Bill Text: NY A08254 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the conduction of asbestos surveys prior to demolition of buildings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - ordered to third reading cal.597 [A08254 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A08254-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8254
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      June 2, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER, TITUS -- (at request of the Department of
          Labor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law,  in relation to asbestos demolition
          surveys
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 241 of the labor law, as added by
     2  chapter 520 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
     3    10.  Prior  to  advertising  for bids or contracting for or commencing
     4  work on any demolition work on  buildings  covered  under  this  section
     5  except  agricultural  buildings as defined in regulations promulgated by
     6  the commissioner [and except buildings the  construction  of  which  was
     7  begun  on  or  after  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-four], all
     8  owners and their agents, except owners of one and  two-family  dwellings
     9  who contract for but do not direct or control the work, shall conduct or
    10  cause  to be conducted a survey to determine whether or not the building
    11  to be demolished contains asbestos or asbestos material  as  defined  in
    12  section  nine  hundred  one  of  this  chapter.  Such  surveys  shall be
    13  conducted in conformance with rules and regulations promulgated  by  the
    14  commissioner.  Information derived from such survey shall be immediately
    15  transmitted to the commissioner and to  the  local  governmental  entity
    16  charged with issuing a permit for such demolition under applicable state
    17  or  local  laws  or,  if no such permit is required, to the town or city
    18  clerk. If such survey finds that a building to  be  demolished  contains
    19  asbestos  or asbestos material as defined by section nine hundred one of
    20  the chapter, no bids shall be advertised nor contracts awarded nor demo-
    21  lition work commenced by any owner or agent prior to  completion  of  an
    22  asbestos  remediation contract performed by a licensed asbestos contrac-
    23  tor as defined by section nine hundred one of this chapter.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    25  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10137-01-7