Assembly Bill A469

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring combustible gas detectors in certain structures

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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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2017-A469 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9027
2019-2020: A2913
2021-2022: A4480
2023-2024: A2312

2017-A469 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all temporary and permanent dwellings in the state shall install an operable combustible gas detector that wirelessly connects to the gas company; requires gas companies to release an annual report of the frequency of gas leaks by county.

2017-A469 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    469
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  combustible
   gas detectors in certain structures
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17. A. (I) STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION  OF  COMBUSTIBLE  GAS  DETECTORS
 REQUIRING,  NO  LATER  THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN THAT EVERY
 ONE OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, OR ANY DWELLING ACCOMMODATION LOCATED  IN  A
 BUILDING  OWNED  AS  A  CONDOMINIUM  OR  COOPERATIVE IN THE STATE OR ANY
 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS SHALL HAVE  INSTALLED  AN  OPERABLE  COMBUSTIBLE  GAS
 DETECTOR  OF  SUCH MANUFACTURE, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS AS ARE
 ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL.
   (II) STANDARDS FOR THE REPORTING OF GAS LEAKS REPORTED  VIA  AUTOMATIC
 TRANSMISSION  TO  A GAS COMPANY BY A GAS DETECTOR BY SUCH GAS COMPANIES.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH STANDARDS SHALL REQUIRE A  GAS  COMPANY  TO
 ISSUE  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  DETAILING  THE  NUMBER OF LEAKS RECEIVED IN A
 CALENDAR YEAR DISAGGREGATED BY COUNTY.
   B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, COMBUSTIBLE GAS DETECTOR MEANS AN
 ALARM DEVICE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN
 NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, OR ITS SUCCESSORS, FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVICES
 FOR THE DETECTION OF  COMBUSTIBLE  QUANTITIES  OF  METHANE  AND  PROPANE
 GASES,  UNLESS  SUCH  STANDARDS  ARE  SUPERSEDED BY RULES ADOPTED BY THE
 COUNCIL.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH DEVICES SHALL FURTHER BE EQUIPPED
 WITH TECHNOLOGY ENABLING SUCH DEVICES TO AUTOMATICALLY REPORT THE OCCUR-
 RENCE OF EACH GAS LEAK DETECTED BY SUCH DEVICES TO THE COMPANY PROVIDING
 GAS TO THE DWELLING IN WHICH SUCH DEVICE IS LOCATED.
   C. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, MULTIPLE DWELLING MEANS A  DWELL-
 ING WHICH IS EITHER RENTED, LEASED, LET OR HIRED OUT, TO BE OCCUPIED, OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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