Senate Bill S4644

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for standards for fire hydrant systems

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S4644 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8165
2017-2018: S1808
2019-2020: S565
2021-2022: S5093

2023-S4644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for standards for fire hydrant systems; provides for periodic tests of such systems; requires records of such tests be maintained for a period of ten years.

2023-S4644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4644
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, 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 20 and 21 to read as follows:
   20. A. STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS SHALL REQUIRE:
   (I)  PERIODIC  FIRE  HYDRANT  TESTS,  FIRE  HYDRANT FLUSHING, AND FIRE
 HYDRANT WATER FLOW TESTS AS REQUIRED BY THE DESIGNATED LOCAL OFFICIAL OR
 CONTRACTED DESIGNEE ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE  ESTABLISHED
 BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION;
   (II)  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, EACH FIRE HYDRANT SHALL BE FLUSHED ANNUALLY,
 AND FIRE HYDRANT WATER FLOW TESTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED A MINIMUM  OF  ONCE
 PER FIVE YEARS; AND
   (III)  RECORDS  OF FIRE HYDRANT TESTS, FIRE HYDRANT FLUSHING, AND FIRE
 HYDRANT WATER FLOW TESTS PERFORMED ON EACH FIRE HYDRANT SHALL  BE  MAIN-
 TAINED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TEN YEARS BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY RESPON-
 SIBLE 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.
   21.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE SHALL TRANSMIT A REQUEST FOR
 INFORMATION TO EACH WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SERVING  FIFTY  THOUSAND  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09354-01-3
              

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