Assembly Bill A3881

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and potable water systems of building with 50 or more people to be secured from unauthorized access

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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-A3881 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1584
2013-2014: A4181
2015-2016: A4633
2017-2018: A6117
2019-2020: A4851

2011-A3881 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the owner, or responsible agent thereof, of a building with a capacity of 50 or more people to secure the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system and potable water supply system of such building so as to prevent unauthorized access to such systems.

2011-A3881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3881

                       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 Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  requiring  that
  access  to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and pota-
  ble water supply systems be secure in certain buildings

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
15-a to read as follows:
  S 15-A. SECURE ACCESS TO HEATING,  VENTILATION  AND  AIR  CONDITIONING
SYSTEMS  AND  POTABLE  WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS. THE OWNER OF EVERY BUILDING
HAVING A CAPACITY OF FIFTY OR MORE PEOPLE, OR THE AGENT  OF  SUCH  OWNER
HAVING  SUPERVISION  OVER  SUCH  A  BUILDING,  SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT
PROCEDURES FOR SECURING AND PREVENTING ACCESS, BY ANY PERSON NOT SPECIF-
ICALLY SO AUTHORIZED, TO THE (I) HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITION-
ING SYSTEM, (II) AIR INTAKES FOR THE HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDI-
TIONING SYSTEM, AND (III) POTABLE WATER SUPPLY OF  SUCH  BUILDING.  SUCH
PROCEDURES SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ALL OCCU-
PANTS  OF THE BUILDING, AND PROTECT SUCH OCCUPANTS FROM CONTAMINATED AIR
AND WATER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00160-01-1

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