Senate Bill S2601

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools

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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-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1348
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 27 Chap 1 Subchap 7 Art 23 §§27-521.20 & 27-521.25, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5374
2013-2014: S3774, A988
2015-2016: S4631, A342

2017-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools; exempts buildings that have replaced lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures not containing PCB's; requires the testing of each area post-replacement for the presence of PCB's; requires the posting of test results on the NYC department of education website

2017-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2601
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to requiring the replacement of lighting ballasts and light-
   ing fixtures in buildings constructed between 1950 and 1978  that  are
   used  as  schools and requiring the promulgation of regulations by the
   state department of education
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subchapter 7 of chapter 1 of title 27 of the administrative
 code  of  the  city of New York is amended by adding a new article 23 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 23
            SCHOOL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1950 AND 1978
 SECTION 27-521.20 LIGHTING BALLASTS  AND  LIGHTING  FIXTURES  IN  SCHOOL
                    BUILDINGS.
         27-521.25 FINANCING AND REMEDIATION.
   §  27-521.20  LIGHTING BALLASTS AND LIGHTING FIXTURES IN SCHOOL BUILD-
 INGS. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPLACE ALL LIGHTING BALLASTS AND  LIGHT-
 ING  FIXTURES  IN  ANY  BUILDING  CONSTRUCTED OR SUBSTANTIALLY RENOVATED
 BETWEEN THE YEARS NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY AND NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 EIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY USED AS A SCHOOL.
   (B)  FOLLOWING  THE  REPLACEMENT  OF ANY LIGHTING BALLASTS OR LIGHTING
 FIXTURES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, EACH SITE SHALL BE
 TESTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.  RESULTS SHALL  BE
 POSTED  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RECEIVING TEST
 RESULTS.
   (C) SCHOOL BUILDINGS SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS
 SECTION  IF  THE  LIGHTING  BALLASTS  AND  LIGHTING  FIXTURES  HAVE BEEN
 REPLACED USING MATERIALS NOT CONTAINING POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.
   (D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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