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Senate Bill S4994

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to metropolitan transportation authority contracts involving industrial painting and industrial coatings

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2023-S4994 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1265-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S4510

2023-S4994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain contractor, subcontractor and worker certifications for metropolitan transportation authority contracts which involve industrial painting or industrial coating work.

2023-S4994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4994
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  metropolitan
   transportation  authority  contracts involving industrial painting and
   industrial coatings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1265-c to read as follows:
   § 1265-C. CONTRACTS INVOLVING INDUSTRIAL PAINTING AND INDUSTRIAL COAT-
 INGS. 1. ANY AUTHORITY CONTRACT FOR THE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL PAINT-
 ING OR INDUSTRIAL COATING SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS REGARDING CONTRACTOR,
 SUBCONTRACTOR AND WORKER CERTIFICATION AS FOLLOWS:
   A. CONTRACTORS AND  SUBCONTRACTORS  DOING  WORK  INVOLVING  INDUSTRIAL
 PAINTING  AND  INDUSTRIAL  COATING SHALL CERTIFY THAT ALL WORK COMPLETED
 MEETS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE  COMP-
 TROLLER REGARDING INDUSTRIAL PAINTING AND INDUSTRIAL COATING.
   B.  CONTRACTORS  AND  SUBCONTRACTORS  DOING  WORK INVOLVING INDUSTRIAL
 PAINTING AND INDUSTRIAL COATING THAT REQUIRE THE  DISTURBANCE  OF  LEAD-
 BASED  PAINT  OR  OTHER  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHALL CERTIFY THAT ALL WORK
 CONDUCTED ON THE PROJECT MEETS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS  ESTABLISHED  UNDER
 THIS SECTION BY THE COMPTROLLER.
   2.  ANY  CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE KEPT CURRENT
 FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT.
   3. THE  COMPTROLLER,  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  THE  OFFICE  OF  GENERAL
 SERVICES,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  GUIDELINES  CONCERNING  THE  PROCUREMENT OF
 INDUSTRIAL PAINTS AND INDUSTRIAL COATINGS AS WELL AS THE  QUALIFICATIONS
 REQUIRED  FOR  THE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL PAINTS AND INDUSTRIAL COAT-
 INGS BY CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL IMPLEMENT
 A CERTIFICATION PROCESS  WITH  MINIMUM  STANDARDS  FOR  CONTRACTORS  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06784-01-3

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