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Assembly Bill A2862

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the periodic inspection and maintenance of heating and cooling systems for the purpose of preventing and detecting the presence of legionella bacteria

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2019-A2862 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13 Title 13-A §1389-aaa, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8381
2017-2018: A4246
2021-2022: A5157

2019-A2862 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the periodic inspection and maintenance of heating and cooling systems for the purpose of preventing and detecting the presence of legionella bacteria.

2019-A2862 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2862
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring the
   periodic inspection and maintenance of heating and cooling systems for
   the purpose of preventing and detecting  the  presence  of  legionella
   bacteria

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
 new title 13-A to read as follows:
                               TITLE XIII-A
       PREVENTING AND DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA
   §  1389-AAA.  THE  PERIODIC  INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HEATING AND
 COOLING SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING AND DETECTING THE PRESENCE
 OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ISSUE  REGULATIONS  AND
 STANDARDS  FOR  THE  PERIODIC  INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HEATING AND
 COOLING SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING AND DETECTING THE PRESENCE
 OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA.
   2. SAID REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS  SHALL  BE  APPLICABLE  TO  HEATING,
 VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS IN MULTIPLE DWELLING RESIDENCES
 AND  COMMERCIAL  BUILDINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COOLING TOWERS,
 EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS AND HUMIDIFIERS; AND ANY OTHER WATER SYSTEM  THAT
 THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS NECESSARY TO INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEGIONELLA
 BACTERIA.
   3.  SAID  REGULATIONS  AND STANDARDS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO, REQUIREMENTS THAT EACH OWNER: DEVELOP AND  IMPLEMENT  A  MAINTENANCE
 PROGRAM  AND  PLAN;  KEEP A COPY OF THE PLAN AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE
 DEPARTMENT UPON REQUEST; HAVE THE HEATING AND COOLING  SYSTEM  INSPECTED
 AT LEAST SEMI-ANNUALLY BY A PERSON QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE SUCH SYSTEM FOR
 THE  PRESENCE  OF  LEGIONELLA  BACTERIA ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS;
 UPON A DETERMINATION OF THE PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS TAKE ALL  NECESSARY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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