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                                   8987
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend a chapter of the laws of 2017, directing the metropol-
   itan transportation authority and the New York city transit  authority
   to  study  aboveground transit infrastructure, as proposed in legisla-
   tive bills numbers S. 5754-A and A. 7562-A, in relation to lead  paint
   remediation  reporting for the metropolitan transportation authority's
   and the New York city transit authority's aboveground transit  infras-
   tructure
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of a chapter  of  the  laws  of  2017,
 directing  the  metropolitan  transportation  authority and the New York
 city transit authority to study aboveground transit  infrastructure,  as
 proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.  5754-A and A. 7562-A, are
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. [The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York
 city transit authority, in consultation with the department of  environ-
 mental  conservation and the department of health, shall conduct a study
 to examine and evaluate aboveground  stations,  elevated  trestles,  and
 elevated  subway and railway tracks owned or controlled by the metropol-
 itan transportation authority, regarding, but not limited to the follow-
 ing determinations:
   (a) review past renovations to stations to  determine  the  amount  of
 lead paint abatement;
   (b)  determine  the  degree  to  which the metropolitan transportation
 authority complies with federal and state air  quality  laws  and  regu-
 lations;
   (c) establish recommendations to further lead paint abatement, enhance
 air  quality controls, and to ensure protection of public health and the
 environment; and
   (d) determine the fiscal impact of any aforementioned recommendations.
   The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city trans-
 it authority, in  consultation  with  the  department  of  environmental

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 conservation  and  the department of health, shall limit such study to a
 statistically significant subset of the aboveground  stations,  elevated
 trestles, and elevated subway and railway tracks to be representative of
 all  aboveground  transit infrastructure. Testing shall include all five
 boroughs, low-income neighborhoods, and densely populated areas  of  the
 city of New York.] ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2018, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER,
 THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  NEW  YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT A
 WRITTEN REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE,  AND
 SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY THAT IDENTIFIES ALL CURRENT OR PLANNED CAPITAL
 PROJECTS THAT WILL INVOLVE THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM
 AND THE REPAINTING OF ANY OF THE ABOVEGROUND  STATIONS,  ELEVATED  TRES-
 TLES,  OR  ELEVATED  SUBWAY TRACKS OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY.  FOR EACH SUCH PROJECT, THE REPORT WILL DESCRIBE THE WORK  TO
 BE UNDERTAKEN AND MEASURES THAT THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY WILL
 TAKE  TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
 FROM LEAD PARTICULATES. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A  DESCRIPTION  OF
 THE  NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY POLICY FOR LEAD PARTICULATE MANAGE-
 MENT FOR SUCH CAPITAL PROJECTS.
   § 2. [On or before March 1, 2018, the  chairman  of  the  metropolitan
 transportation  authority  and the chairman on the New York city transit
 authority shall submit a written report to the governor, temporary pres-
 ident of the senate, speaker of the assembly and mayor of  the  city  of
 New  York,  with the findings and recommendations of the study conducted
 pursuant to section one of this act.
   § 3.] This act shall take effect immediately.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a  chapter  of  the laws of 2017, directing the metropolitan
 transportation authority and the New  York  city  transit  authority  to
 study  aboveground  transit  infrastructure,  as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 5754-A and A. 7562-A, takes effect.