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.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1005
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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