Assembly Bill A4460

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code

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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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2019-A4460 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §377, Exec L; amd §§11-101 & 11-103, Energy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6824
2021-2022: A3559
2023-2024: A5249

2019-A4460 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code within 12 months of the publication of any updated or revised edition of the international and national codes relating thereto, so as to ensure that the state's codes reflect such revisions and updates.

2019-A4460 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4460
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER, LAWRENCE, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law and the energy law, in relation to
   requiring the updating of the state uniform fire prevention and build-
   ing code and the state energy conservation construction  code  on  the
   basis of update of certain international codes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 377 of the executive law is renum-
 bered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
   2.  EACH TIME A REVISED OR UPDATED EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILD-
 ING CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE  CODE,  THE  INTERNATIONAL  RESIDENTIAL
 CODE,  THE  INTERNATIONAL  PLUMBING  CODE,  THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL
 CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILD-
 ING CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE  OR  THE  NATIONAL
 ELECTRICAL CODE IS PUBLISHED, THE COUNCIL SHALL, WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF
 SUCH PUBLICATION OF A REVISED OR UPDATED EDITION, CAUSE THE UNIFORM FIRE
 PREVENTION  AND  BUILDING  CODE  TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT CHANGES IN ANY
 SUCH REVISED OR UPDATED EDITION.
   § 2. Section 11-101 of the energy law, as amended by  chapter  516  of
 the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   § 11-101. Purpose.  In furtherance of the policy set forth in subdivi-
 sion  two  of  section  3-101  of  this  chapter, the legislature hereby
 directs that a state energy conservation construction code be adopted to
 protect the health, safety and security of the people of the  state  and
 to  assure a continuing supply of energy for future generations and that
 such code mandate that  [economically]  reasonable  energy  conservation
 techniques  be  used  in  the  design and construction of all public and
 private buildings in the state.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 11-103 of the energy law, as amended  by
 chapter 560 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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