected Article VII Accepts ArticJe VU Supports NYSER.OAassessment (Part Article VII annually, corporate staff:addTEDQ) which authorizes an grants for residritlaf

assessment to fund I and effICiencyERDA R&D and energy projects andanalysis, at a value of I research.$16.23 m i J ~ o n annually. .

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (Ifany)NYPA power plant Executive apposes Did not include Requires NYPA to There is no 2011-12

RFP - Senate propoSal in one-house issue an RFP for the revenue from this, . bill. Position pending. sale of its 80 MW gas proposal. PerProposal turbine electric Senate proposal,generating facilities NYPA is not allowedlocated in and around to actually effectuateNYC. Requkes NYPA .safe untit authorizedto provide report to bylaw.Govemorandlegislative leaders ,regarding potentialrevenue from sate by .March 31. 2012.

Authority of the Public Executive,opposes Oiq not include Senate proposal This proposal isService Commission proposal in one-house would cause the PSC primarilyover services of a bill. ,Position pending, to no longer have programmatic intetephone corporation authority over services nature. There may,or cable television and technologies used be a small long tenncompany - Senate , by a telephone or fiscal impact to theproposal . cable company that it State, but no impactdid not actively in 2011-12.regulate as of 1/1/11,and would allowcarriers to provide thetechnology of theirchoice within particularservice areas.

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (If any)

Ag & M ~ r k e t s - local Executive'Budget Assembly wants',toUne Senate wants to line' Executive wm acceptprograms " p r o p ~ l u m J 1 ) sum out p r o g r a m ~ ' ~ s out programs as line outs, but any.c o m P e t i t v pots fo r Ag previously d(>.ne previously done bottom line increase& ~ k t s tocaL ' ' in spending has tobe accommodated. " within agreed 'uponbudgetwide add

; amounts.Ag&Mkts :State Ops - Pro Dairy is in'Ag & Mkt Assembly h ~ . ' n o t Senate accepts the Line out andPreservation of operating budget, but formally askeq 'fp.r Pro State Operations preservation ofPro-Come)! Pro Dairy not lined out. Ag & Dairy to be Iinep 'out. reduction amount, but Dairy would(Senate 'Proposal) Mkts 'GF . q p e r ~ f j n g will But wants to ,know what specifically lines out significantly limit AGbe cut 100'


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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)Extension of Executive Budget Agrees with Executive Senate one--house bill Executive"couldPesticide proposed permanentty proposal. woulQ sunse t fee on settle if sunset wereManagement Fee extending the fee ,(Part July 1, 2014. extended a year. orS of TED Art VIl). Will two ,try and get at leastanother year or two . .beyond Senate'ssunset.Postpone timeline for Opposes Senate Did not include Senate proposalultra low sulfur proposal. proposal in one-house would exemptretrofits for State bill. Does not have contaclofS -andvehicles. (Senate . position on Senate's I ~ U t 1 e s who do workproposal) bUt for the State for .retrofittingrequirements.Extends the date that66% of vehicles must

be retrofitted from12131/09 to 12131/12and that 100% ofvehicles must beretrofitted from12/31/10 to 12131114.

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)Sulfur Heating Opposes. Did not include Senate proposes to . Appears to have noEmission Bill Art VIJ proposal in one-house extend the deadline on ,fIScal jmpact.(Senate proposal) ~ biU. Position pending. suffur content limit in 'Senate may dropPartee .. residential, proposal as industrycommercial and has indicated thatindustrial heating from.' they have already7/1/12 to 7/1/14 . invested indistributioninfrastructure toaccommodate- current deadline.Sottle am D o e ~ h . 9 t want to I Old not include Senate proposes Industry says bill i$

Amendment Art vn d i s C u ~ s in the context proposal in one-house revisjons to the Bottle worth $2Om to $30m(Senate proposal) - of the .Budget. bW. A s ~ e m b l y has Bill. Focused on fraud to the State. DOBPart 00 indicated they will not reduc;;tion. AUows revenue unit isscoring at $0 - no.discuss within the bottlers to verify .evidence to supportbudget. counts back at their industry claim.warehouses and. . allows true-up,through. .

reporting rather thanby holding cash.

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (If any)Ag&Mkts Grape ExeCutiVe B u d g ~ t Assembly restores this Senate one-house Due to contfnoedGenomics Lab - proposed to eliminate reduction. They object restores this reduction. issues withSenate add back of this har4.doUar capital to "having ~ o pay for it . NOw Senate is saying availability of. federaJapprop authority reap-proJlfiation , with again", they would be OK w ~ t h funding, it is nowsavings of $2.5 mflfion add of approp only - untikely t h ~ t in 2011.-12 and $7.5 no cash. inclusion of thismillion in the outyears r e a p p r o p r i ~ t i o n in

the enacted budgetwould have a fiscalimpact it:' 2 0 1 1 ~ 12.(Project coukj. notmove forwardbecause fut! fundingis not available)

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HIGHER EDUCATIONItem Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)

SUNY/CUNY Comprehensive " ,: ,PK with postaudit for OK with post-audit for- ' We are close on ' .. -'Procurement iind measures included fo t :', '"goods and some goods and some procurement arid willPublic Private procurement and ' " : 5 ~ i ~ s ; and OK with services; ar'!d OK with ' attempt to close atPartnerships public/private -: ' pO.st.audft-for goods post-audit for {loods the next meeting; Ipartnerships and services at the (not services) at the Executive wouldSUNY hospitals; reject SUNY h o s p i t a l s ~ reject SUCF o f f ~ .: public/private proposes to m o v ~ budget and theI partnership provisions SUCF off-budget and elimination ofeliminate Executive Executive control of.' ,control of staff; reject' employees;

p u b t i c l p r i v a ~ Executive wouldpartnership provisions drop p u b l i c l p r i v a ~ ,partnershipprovisions.CUNY Tuition included appropriation Accepts appropriation Rejects appropriatiOn The Senate is notauthority for CUNY 5 authority for CUNY 5 authority for CUNY 5 interested in ..percent spring 2011 Percent spring 2011 percent spring 2011 providing authoritytuition increase 'tuition increase tuition increase to CUNY for an i r l ~ state tuition increasewithout providing,thesame authority forSUNY. Executive

position is to keep 'it.but it's not a dealbreaker

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (If any)Multi-Year Tuition No provisions included No provisions included Includes authority for 5 SUNY is pushing a 5in Executive Budget in Assembly one-house percent out-of-state year rational tuitionproposal tuition increase for plan ; Senate is openSUNY; accelerates to a discussion on aand increases tuition rational tuition policyretention provisions for for both CUNY andSUNY SUNYRabbi TAP New program that U n ~ n o w n Allow TAP for certain Need to identifywould cost $18.3 rabbinical students ' funding for proposalmiUion annually; also beginning in spring and a policypotentiat constitutional 2012; cost of $18.3 decision; potentialissues , million annually constnutional issues;Leader's issueOther TAP Proposals Proposed new award Amend 2-year degree Accept 2-year degree ' RemOVing publicsschedule for public and proposal to e x c ~ u d e proposal in current would isolate

p r i v ~ t e 2-year degree public institutions; f o r m ~ reject a d d ~ b a c l < : proprietary schools,programs; Proposed accept add-back of of private pension .. and is a poticyadd-back of private private pension income income deCIsion - fiscaJlypension income for neutral in 2011-12.TAP calculation Decision on,Executive positionneeded. Add-back

of private pensMJnincome is a parityissue with publicpension income.Senate rejectionwould result in aloss of $6 millionannually

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (Ifany)SUNY Appropriation Includes e x i s t J _ Accepts existing. Proposes new New structureWOUldStructure appropriatj0,n,structure appropriation s t ~ u p w r e j appropriation structure provide SUNY'wlthand is cOncerned apout and corresponding the same protectionSUNY being in a . Article Vlllanguage against executiVe. posjtion to m a n ~ e four that would essentiaUy imposed reduCtions,. . . . large payments per remove the to State s u p p o ~ as.year as proposed'by Executive's authority CUNY has. bti('. the Senate; Assembly to administratively would e s s e n ~ n y is'also concemedabout reduCe SUNY's State elimtnate an e ~ i s t i ' n g

-. logistics involved in support level wnhout tool the Executh(eprocessing payroll _ legislative has to manage ' .authorization expenditures. ,:.Executive oppOsesUpstate Medical Nothing included in Nothing included in Includes $135 million IPolicy decisionCenter Acquisition of Executive Budget one-house in appropriation needed whether toCommunity General I 1 authority and Article . include provisionsI I I VII language related to for the CommunityI employee pensions General acquisition

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HUMAN SERVICES/LABOR/HOUSINGItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)Fun Family S(inotions Withholds public qPposes Supports Executive Couid agree with 'assistance grantwhefl Assembly subject:tohead of household overall fiscaJdoes not comply with . . , situationemploymentrequirementsPublic Assistance Delay PA grant Delay PA grant Reduce current grant Assembly positionGrant increase to July, 2012 increase only to by 10% until 2012; would be acceptableNovember, 2011 delay 2011 increase to subject to overall2013 financial planimpacts.Public Assistance Change Public Accepts Changed Safety Net Senate positionShare Change Assistance shares from shares from 30170 to would be

50/25/25 26f74 State/Local acceptable.Federal/State/Local for thereby eliminatingTANF families to 100% $53M in Local savings! Federal; !

Change Safety Netshares from 50/50State/Local to 30170State/LocalRequire SSt Income Opposes. Senate proposal. Opposes due tobe included in impact on Publiccalculation of PA Assistancebenefit recipients.Reduce the amount Unknown. Senate proposal. Oppose. Wouldof PNA to public transfer cost to otherassistance recipients portion of Statefrom $150 to $45. budget.

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Item Executive Assembly Senate ICompromisePosition Position Position (If any)

Juvenile Justice. Reduce OCFS facility Agrees with capacity Agrees with capacity Executive hascapacity by 376 beds; reductions; would reductions; would proposal for 2 yearI repeal 12 month waive the 12 month waive the 12 month waiver of 12 monthclosure notification notification for one year notification for one notification with norequirement. with closure criteria and year with three month closure criteria and60 days notice. notice. 60 days notice.

Convert open ended Agrees with Executive Maintains open ended Executive shouldlocal detention into a position, but with 1/1/12 local detention. support Assemblycapped allocation. effective date rather position, possiblythan 7/1/11 with extension ofconversion date toj 4/1/12 .

Increase funding for Agrees with Executive Provides that local Executive should trycommunity based position with modified detention funding to secure discreetalternatives. timeframes and lower could also be used for funding forfunding in 2011-12. community based Icommunity basedIalternatives. alternatives.Invest in statewide Agrees with Executive. Rejects funding for Executive hascompliance with DOJ. compliance beyond proposal to reducethe four facilities DOJ investment bydirectly subject to DOJ $7 million (not yetagreement. offered).Modification of Fee Increase fee from $5 to Opposes Opposes Could drop proposalStructure fur SCR $60 to reflect cost of to overall fiscalClearance Checks service. situation.

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)

Kinship Guardianship No proposa1 Proposes to postpone Seek to authorizeimplementation of funding-throughprogram by 1 year. Foster Care BlockGrant.Require OCFS Unknown Senate proposal. Oppose, althoughWeekly Reports on some reportingYouth Detention agreement may bepossible if otherjuvenile justiceissues are resolvedto the Executive'ssatisfaction.Reforms IAssembly has No position.

proposals which would: be acceptable, and insome cases preferable.Reduce Puplic Assembly proposal. Reject-unnecessaryHousing based uponModernization Capital availability ofby $6AM Federal funds toNYCHA.Expansion of Catskill Executive agreed to Senate proposal. Oppose. Savln9sFlood Remediation provide information to shoutd reduceProgram to Ulster Assembly about current bonded capita1 debtCounty allocations. service rather thansupport expandedflood remediationprogram.NPPJRPP - line out Consolidates two Would restore $6 Accepts. Executive Assembly position isprograms and provide programs into a single million and continue reduced funding level acceptable.restorations competitive program. separate programs but continues separateNPP and RPP. programs.

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SCHOOL AID/EDUCATIONItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)$500M Performance Provide two Accept the Executive Reject ExecutivePools competitive grant concept, but increases proposal.

programs: $250M for the performance fundschool districts with the to $350M and reducesmost improved the efficiency amount to !academic performance $150M. The Assembly !and a separate $250M also expands eligibilityfor districts that and provides forimplement long-term payment of g rants over

I management a four-year period.efficiencies.Permanent Spending Index future year Accept Executive Would agree to a 2-Cap increases in School Aid proposal. Restarting year cap provided they

to personal income Foundation Aid within are guaranteed agrowth. cap is a key priority. favorable regional

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lSchool Aid If Legislature stays Restore $200M for the IReject ExecutiveRestoration! within overall dollar 2011-12 school year ; proposal.Distribution threshold; will we defer with a distribution Ito their 2 -way similar to the Executiveagreement on how to Budget., distribute?I

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Long Term Reform to Various measures to Reject Executive Establish new rules,BOCES and Building contain future-year proposal, but advance including a priorityAid growth in reimbursable an initiative to promote system, foraid (e .g., limits on more efficient determining teacher

reimbursable BOCES transportation services layoffs in NYC,expenses and a school through SED guidance replacing the currentconstruction priority and school district seniority-based (Lastpool). reporting . in First Out) system.

LIFO Governor's program bill Unknown. Reject Executiveaccelerates new proposals.statewide performanceevaluation standard forteachers.

Special Education Use wealth equalized Reject Executive Accepts ExecutiveFinancing Reforms reimbursement for proposals. proposal.

school district costs forj 4201 schools and

summer school special

Ieducation ($155M in2011-12 savings).

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Item Executive Assembly Senate CompromisePosition Position Position (I f any)NYST1 Dissolve NYSTI and Dissolve NYSTl and Accepts Executive '" , ..transfer assets to OGS Would transferNYSTlts proposal ' '. ,. ' . ~ ..'.-

so that these assets liabilities to OGS and .....could be sold at fair require OGS make .....:'", ".. . ,' .market value to payment toSUNY and .' ,, . ' .reimburse SUNY give assets, including 2 "Albany, OGS and State buitdings to Russetl -,.. ...~ ~ .Charges account for Sage College for$1, " , ,0' nunreimbursed costson ,- ' .behalf of NYSTI. "

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/GAMING/REGULATORYItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (I f any)$130 million in capital Proposed capital Accepts capital Opposes capitalfunding for Regional appropriation in appropriation, but appropriation andCouncils Executive Budget, would fund with new reprogramming offunded by bonding. legislative

reprogramming of discretionary pots.legislative discretionarycapital pots.

$100 million in capital Proposed capital Accepts capital Opposes capitalfunding for the appropriation in appropriation, but appropriation andEconomic Executive Budget, would fund with new reprogramming ofTransformation funded by bonding. legislativeProgram (for reprogrammingof discretionary pots.I communities legislative discretionary However, the SenateI impacted by facility capital pots. has proposed a tax

I closures) credit alternative,I similar in structure to, Excelsior, forbusinesses incommunities impactedby prison closures.$100 million in capital IProposed redirection Opposes redirection of Accepts redirection offunding for the MTA I (via language) of $100 discretionary funds and Assemblycapital program million of Assembly provides no alternative discretionary funds fordiscretionary funds for funding for MTA. the MTA.MTA capital--effectively providesoperating relief for MTAI

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NYSTAR Merger Proposes merger of Accepts Executive Accepts concept of Executive mayNYSTAR functions and merger proposal and merger, but moves accept Senateprograms into ESDC; savings. NYSTAR functions proposal for transferproduces net savings and programs into into OED if Senateof $1.9m. DED. Retains will agree that OED

Executive savings. retains discretion todecide whichemployees aretransferred.

Excelsior Jobs Tax Executive Budget Assembly accepts Senate opposes the While not stated byCredit Reform proposes reforms: 1) Executive proposal and reform proposal and the Senate , it isextend benefit period includes in one-house did not include in one- possible that Senatefrom 5 to 10 years; 2) bill. house bill. would be morerevise jobs tax credit to amenable to thebe based on projected Executive proposal ifincome tax receipts for they were providedeach job; 3) enhance with economicR&D credit to 50% of development capitalFed R&D credit - up to funding.3% of R&Dexpenditures, and allowaccess to other NYSR&D credits; 4) basereal property credit onimproved value; 5)authorize utility Idiscounts for programparticipants; and 6)allow benefits uponreaching interimmilestones.

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OTB bailout for Opposes Senate Assembly has not yet Senate has proposedSuffolk and NYCOTB proposal because of stated position. OTB bailout. Creates(Senate proposal) costs and liabilities to a process to allowthe State. Revenue Racing & Wageringunit has scored at Board to sell or give$8.7m ($3m un-cashed rights to operatetickets & $5.7m for NYCOTB to a vendor.annual NYCOTB Puts NYS on hook forpension cost -- total NYCOTB retireeOPEB liability would be healthcare. For$200m) Suffolk it allows them

to access capitalreserves for operating;and allows them toI I keep un-cashedtickets (hit on State).

! Ag & Markets -- Accept. Accept.1Assembly and SenateIwant to line outi programs asI previously done.Navigation Law Wants to buy backoptional enforcementfunds.Extension ofPesticide IManagement FeePostpone timeline forultra low sulfurretrofits for Statevehicles.

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Funding of State Executive has placed a Unknown UnknownRacing and Wagering counter-proposal onBoard the table.Tug Hill Commission Unknown RestorationEliminationState Athletic Unknown Unknown RestorationCommissionMixed Martial Arts No position Senate ProposalExpedited Handling Make pennanent 2-Year Extension Unknown

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MEDICAIDItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)Global Spending Cap Includes OfliJOtng Includes on-going Includes spending cap Maintain spendingand Enforcement spending


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Item Executive Assembly ! Senate, CompromisePosition Position Position (If any)Home Care Worker Requires home health Similar to Executive. Rejects.Living Wage agencies to pay theirRequirement workers in compliancewith local living wage

laws.Spousal Refusal Eliminates the option Supports elimination of Rejects.for spouses to refuse to spousal refusal withfinancially support their spousal resourcespouse for the purpose protections. I

of Medicaid eligibility. iNursing Home Suspends Similar to Executive. Requires iReimbursement implementation of implementation of !nursing home rebasing rebasing method andmethod due to extends use of methodsignificant impact on through June 30,many financially 2012. Modifies anddistressed homes. proposes a one yearInstitutes new pricing delay of new pricingmethod that allows method (which will not

! DOH to address these allow DOH withi impacts. flexibility of addressing, negative impacts inII timely manner).Funding for Anti - Supports continued El imina tes all support Same as Executive. Policy decisionsmoking Program funding for these for such programs. needed to determineIprograms. i next steps.

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MENTAL HYGIENEItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)OMH Closure- One Year Notice: Repeal for 2 years OK with 2 years 1 year (1 house) Senate seeking overall- Prior Notice (Minor) 2 weeks 30 days 2 weeks (1'house) closure direction; linkage- Prior Notice (Closures) 60 days OK with 60 days 6 months'(1 house) to OCFS discussions.

- limits on bed closures None None in 1 house; but None in 1 housewould like a limit in We had limits (and 2statute weeks' notice) for bed

closures in last twobudgets, tf vital, agreeto e i t h ~ r 0) 30 daysnotice for 'ward closuresbut no bed limit; or (ii)600 annual bedUmit for. ward clos.ures with 2w e e k ~ ' notice; no bedlimit on facility closures.

Adult Homes Court Ordered Maintain Maintain Use $40M for other Depends on risk tolerance.Funding purposes Prefer staying with

Assembly and Exec.i Budget position given Iuncertainty of the timing o fthe Stay (a previous Staywas lifted after 70 days)and budget cutimplementation risks. Ifvital, up to $10M.

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PUJ3UC SAFETYItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)Prison closures Establishes the prison Creates a "task force For furtherprocess, including closure task force and on prison efficiency" in infonnation seerepeal of the one-year the terms of its Article VII which has a separate side by !n otifi cation operation via dual purpose of side of positionsappropriation language, identifyingbased largely on the opportunities forExecutive Order. Adds savings as well asnew criteria for the task targeting facilities forforce to consider, closure. Requires jincluding the existence unanimous approval of

1of special programs members. Seeksand the proximity of the additional $48 millionfacility to where in savings above theinmates are likely to 10 % cut.return.DOCS-Parole merger Full merger of the two Accepts most of the Accepts the merger, Offer to withdraw the !

-tolerance for Parole agencies, and the proposed merger, but with minor changes. reduction in theBoard as a separate, transfer of maintains the Parole Parole Boardindependent agency responsibility for most Board as a separate membership from 19functions to the new agency, and grants it to 13, to quietentity. Independence oversight of the concerns regarding

of the Parole Board is revocation process and the quality of thatsufficiently maintained the Administrative Law process; in return,in the statutory Judges who hear the the Parole Boardlanguage submitted cases deciding whether would remain part ofwith the Executive a parole violator will to the combined entity,Budget. return to prison. perhaps withlegal/appeals staffdedicatedexclusively to thework of the Board.

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Merger of small Full merger of all four Rejects entire merger Accepts OVS, but Continue to presscriminal justice agencies rejects OPOV and for OVS and OPDVagencies (OVS, SCOC and withdraw onOPOV, SCOC) with SCOC. AgreementOCJS I on the merger ofOPCA was won latein the negotiations

last year.Break out of OCJS Return to original Return to original Accept lining out thelocal assistance schedule with schedule with schedule, butIlump-sum reductions across-the- reductions across-the- oppose a completeappropriation into board to achieve the board to the achieve across-the boardrequired savings the required savings reduction. Instead,. traditional line items advance a schedulereflecting ExecutiveI priorities (e.g.! eliminateWestchesterPolicing and holdOperation IMPACT

I harmless),

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AIDItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)Citizen Empowerment Provide funding for Accepts fully. -- Adds school -- Should not acceptTax Credits local government districts as qualifying school districts, as

consolidations equal to recipients, in addition consolidation15 percent of combined to local governments. incentives already

I tax levies. Require at exist under schoolleast 50 percent of the aid programs. Also,funding for property tax would get costly asrelief. I each consolidation Iwould likely receive

$1 million.-- Would require at -- Could accept theleast 70 percent of change to 70funding to be used for percent, as it wouldproperty tax relief. increase property I.

tax relief, consistentI with the Governor'sagenda.

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LOTTERY AID REVENUEItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (If any)Extend PIT Reject Proposed/Accept RejectSurcharge over $1 :millionTax Co-Op Insurance Proposed/Accept Reject RejectCompany PremiumsEliminate Remaining Proposed/Accept Reject I AcceptQuick DrawRestrictionsAllow Mixed Martial Policy Call Unknown Proposed/AcceptArts IIAllow Multistate VLT Proposed/Accept Reject AcceptJackpotsIncrease Multistate Proposed/Accept Reject Accept Could propose 55Lottery Payout Above percent versus, 50 Percent uncappedInsert Blackrock Reject Unknown Proposed/AcceptLanguage in GLBExtender and MakePermanentExpand Financial Reject Unknown Proposed/AcceptServices ITC toInvestment Advisory IServices

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TRANSPORTATIONItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (I f any)Up to $170 million of Executive is opposed Opposes redirection of Has proposedMTA funding (issues to proposals by the $100 million of exempting public andcarried at economic houses that reduce Assembly discretionary private schools fromdevelopment and MTA funding. Cannot funds for MTA capital payroll/mobility tax,transportation tables) close transportation (these Executive reducing MTA

table while these proposed funds would revenues by $70issues remain provide MTA with million -- at theunresolved. operating relief) -- at transportation table

economic developmenttable

MCSIA Compliance Has alternate proposal. Checking with Fedsto see if language iscompliant, if so theExecutive wouldaccept.Expand Uses of Senate proposal.Aviation Capital

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GENERAL GOVERNMENTItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (I f any)Establishmentof Recotr\mend rejection. Assembly did not Senate proposed this. Ilegislative Budget The language is propose this in their bitl. jn their PPGG ArticleOffice using DOB unconstitutional as it VII bill (Part DO).appropriations as a seeks. to change thefunding source puwose of the{$1'0.722M in 2011- agency's'12) appropriations through

an Article VB.

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MEMBER ITEMSItem Executive Assembly Senate Compromise

Position Position Position (I f any)Eliminate Community Executive Budget Reject RejectProjects Fund Recommends repeal of

section 99-d of the StateFinance Law, relating tothe existing communityprojects fund statutoryauthorization.

Eliminate $85M Cash No New $85M deposit Accept Reject IDeposit since fund is repealed .No Reappropriation of Executive Budget Reject RejectMember Items RecommendationAllow existing Member Current State Finance Accept I AcceptItems to live through LawSeptember 15th

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