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Assembly Bill A9897

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the office of fire prevention and control to establish standards for the conducting of live fire exercises

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2011-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7588
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §155-a, add §159-a, Exec L

2011-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the office of fire prevention and control to establish standards for the conducting of live fire exercises.

2011-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9897

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, DUPREY, SCHIMEL -- (at request of
  the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services) -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to live fire training

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

  Section  1.  Section  155-a  of the executive law is amended by adding
four new subdivisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows:
  6. "LIVE FIRE" SHALL MEAN ANY UNCONFINED OPEN FLAME OR DEVICE THAT CAN
PROPAGATE FIRE TO A BUILDING OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
  7. "ACQUIRED STRUCTURE" SHALL MEAN  ANY  STRUCTURE  ACQUIRED  FOR  THE
PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING LIVE FIRE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS.
  8.  "LIVE  FIRE  TRAINING  EVOLUTION"  SHALL MEAN A LIVE FIRE TRAINING
ACTIVITY INVOLVING AN ACQUIRED STRUCTURE OR TRAINING CENTER BURN  BUILD-
ING;  SUCH  TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES OR PRESCRIBED
BURNS CONDUCTED BY  OR  OBSERVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LAW.
  9. "TRAINING CENTER BURN BUILDING" SHALL MEAN A STRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR CONDUCTING LIVE FIRE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS ON
A REPETITIVE BASIS.
  S  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 159-a to
read as follows:
  S 159-A. STANDARDS;  LIVE  FIRE  TRAINING.    1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO:
  (A) ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE USE OF  ACQUIRED  STRUC-
TURES DURING LIVE FIRE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS;
  (B) ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH ALL LIVE
FIRE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED;
  (C)  ESTABLISH  MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE MET BY ANY
PERSON CONDUCTING, SUPERVISING, OR PARTICIPATING IN A LIVE FIRE TRAINING
EVOLUTION; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14498-01-2
              

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