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A07287 Summary:

A07287 Actions:

A07287 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:04/30/2019AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable         
Paulin
Aye
Lawrence
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Galef
Aye
Friend
Aye
Rodriguez
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Quart
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Otis
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Rozic
Aye
LiPetri
Aye
Kim
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Richardson
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Niou
Aye
Fall
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye

A07287 Floor Votes:

A07287 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7287
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 18, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to notification by
          an excavator of damage to an underground facility
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 764 of the general  business  law,
     2  as  amended  by  chapter  333 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    5. In the event of contact with and/or damage to an underground facil-
     5  ity, the excavator shall immediately notify the operator of the facility
     6  and no backfilling shall be  done  by  the  excavator  until  inspection
     7  and/or  repairs  have  been made by the operator and no repairs shall be
     8  undertaken by the excavator until authorized by the operator.    In  the
     9  event  of  an  electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids
    10  endangering life, the excavator shall immediately notify the operator of
    11  the electric, gas or hazardous liquid underground facility and [the fire
    12  department] 911, and all persons who might be endangered and  assist  in
    13  the evacuation of such persons.
    14    §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    15  manner as section 6 of chapter 333 of the laws of 2018, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10938-01-9