Establishes the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission to evaluate how the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code can be enhanced or assisted by the State Legislature and any agency of New York State.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10365
IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT establishing the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission to evaluate
how the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code can be enhanced or assisted by the
State Legislature and any agency of New York State; 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. A commission, to be known as the Safe and Healthy Homes
2 Commission, is hereby created to evaluate how the administration and
3 enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
4 Code, hereinafter referred to as the "Uniform Code", can be enhanced or
5 assisted by the State Legislature and any agency of New York State.
6 § 2. The commission shall be composed of ten members, appointed as
7 follows: two members shall be appointed by the governor; two members
8 shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two members shall be
9 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; two members shall be
10 appointed by the temporary president of the senate; and two members
11 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The commission
12 shall be chaired by a person chosen by a majority vote at the first
13 meeting of the commission. The vice-chairperson of the commission shall
14 be appointed by the chairperson. Vacancies in the membership of the
15 commission shall be filled in the manner provided for original appoint-
16 ments.
17 § 3. The commission shall be made up of at least one member with an
18 extensive background in the inspection of commercial and residential
19 properties pursuant to the Uniform Code, at least one member with an
20 extensive background in fire prevention and safety, at least one attor-
21 ney or retired judge with extensive experience in the adjudication of
22 code violations, and at least one engineer who specializes in building
23 safety.
24 § 4. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
25 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder. To the maximum
2 extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
3 and shall utilize and be provided with such facilities, resources, and
4 data of any court, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or
5 agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof as it deems
6 necessary or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties here-
7 under.
8 § 5. For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission shall be
9 authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
10 analyses it may deem relevant in cooperation with or by agreement with
11 any other public or private agency. The commission shall meet and hold
12 public hearings or private meetings within or without the state, and
13 shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursuant to the
14 legislative law.
15 § 6. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recom-
16 mendations to the governor and the legislature no later than one year
17 after the effective date of this act.
18 § 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
19 deemed repealed two years after such date.
