Bill Text: NY A02984 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, light frame wood construction shall be designed and properly installed to withstand external pressure and wind born debris from a storm with sustained wind speed of at least one hundred nine miles per hour.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A02984 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A02984-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 2475 A. 2984
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2011
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
Construction and Community Development
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to wind speed limits for
light frame wood construction in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 378 of the executive law is
2 renumbered subdivision 17 and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as
3 follows:
4 15. PROVIDE THAT IN THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND SUFFOLK, LIGHT FRAME
5 WOOD CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DESIGNED AND PROPERLY INSTALLED TO WITHSTAND
6 EXTERNAL PRESSURE AND WIND BORNE DEBRIS FROM A STORM WITH SUSTAINED WIND
7 SPEED OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED NINE MILES PER HOUR.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03825-01-1
