Assembly Bill A342

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools

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  • 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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2015-A342 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4631
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 27 Chap 1 Subchap 7 Art 23 §§27-521.20 & 27-521.25, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5374
2013-2014: A988, S3774
2017-2018: A1348, S2601

2015-A342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools; exempts buildings that have replaced lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures not containing PCBs; requires the testing of each area post-replacement for the presence of PCBs; requires the posting of test results on the NYC department of education website

2015-A342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   342

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, ROBINSON, HEASTIE, TITONE,
  CUSICK, DINOWITZ, RODRIGUEZ,  ARROYO,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAMARA,  COLTON,
  CRESPO,  GLICK,  HEVESI, LENTOL, MOYA, RIVERA, SIMOTAS, TITUS, WEPRIN,
  WRIGHT, KAVANAGH, MOSLEY, BRENNAN, ENGLEBRIGHT, MILLER, HOOPER, QUART,
  RAMOS, BORELLI, SIMANOWITZ, KIM, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A. CLARK, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to requiring the replacement of lighting ballasts and  light-
  ing  fixtures  in buildings constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are
  used as schools and requiring the promulgation of regulations  by  the
  state department of education

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

  Section 1. Subchapter 7 of chapter 1 of title 27 of the administrative
code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new  article  23  to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 23
           SCHOOL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1950 AND 1978
SECTION 27-521.20 LIGHTING  BALLASTS  AND  LIGHTING  FIXTURES  IN SCHOOL
                   BUILDINGS.
        27-521.25 FINANCING AND REMEDIATION.
  S 27-521.20 LIGHTING BALLASTS AND LIGHTING FIXTURES IN  SCHOOL  BUILD-
INGS.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPLACE ALL LIGHTING BALLASTS AND LIGHT-
ING FIXTURES IN ANY  BUILDING  CONSTRUCTED  OR  SUBSTANTIALLY  RENOVATED
BETWEEN   THE   YEARS   NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY  AND  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY USED AS A SCHOOL.
  (B) FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF ANY  LIGHTING  BALLASTS  OR  LIGHTING
FIXTURES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, EACH SITE SHALL BE
TESTED  FOR THE PRESENCE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.  RESULTS SHALL BE

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

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