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                                   7506
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 12, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  public  authorities  law,  in
   relation  to securing grease traps and interceptors at food establish-
   ments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Bryce's law".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  376-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  376-B.  SECURING  OF  GREASE TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS BY FOOD SERVICE
 ESTABLISHMENTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "FOOD SERVICE ESTAB-
 LISHMENT" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN PART FOURTEEN OF  TITLE  TEN
 OF THE NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   2.  ANY  FOOD  SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT WITH A GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR
 SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR IS DESIGNED  TO  WITH-
 STAND EXPECTED LOADS AND PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
   3.  THE  STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE RULES AND REGULATIONS IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO CARRY INTO  EFFECT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   A.  THE  FORM  IN  WHICH  A GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR WARNING SIGN OR
 SYMBOL SHALL BE DESIGNED;
   B. THE MANNER IN WHICH A GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR  WARNING  SIGN  OR
 SYMBOL SHALL BE SO DISPLAYED;
   C.  THE  LOCATION AT EACH FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE SUCH GREASE
 TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR WARNING SIGN OR SYMBOL SHOULD BE POSTED; AND
   D. THE DESIGN OF A GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR  TO  WITHSTAND  EXPECTED
 LOADS AND PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
   4.  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS MAY PROVIDE BY LOCAL LAW FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY PROVIDE FOR  JOINT

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

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 ENFORCEMENT  OF  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE FIVE-G OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
   5.  THE  STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED
 TO ESTABLISH, THROUGH REGULATION  OR OTHERWISE, ANY ADDITIONAL  TRAINING
 REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ALL  CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS RELATED TO THE SAFETY
 AND SECURITY OF GREASE TRAPS OR INTERCEPTORS IN FOOD SERVICE  ESTABLISH-
 MENTS.
   §  3.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 2858 to read as follows:
   § 2858. PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY POWERS.  A  PUBLIC  WATER  OR
 SEWER AUTHORITY, CREATED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL
 HAVE  THE  POWER TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH EXTERIOR MANHOLE COVERS,
 CONTAINING GREASE TRAPS OR INTERCEPTORS SHALL BE REGULATED AND INSPECTED
 TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.