Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 06, 2019 |
approval memo.26 signed chap.578 |
Nov 26, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Apr 30, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.485 substituted for s354a |
Apr 30, 2019 |
substituted by a2286 ordered to third reading cal.485 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 23, 2019 |
print number 354a |
Apr 23, 2019 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S354A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2286 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D) 10th Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2019-S354 - Details
2019-S354 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S354 SPONSOR: KAMINSKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water saving performance standards PURPOSE: To raise the standards for water-efficient plumbing and appliances in New York State in alignment with federal guidelines issued by the Envi- ronmental Protection Agency. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Chapter 161 of 2002 to provide that water efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures be raised to align with guidelines developed under the federal WaterSense program specifications determined for tank-type toilets in 2014, lavatory faucets in 2007, and flushing urinals in 2009. All plumbing fixtures are required to be labeled accordingly. Exceptions are made for plumbing fixtures installed in prisons and mental health care facilities.
2019-S354 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 354 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water saving performance standards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 8 of section 15-0314 of the environ- mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows: 2. The water saving performance standards for sink and lavatory faucets, shower heads, drinking water fountains, urinals and water clos- ets, including tank-type toilets, flushometer-tank toilets, flushome- ter-valve toilets, electromechanical hydraulic toilets, DUAL-FLUSH TOILETS and all other types of toilets that use water shall be as follows: (a) for lavatory faucets, at a constant water pressure of [eighty] SIXTY pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 1.5 gallons of water per minute (or .25 gallons per cycle for lavatory faucets designed as metering faucets) and provided that those faucet models installed in public buildings must be of a self-closing variety and must be designed to limit the discharged flow rate of water to a maximum of .5 gallons per minute AT A CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE OF SIXTY POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH or must be of the metering type which limit the discharge of water to a maximum of .25 gallons per cycle; and (b) for sink faucets, at a constant water pressure of [eighty] SIXTY pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 2.2 gallons of water per minute; and (c) for shower heads, at a constant water pressure of [eighty] SIXTY pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 2.0 gallons of water per minute; and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2019-S354A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S354A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S354A SPONSOR: KAMINSKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water saving performance standards PURPOSE: To raise the standards for water-efficient plumbing and appliances in New York State in alignment with federal guidelines issued by the Envi- ronmental Protection Agency. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Chapter 161 of 2002 to provide that water efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures be raised to align with guidelines developed under the federal Water Sense program specifications deter- mined for tank-type toilets in 2014, lavatory faucets in 2007, and flushing urinals in 2009. All plumbing fixtures are required to be labeled accordingly. Exceptions are made for plumbing fixtures installed in prisons and mental health care facilities.
2019-S354A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 354--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAMINSKY, ADDABBO, KAVANAGH, SANDERS, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water saving performance standards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 8 of section 15-0314 of the environ- mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows: 2. The water saving performance standards for sink and lavatory faucets, shower heads, drinking water fountains, urinals and water clos- ets, including tank-type toilets, flushometer-tank toilets, flushome- ter-valve toilets, electromechanical hydraulic toilets, DUAL-FLUSH TOILETS and all other types of toilets that use water shall be as follows: (a) for lavatory faucets, at a constant water pressure of [eighty] SIXTY pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 1.5 gallons of water per minute (or .25 gallons per cycle for lavatory faucets designed as metering faucets) and provided that those faucet models installed in public buildings must be of a self-closing variety and must be designed to limit the discharged flow rate of water to a maximum of .5 gallons per minute AT A CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE OF SIXTY POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH or must be of the metering type which limit the discharge of water to a maximum of .25 gallons per cycle; and (b) for sink faucets, at a constant water pressure of [eighty] SIXTY pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 2.2 gallons of water per minute; and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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