Assembly Bill A3884

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act

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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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2011-A3884 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4508
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง29-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1269, S3720
2013-2014: A4380, S3942
2015-2016: A2258, S2160
2017-2018: A5163, S2243
2019-2020: A4094

2011-A3884 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act" to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors who render voluntary services, without compensation, at the scene of a natural disaster or catastrophe.

2011-A3884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3884

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  enacting  the  "engi-
  neers',  architects',  landscape  architects' and land surveyors' good
  samaritan act"

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

  Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 29-f
to read as follows:
  S  29-F.  ENGINEERS',  ARCHITECTS',  LANDSCAPE  ARCHITECTS'  AND  LAND
SURVEYORS' GOOD SAMARITAN ACT. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "PROFESSIONAL  ENGINEER"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER
THE EDUCATION LAW AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
  (B) "ARCHITECT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER THE  EDUCATION
LAW AS AN ARCHITECT.
  (C)  "LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER THE
EDUCATION LAW AS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
  (D) "LAND SURVEYOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER THE EDUCA-
TION LAW AS A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR.
  (E) "PUBLIC OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCALLY ELECTED
OFFICIAL WITH OVERALL EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN  THE  JURISDICTION  IN
WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR EVENT HAS OCCURRED.
  (F)  "PUBLIC  SAFETY  OFFICIAL"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY APPOINTED OR ELECTED
FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH OVERALL  EXECUTIVE  RESPONSIBILITY
TO  COORDINATE  PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY
OR EVENT HAS OCCURRED.
  (G) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN  ANY  APPOINTED  OR  ELECTED
FEDERAL,  STATE  OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH OVERALL EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
TO COORDINATE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY
OR EVENT HAS OCCURRED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00251-01-1

              

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