Assembly Bill A2868A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 2868--A
                                                        Cal. No. 752

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 18, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, JACOBS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Cities -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Cities  in
  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to
  the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported from  committee,  advanced
  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
  on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation  to  requiring  agencies  conducting   street   or   sidewalk
  construction  to  post signs at work sites identifying the responsible
  agency and its contact information

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

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 19-156 to read as follows:
  S 19-156 SIGNS POSTED AT STREET OR SIDEWALK  CONSTRUCTION  WORK  SITES
IDENTIFYING RESPONSIBLE AGENCY AND CONTACT INFORMATION. A. ANY AGENCY OR
ENTITY  THAT  CONDUCTS STREET OR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION SHALL POST ONE OR
MORE SIGNS AT EACH CONSTRUCTION WORK SITE SUMMARIZING:
  1. THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY OR ENTI-
TY CONDUCTING OR OVERSEEING CONSTRUCTION  AT  SUCH  WORK  SITE  AND  ANY
PERMIT NUMBERS FOR SUCH CONSTRUCTION; AND
  2.  THE  ESTIMATED  DATES  OF  COMMENCEMENT  AND  COMPLETION  OF  SUCH
CONSTRUCTION WORK.
  B. EVERY SIGN REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION:
  1. SHALL BE POSTED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION; AND
  2. SHALL REMAIN POSTED UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION; AND
  3. SHALL BE POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS MANNER; AND
  4. SHALL BE MADE OF A DURABLE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING OUTDOOR
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, WITH LETTERS BEING AT LEAST  TWO  INCHES  HIGH  AND
HAVING  A  STROKE  OF AT LEAST ONE-HALF INCH. THE LETTERS AND BACKGROUND
SHALL BE CONTRASTING COLORS.

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

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A. 2868--A                          2

  C. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Subdivision b of section 19-109 of the administrative code of the
city  of  New  York, as added by local law number 104 of the city of New
York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  b. Required signs. Legible signs shall be displayed  at  the  site  of
such  work  in  accordance with [the rules of the department, indicating
thereon the name of the permittee, the name of the person for  whom  the
work  is  being  done  and  the names of any contractors, when employed]
SECTION 19-156 OF THIS SUBCHAPTER.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.