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Assembly Bill A4851

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and potable water systems of building with 50 or more people to be secured from unauthorized access

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2019-A4851 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1584
2011-2012: A3881
2013-2014: A4181
2015-2016: A4633
2017-2018: A6117

2019-A4851 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the owner, or responsible agent thereof, of a building with a capacity of 50 or more people to secure the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system and potable water supply system of such building so as to prevent unauthorized access to such systems.

2019-A4851 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4851
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  requiring  that
   access  to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and pota-
   ble water supply systems be secure in certain buildings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 15-a to read as follows:
   § 15-A. SECURE ACCESS TO HEATING,  VENTILATION  AND  AIR  CONDITIONING
 SYSTEMS  AND  POTABLE  WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS. THE OWNER OF EVERY BUILDING
 HAVING A CAPACITY OF FIFTY OR MORE PEOPLE, OR THE AGENT  OF  SUCH  OWNER
 HAVING  SUPERVISION  OVER  SUCH  A  BUILDING,  SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT
 PROCEDURES FOR SECURING AND PREVENTING ACCESS, BY ANY PERSON NOT SPECIF-
 ICALLY SO AUTHORIZED, TO THE (I) HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITION-
 ING SYSTEM, (II) AIR INTAKES FOR THE HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDI-
 TIONING SYSTEM, AND (III) POTABLE WATER SUPPLY OF  SUCH  BUILDING.  SUCH
 PROCEDURES SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ALL OCCU-
 PANTS  OF THE BUILDING, AND PROTECT SUCH OCCUPANTS FROM CONTAMINATED AIR
 AND WATER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09055-01-9

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