STATE OF NEW YORK
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6093
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 10, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to water contam-
ination, lead paint and air quality testing in New York city housing
authority buildings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding two new
2 sections 402-f and 402-g to read as follows:
3 § 402-f. Water contamination, lead paint and air quality testing. 1.
4 The New York city housing authority shall provide for annual water test-
5 ing to monitor for lead or copper contamination in the water of each
6 building under the jurisdiction of the authority. The authority shall
7 transmit a copy of such results to the commissioner of health. For
8 purposes of this section, tap water shall be considered contaminated if
9 such water exceeds the lead or copper action level based on first-draw
10 tap samples as provided in rules and regulations of the department of
11 health authorized under section two hundred one of the public health
12 law.
13 2. The authority, in conjunction with the commissioner of health,
14 shall conduct lead paint testing to monitor for the presence of lead
15 paint in each building under the jurisdiction of the authority. The
16 authority shall provide notice to all tenants where such testing indi-
17 cates the presence of lead paint in a building under the jurisdiction of
18 the authority.
19 3. The authority, in conjunction with the commissioner of health shall
20 be required to conduct annual indoor air quality testing to monitor for
21 air quality in each building under the jurisdiction of the authority.
22 The authority shall transmit a copy of such results to the commissioner
23 of health. The authority shall provide notice to all tenants where such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 air quality test results exceed department of health indoor air guide-
2 lines or the occupational safety and health administration.
3 4. The authority shall be civilly liable for actual damages of any
4 tenant, if it is determined that such tenant has suffered adverse health
5 conditions caused by the indoor air quality, lead paint presence or
6 water contamination of a building under the jurisdiction of the authori-
7 ty.
8 § 402-g. Falsifying authority records notification. 1. The New York
9 city housing authority shall provide information to all employees that
10 any employee of the authority who falsifies records, including, but not
11 limited to: (a) providing inaccurate water contamination results, lead
12 paint test results or indoor air quality reports; (b) falsifying any
13 signature; or (c) making a false entry in or falsely altering any record
14 or other written instrument filed with the authority shall be guilty of
15 tampering with public records in the second degree pursuant to section
16 175.20 of the penal law.
17 2. The authority shall refer any case of an employee falsifying
18 records to local law enforcement.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.