Assembly Bill A6394

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the MTA and the New York city transit authority to implement certain standards pertaining to applying and removing coatings from bridges, trestles, elevated subway and railway tracks and stations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A6394 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1382
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1266 & 1209, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10214, S7779
2019-2020: A2669, S2773
2021-2022: S3429

2023-A6394 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to implement certain standards issued by the society for protective coatings pertaining to applying and removing coatings from bridges, trestles, and elevated subway and railway tracks and stations.

2023-A6394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6394
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan transportation authority and the New  York  city  transit
   authority  to  implement  certain standards pertaining to applying and
   removing coatings from bridges, trestles, elevated subway and  railway
   tracks and stations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL
 APPLICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PAINT AND COATINGS ON BRIDGES,  TRESTLES,
 ELEVATED  SUBWAY  TRACKS,  ELEVATED  SUBWAY  STATIONS,  ELEVATED RAILWAY
 TRACKS AND ELEVATED RAILWAY STATIONS PERFORMED BY NON-EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY HAVE A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND MEET APPLICABLE INDUSTRY
 STANDARDS  OF  THE  SOCIETY  FOR PROTECTIVE COATINGS PAINTING CONTRACTOR
 CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO STANDARDS QP-1, QP-2, QP-3, OR NATIONAL ASSOCI-
 ATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS NIICAP AS1 AND AS2.  THE  REMOVAL,  SURFACE
 PREPARATION,  AND  APPLICATION  OF  ALL  PAINT AND COATINGS ON AUTHORITY
 PROPERTY, FACILITIES AND ASSETS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED  WORKERS
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NACE 13/ACS1 STANDARD.
   § 2. Section 1209 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL
 APPLICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PAINT AND COATINGS ON BRIDGES,  TRESTLES,
 ELEVATED  SUBWAY  TRACKS,  ELEVATED  SUBWAY  STATIONS,  ELEVATED RAILWAY
 TRACKS AND ELEVATED RAILWAY STATIONS PERFORMED BY NON-EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY HAVE A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND MEET APPLICABLE INDUSTRY
 STANDARDS  OF  THE  SOCIETY  FOR PROTECTIVE COATINGS PAINTING CONTRACTOR
 CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO STANDARDS QP-1, QP-2, QP-3, OR NATIONAL ASSOCI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03395-01-3

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