The New York State Senate

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                                  2669

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
  metropolitan  transportation  authority  and the New York city transit
  authority to implement certain standards pertaining  to  applying  and
  removing  coatings from bridges, trestles, elevated subway and railway
  tracks and stations

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

  Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS  TO  REQUIRE  THAT  ALL
APPLICATION  AND MAINTENANCE OF PAINT AND COATINGS ON BRIDGES, TRESTLES,
ELEVATED SUBWAY  TRACKS,  ELEVATED  SUBWAY  STATIONS,  ELEVATED  RAILWAY
TRACKS  AND  ELEVATED RAILWAY STATIONS HAVE A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
AND MEET APPLICABLE INDUSTRY STANDARDS OF  THE  SOCIETY  FOR  PROTECTIVE
COATINGS  PAINTING  CONTRACTOR  CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO STANDARDS QP-1,
QP-2, QP-3, OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION  ENGINEERS  NIICAP  AS1
AND  AS2. THE REMOVAL, SURFACE PREPARATION, AND APPLICATION OF ALL PAINT
AND COATINGS ON AUTHORITY  PROPERTY,  FACILITIES  AND  ASSETS  SHALL  BE
PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED WORKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NACE 13/ACS1 STAN-
DARD.
  § 2. Section 1209 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL
APPLICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PAINT AND COATINGS ON BRIDGES,  TRESTLES,
ELEVATED  SUBWAY  TRACKS,  ELEVATED  SUBWAY  STATIONS,  ELEVATED RAILWAY
TRACKS AND ELEVATED RAILWAY STATIONS HAVE A QUALITY  MANAGEMENT  PROGRAM
AND  MEET  APPLICABLE  INDUSTRY  STANDARDS OF THE SOCIETY FOR PROTECTIVE
COATINGS PAINTING CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM  TO  STANDARDS  QP-1,
QP-2,  QP-3,  OR  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS NIICAP AS1

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

                                                           LBD01337-01-9

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AND AS2. THE REMOVAL, SURFACE PREPARATION, AND APPLICATION OF ALL  PAINT
AND  COATINGS  ON  AUTHORITY  PROPERTY,  FACILITIES  AND ASSETS SHALL BE
PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED WORKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NACE 13/ACS1 STAN-
DARD.
  §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
projects and bids proposed on or after such date and to any contract for
which bids or proposals are submitted after such date.