Senate Bill S565

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to standards for fire hydrant systems

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • 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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2019-S565 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8165
2017-2018: S1808
2021-2022: S5093
2023-2024: S4644

2019-S565 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to standards for fire hydrant systems, providing for periodic tests of such systems and requiring records of such tests be maintained for a period of five years.

2019-S565 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S565 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    565
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to standards for fire
   hydrant systems; and providing for the repeal  of  certain  provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by  adding  two
 new subdivisions 19 and 20 to read as follows:
   19. A. STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS SHALL REQUIRE:
   (I)  PERIODIC  TESTS  AS  REQUIRED  BY  THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL,
 PROVIDED THAT EACH HYDRANT BE TESTED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONALITY A  MINIMUM
 OF ONCE PER YEAR; AND
   (II)  RECORDS  OF  INSPECTIONS PERFORMED ON EACH HYDRANT BE MAINTAINED
 FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS BY THE LOCAL  AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE
 FOR CONDUCTING SUCH INSPECTIONS.
   B.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM SHALL BE
 DEFINED AS A SYSTEM OF PIPES AND  VALVES  SITUATED  AND  MAINTAINED  FOR
 FIREFIGHTING PURPOSES DELIVERING A WATER SUPPLY WITH SUFFICIENT PRESSURE
 AND  FLOW  WITH  A  CONNECTION POINT BY WHICH FIREFIGHTERS CAN ACCESS IT
 WITHOUT RESTRICTION AS TO THE USE FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE LOCATION IS SUCH
 THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE OF THE  FIRE  AUTHORITY  AT  ALL
 TIMES.
   20.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE SHALL TRANSMIT A REQUEST FOR
 INFORMATION TO EACH WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SERVING  FIFTY  THOUSAND  OR
 MORE WATER USERS, WATER AUTHORITY WITHIN THE STATE, AND MUNICIPAL PUBLIC
 WORKS  DEPARTMENT  REQUESTING  ANY  AND  ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO FIRE
 HYDRANT MAINTENANCE, SERVICING, TESTING, AND REPLACEMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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