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                                 9027--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2016
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Introduced  by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ, RICHARDSON, O'DONNELL, COOK, BLAKE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ROBINSON,  SIMON  --  read  once  and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental Operations -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  combustible
  gas detectors in certain structures

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17. A. (I) STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION  OF  COMBUSTIBLE  GAS  DETECTORS
REQUIRING,  NO  LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN THAT EVERY
ONE OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, OR ANY DWELLING ACCOMMODATION LOCATED  IN  A
BUILDING  OWNED  AS  A  CONDOMINIUM  OR  COOPERATIVE IN THE STATE OR ANY
MULTIPLE DWELLINGS SHALL HAVE  INSTALLED  AN  OPERABLE  COMBUSTIBLE  GAS
DETECTOR  OF  SUCH MANUFACTURE, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS AS ARE
ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL.
  (II) STANDARDS FOR THE REPORTING OF GAS LEAKS REPORTED  VIA  AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION  TO  A GAS COMPANY BY A GAS DETECTOR BY SUCH GAS COMPANIES.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH STANDARDS SHALL REQUIRE A  GAS  COMPANY  TO
ISSUE  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  DETAILING  THE  NUMBER OF LEAKS RECEIVED IN A
CALENDAR YEAR DISAGGREGATED BY COUNTY.
  B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, COMBUSTIBLE GAS DETECTOR MEANS AN
ALARM DEVICE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, OR ITS SUCCESSORS, FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVICES
FOR THE DETECTION OF  COMBUSTIBLE  QUANTITIES  OF  METHANE  AND  PROPANE
GASES,  UNLESS  SUCH  STANDARDS  ARE  SUPERSEDED BY RULES ADOPTED BY THE
COUNCIL.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH DEVICES SHALL FURTHER BE EQUIPPED
WITH TECHNOLOGY ENABLING SUCH DEVICES TO AUTOMATICALLY REPORT THE OCCUR-
RENCE OF EACH GAS LEAK DETECTED BY SUCH DEVICES TO THE COMPANY PROVIDING
GAS TO THE DWELLING IN WHICH SUCH DEVICE IS LOCATED.
  C. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, MULTIPLE DWELLING MEANS A  DWELL-
ING WHICH IS EITHER RENTED, LEASED, LET OR HIRED OUT, TO BE OCCUPIED, OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                           LBD13438-03-6

A. 9027--A                          2

IS  OCCUPIED AS THE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR HOME OF THREE OR
MORE FAMILIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF  EACH  OTHER,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
LIMITED  TO THE FOLLOWING: A TENEMENT, FLAT HOUSE, MAISONETTE APARTMENT,
APARTMENT  HOUSE,  APARTMENT  HOTEL,  TOURIST HOUSE, BACHELOR APARTMENT,
STUDIO APARTMENT, DUPLEX APARTMENT, KITCHENETTE APARTMENT, HOTEL,  LODG-
ING  HOUSE,  ROOMING HOUSE, BOARDING HOUSE, BOARDING AND NURSERY SCHOOL,
FURNISHED ROOM HOUSE, CLUB, SORORITY HOUSE,  FRATERNITY  HOUSE,  COLLEGE
AND  SCHOOL  DORMITORY,  CONVALESCENT, OLD AGE OR NURSING HOMES OR RESI-
DENCES. IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A DWELLING, TWO OR MORE STORIES IN HEIGHT,
AND WITH FIVE OR MORE BOARDERS, ROOMERS OR LODGERS RESIDING WITH ANY ONE
FAMILY. NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL MEAN A NEW FACILITY OR A SEPARATE  BUILD-
ING ADDED TO AN EXISTING FACILITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.