Assembly Actions -
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Jun 11, 2014 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1228 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 03, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly |
May 22, 2013 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 21, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.712 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S698
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S698 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S698 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S698 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to exempting contractors employed by the city of Buffalo from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions PURPOSE: To exempt contractors doing construction work while employed by the City of Buffalo from having to pay asbestos notification fees. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 Amends Section 904 of the labor law to exempt contractors employed by the city of Buffalo from having to pay asbestos notification fees. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The city of Buffalo has requested this legislation by passage of a resolution on September 22, 2011. The city of Buffalo has an overabundance of vacant buildings, many of which are old and contain asbestos. As the city deals with demolition of these buildings it puts a financial strain onto the City.
2013-S698 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 698 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to exempting contractors employed by the city of Buffalo from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 904 of the labor law, as amended by section 1 of part BB of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2. Any contractor engaged in an asbestos project involving more than two hundred sixty linear feet or more than one hundred sixty square feet of asbestos or asbestos materials shall notify both the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, Air and Hazardous Material Division and the commissioner in writing ten days prior to the commence- ment of work on the project or, if emergency conditions make it impossi- ble to provide ten days prior notice, as soon as practicable after iden- tification of the project. The notice to the commissioner shall include the following information: the name, address and asbestos handling license number of the contractor working on the project; the address and description of the building or area, including size, age and prior use of the building or area; the amount of friable asbestos material present in square feet and/or linear feet, if applicable; room designation numbers or other local information where such asbestos material is found unless such material is found throughout the entire structure; the sche- duled starting and completion dates for removal; the procedures and equipment, including ventilating systems that will be employed; any additional information which the commissioner may require; and, EXCEPT FOR CONTRACTORS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF BUFFALO TO ENGAGE IN SUCH ASBES- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04731-01-3
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