Senate Bill S7677

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to address standards for the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8875 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8875
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-981.2, NYC Ad Cd

2013-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings in NYC.

2013-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7677

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARCELLINO,  FELDER,  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  HOYLMAN,
  PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to requiring  the  installation  and  maintenance  of  carbon
  monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 27-981.2 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, as added by local law number 7 of the city of New York for the
year 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 27-981.2 Carbon monoxide detecting devices; where required. a. Every
dwelling unit in a building within occupancy  groups  J-1,  J-2  or  J-3
where  a  fossil  fuel-burning  furnace  or boiler is located, and every
dwelling unit in a building that is in close proximity to  a  source  of
carbon  monoxide,  as such proximity is established by the rules promul-
gated by the commissioner in consultation with the fire  department  and
the  department  of health and mental hygiene, shall be equipped with an
operational carbon monoxide detecting device approved in accordance with
the rules promulgated by the commissioner in consultation with the  fire
department  and  the  department  of health and mental hygiene, provided
that there shall be installed at  least  one  approved  and  operational
carbon  monoxide  detecting  device  within  fifteen  feet  of each room
lawfully used for sleeping  purposes.  Such  carbon  monoxide  detecting
device  may be combined with a smoke detecting device that complies with
the provisions of this title and any applicable rules promulgated there-
under.
  b. In every building classified in  occupancy  group  G  or  occupancy
group H-2, at least one approved and operational carbon monoxide detect-
ing  device  shall  be installed in accordance with rules promulgated by
the commissioner in  consultation  with  the  fire  department  and  the
department of health and mental hygiene.
  c.  IN EVERY BUILDING CLASSIFIED IN OCCUPANCY GROUPS F-1, F-3 AND F-4,
AT LEAST ONE APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE  DETECTING  DEVICE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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