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A08407 Summary:

BILL NOA08407B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05597-B
 
SPONSORGottfried
 
COSPNSRBrennan, Lancman, Millman, Colton, Castro
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Mayersohn, Meng, Pheffer
 
Add S20-h, Gen City L
 
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.
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A08407 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8407--B
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 19, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD11848-10-0

        A. 8407--B                          2
 
     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.
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