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Assembly Bill A6010

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides cities may make their laws pertaining to building construction, operation, repair, removal applicable to buildings developed, owned, operated by state

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2009-A6010 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง20-h, Gen City L

2009-A6010 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that where a city has enacted or adopted "local building ordinances", (i.e., local laws, ordinances, regulations or codes pertaining to the construction, operation, reconstruction, alteration, repair or removal of a building or structure) the city may, by local law, ordinance or regulation, provide that some or all of its local building ordinances shall be applicable to all buildings or structures located within the territorial jurisdiction of the city that are developed, owned, operated or financed by the state, or any agency, officer, department, board, commissioner, bureau, division, public authority, public benefit corporation, political subdivision or instrumentality of the state; provides such local building ordinances must be uniform in their applicability for each class of buildings or structures throughout the city.

2009-A6010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6010

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CLARK, DINOWITZ, GANTT,  GLICK,  MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN,  MILLMAN,  ORTIZ,
  PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to the power of cities
  regarding  the  applicability  of  local  laws  pertaining to building
  construction, operation, repair or  removal  to  buildings  developed,
  owned, operated or financed by the state

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

  Section 1. The general city law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
20-h to read as follows:
  S  20-H.  POWER OF CITIES REGARDING THE APPLICABILITY OF CITY BUILDING
LAWS TO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF THE STATE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, WHERE A CITY HAS ENACTED OR ADOPTED LOCAL LAWS,  ORDI-
NANCES,  REGULATIONS,  OR CODES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW PERTAINING TO THE
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR  OR  REMOVAL
OF  A  BUILDING, OR STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOCAL LAWS,
ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SAFETY, HEALTH,  SANITATION  OR
FIRE  PREVENTION  AND SAFETY, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "LOCAL BUILDING
ORDINANCES," THE CITY  MAY,  BY  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  REGULATION,
PROVIDE  THAT  SOME  OR  ALL  OF  ITS LOCAL BUILDING ORDINANCES SHALL BE
APPLICABLE TO ALL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY THAT ARE DEVELOPED, OWNED, OPERATED OR FINANCED
BY THE STATE, OR ANY AGENCY, OFFICER, DEPARTMENT,  BOARD,  COMMISSIONER,
BUREAU,  DIVISION,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, POLI-
TICAL SUBDIVISION OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF  THE  STATE.  PROVIDED  HOWEVER,
THAT  ANY SUCH LOCAL BUILDING ORDINANCES MUST BE UNIFORM IN THEIR APPLI-
CABILITY FOR EACH CLASS OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE  CITY.
FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "BUILDING" MEANS A COMBINATION OF ANY
MATERIALS, WHETHER PORTABLE OR FIXED, HAVING A ROOF, TO FORM A STRUCTURE
TO AFFORD SHELTER FOR PERSONS, ANIMALS OR PROPERTY,  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE
ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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