Assembly Bill A4352

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that N.Y. city shall require qualified manholes to contain locking devices

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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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2009-A4352 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §73, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3235
2013-2014: A1108

2009-A4352 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that cities with a population of one million or more shall require qualified manholes to contain locking devices.

2009-A4352 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4352

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  providing  for
  municipalities  to  require  qualified  manholes  to  contain  locking
  devices

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

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
73 to read as follows:
  S 73. MANHOLE BARRIER LOCKING DEVICES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "QUALIFIED MANHOLE" MEANS SURFACE-LEVEL ACCESS TO HIGHLY  CRITICAL
UNDERGROUND  INFRASTRUCTURE  WHICH IS AT OR NEAR GRADE, AND UNSECURED BY
MEANS OTHER THAN A COVER OR GRATE OVER SUCH OPENING.
  (B) "SELF CONTAINED INDEPENDENT MANHOLE BARRIER LOCKING DEVICE"  MEANS
A  SELF  CONTAINED  MECHANICAL  LOCKING  BARRIER DEVICE WHICH IS READILY
REMOVABLE AND REUSABLE, AND REQUIRES A PROPRIETARY,  CUSTOM,  OR  UNIQUE
KEY  OR WRENCH TO REMOVE, AND ANY ASSOCIATED KEY OR WRENCHES TO LOCK AND
UNLOCK SUCH DEVICE.
  2. A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL REQUIRE ALL
QUALIFIED MANHOLES LOCATED WITHIN SUCH CITY TO CONTAIN A SELF  CONTAINED
INDEPENDENT MANHOLE BARRIER LOCKING DEVICE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION.
  3.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO RESTRICT
THE POWER OF ANY COUNTY, CITY OF LESS THAN ONE  MILLION  IN  POPULATION,
TOWN  OR  VILLAGE,  OR  ANY  DISTRICT, AGENCY, BOARD, BODY OR COMMISSION
THEREOF TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE LOCAL LAWS THAT COMPLY WITH THE  PROVISIONS
SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06702-01-9

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