Relates to the applicability of local building codes to state and state agency owned buildings; creates the New York city-New York state task force on building and fire safety; provides for the powers and duties of such task force.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8407--B
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 19, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, BRENNAN, LANCMAN, MILLMAN, COLTON,
CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MAYERSOHN, MENG, PHEF-
FER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities -- recommit-
ted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT creating the New York city-New York state task force on building
and fire safety, and providing for the duties thereof; and providing
for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. There shall be a New York city-New York state task force on
2 building and fire safety in state-owned or leased buildings.
3 § 2. The task force shall consist of a working group co-chaired by one
4 appointee of the governor and one appointee of the mayor of the city of
5 New York. In addition to the co-chairs, the working group shall have
6 eight other members, four of whom shall represent the city and four of
7 whom shall represent the state. The city members shall consist of one
8 representative from the New York city department of buildings, one from
9 the New York city fire department, and two additional representatives of
10 the city of New York appointed by the mayor. The state members shall
11 consist of one representative from the office of general services, one
12 from the department of state division of code enforcement and adminis-
13 tration, one from the New York state office of fire prevention and
14 control, and one additional representative of the state of New York
15 appointed by the governor.
16 § 3. The duties of the task force shall consist of the following: (a)
17 review key distinctions between the respective building and fire codes
18 of the city and state of New York, and recommend enhancements to the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 state and city codes as applied to buildings located in New York city
2 that are owned or leased by the state of New York or a state agency, as
3 that term is defined in section 372 of the executive law; (b) review
4 safety issues and concerns encountered by first-responders in New York
5 city when responding to emergencies in buildings owned or leased by the
6 state of New York or a state agency, as that term is defined in section
7 372 of the executive law; (c) review and update the inventory of build-
8 ings in the city of New York owned or leased by the state of New York or
9 a state agency, as that term is defined in section 372 of the executive
10 law, and the entities controlling each such building; (d) review exist-
11 ing formal and informal arrangements for building and fire code compli-
12 ance, and inspections by city agencies for buildings owned or leased by
13 the state of New York or a state agency, as that term is defined in
14 section 372 of the executive law; (e) develop mechanisms to enhance
15 transparency of construction and operation of buildings in the city of
16 New York owned or leased by the state of New York or a state agency, as
17 that term is defined in section 372 of the executive law, including
18 posting of inspection data and publication of information about new
19 state projects; (f) review major state capital projects over the last
20 decade in the city of New York and identify issues related to compliance
21 with fire codes and life-safety for such capital projects; (g) make
22 recommendations that would address the relationship of the building and
23 fire codes of the city to buildings owned or leased by the state of New
24 York or a state agency, as that term is defined in section 372 of the
25 executive law.
26 § 4. The task force shall submit a report to the governor, the tempo-
27 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the speaker
28 of the city council of the city of New York, and the mayor of the city
29 of New York no later than March first, 2012.
30 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
31 deemed repealed June thirtieth, two thousand twelve.