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                                   1808
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to standards for fire
   hydrant systems; and providing for the repeal  of  certain  provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   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  two
 new subdivisions 17 and 18 to read as follows:
   17. A. STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS SHALL REQUIRE:
   (I)  PERIODIC  TESTS  AS  REQUIRED  BY  THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL,
 PROVIDED THAT EACH HYDRANT BE TESTED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONALITY A  MINIMUM
 OF ONCE PER YEAR; AND
   (II)  RECORDS  OF  INSPECTIONS PERFORMED ON EACH HYDRANT BE MAINTAINED
 FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS BY THE LOCAL  AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE
 FOR CONDUCTING SUCH INSPECTIONS.
   B.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM SHALL BE
 DEFINED AS A SYSTEM OF PIPES AND  VALVES  SITUATED  AND  MAINTAINED  FOR
 FIREFIGHTING PURPOSES DELIVERING A WATER SUPPLY WITH SUFFICIENT PRESSURE
 AND  FLOW  WITH  A  CONNECTION POINT BY WHICH FIREFIGHTERS CAN ACCESS IT
 WITHOUT RESTRICTION AS TO THE USE FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE LOCATION IS SUCH
 THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE OF THE  FIRE  AUTHORITY  AT  ALL
 TIMES.
   18.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE SHALL TRANSMIT A REQUEST FOR
 INFORMATION TO EACH WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SERVING  FIFTY  THOUSAND  OR
 MORE WATER USERS, WATER AUTHORITY WITHIN THE STATE, AND MUNICIPAL PUBLIC
 WORKS  DEPARTMENT  REQUESTING  ANY  AND  ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO FIRE
 HYDRANT MAINTENANCE, SERVICING, TESTING, AND REPLACEMENT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01128-01-7

              

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   A. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE SHALL SEEK FROM  EACH  WATER-WORKS
 CORPORATION SERVING FIFTY THOUSAND OR MORE WATER USERS, WATER AUTHORITY,
 AND MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I)  ALL  INVOICES ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTENANCE, SERVICING, INSPECTION,
 OR REPAIR OF FIRE HYDRANTS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR; AND
   (II)  ALL  RECORDS  ASSOCIATED  WITH   THE   MAINTENANCE,   SERVICING,
 INSPECTION,  OR  REPAIR  OF  FIRE  HYDRANTS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE
 YEAR.
   B. EACH WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SERVING FIFTY THOUSAND OR  MORE  WATER
 USERS,  WATER  AUTHORITY,  OR  MUNICIPAL  PUBLIC  WORKS  DEPARTMENT THAT
 RECEIVES A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL COOPERATE FULLY WITH SUCH DEPARTMENT,
 PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND COMPLY WITH  ANY  OTHER
 REQUESTS AND REQUIREMENTS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH DEPARTMENT.
   C.  THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON OR BEFORE
 JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN ON  INFORMATION  COLLECTED  FROM  EACH
 WATER AUTHORITY AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REGARDING FIRE HYDRANT MAIN-
 TENANCE, SERVICING, INSPECTION, OR REPAIR. SUCH A REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A
 COMPREHENSIVE  ANALYSIS  OF  THE FREQUENCY OF EACH AUTHORITY'S OR PUBLIC
 WORKS DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE AND  INSPECTION  OF  FIRE  HYDRANTS.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE  SHALL  INCLUDE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
 WOULD  ACHIEVE  A  MORE  UNIFORM  PERIOD  OF  HYDRANT  MAINTENANCE   AND
 INSPECTION.  SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE IN THE REPORT THE IDENTITY OF
 ANY WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SERVING FIFTY THOUSAND OR MORE WATER  USERS,
 WATER  AUTHORITY,  OR  MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT RECEIVED A
 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT BUT DID NOT PROVIDE INFORMA-
 TION IN A TIMELY OR COMPLETE MANNER. IF A WATER-WORKS CORPORATION  SERV-
 ING  FIFTY  THOUSAND  OR MORE WATER USERS, WATER AUTHORITY, OR MUNICIPAL
 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND  INSPECT-
 ING  FIRE  HYDRANTS, A STATEMENT INDICATING NO RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPECT
 SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN RESPONSE  TO
 ANY  REQUEST  FOR  INFORMATION. SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL POST A COPY OF THE
 FULL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,  THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided that the
 provisions of subdivision 18 of section 378 of  the  executive  law,  as
 added by section one of this act, shall expire and be deemed repealed on
 the one hundred twentieth day after the department of public service has
 submitted its completed report provided, further, that the department of
 public  service  shall  notify  the legislative bill drafting commission
 upon the occurrence of the submission of the completed report  in  order
 that  the  commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data
 base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furth-
 erance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative
 law and section 70-b of the public officers law.