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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 13, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1852
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2011-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 49-A ยงยง4920 - 4925, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S3322
2011-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Makes provisions for the protection of indoor air quality including the requirement that building owners develop and maintain an indoor environmental plan and undertake other responsibilities relating thereto including investigating complaints and providing a written response thereto; directs department of health, in consultation with specified others, to adopt standards of ventilation for new and existing buildings and to develop model courses in the operation and maintenance of heating ventilation and air conditioning systems.
2011-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1852 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to protecting indoor air quality PURPOSE: To protect public health by ensuring that building occupants have an adequate supply of fresh air, to provide that the ventilation system of buildings be operated and maintained according to design, that activities affecting indoor air quality be coordinated, and persons experiencing adverse health effects have some means of having these problems addressed. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Requires that every building owner have in place an indoor, environmental plan, which includes a description of the buildings heating ventilation and air conditioning system and documentation of its operation and maintenance. Also provides for an inventory of hazardous substances used in the building, and that renovation projects include an assessment of the effect on indoor air quality. Requires that building owners have in place a system for responding to requests for information and for investigating and responding to complaints about indoor air quality problems. Provides for the establishment of an indoor ventilation standard which shall take into
2011-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1852 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to protecting indoor air quality THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 49-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 49-A INDOOR AIR QUALITY SECTION 4920. PURPOSE. 4921. DEFINITIONS. 4922. INDOOR AIR QUALITY PLAN. 4923. INDOOR AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. 4924. INDOOR AIR INVESTIGATIONS. 4925. TRAINING COURSE. S 4920. PURPOSE. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH BY PROVIDING FOR ADEQUATE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF INDOOR AIR. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THAT A BUILDING'S HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BE OPERATED AND MAIN- TAINED ACCORDING TO DESIGN. IT IS ALSO NECESSARY THAT PERSONS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS BECAUSE OF INDOOR AIR PROBLEMS HAVE MEANS TO COMMUNICATE THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE THEM ADDRESSED. IN ORDER TO ENSURE A MINIMUM AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FRESH AIR TO BUILDING OCCU- PANTS, IT IS FURTHER, ALSO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE TO ADOPT ESTAB- LISHED STANDARDS FOR VENTILATION. S 4921. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "BUILDING" MEANS AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE OF GREATER THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE, USING MECHANICAL VENTILATION PROVIDING OUTDOOR AIR, RECIRCULATED AIR, OR A MIXTURE OF OUTDOOR AND RECIRCULATED AIR, EXCLUDING A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE CONTAINING SIX OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03282-02-1
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