Bill Text: NY A05631 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires annual inspection and maintenance of private fire hydrants; reports to be filed with the city, village or town and county.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A05631 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A05631-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5631 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the inspection and maintenance of private fire hydrants and the reporting of such infor- mation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 378-a 2 to read as follows: 3 S 378-A. PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS. 1. PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL BE: 4 A. ANNUALLY INSPECTED, TESTED AND MAINTAINED; AND 5 B. INSPECTED, TESTED AND MAINTAINED AFTER EACH OPERATION. 6 2. A. THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF 7 THIS SECTION SHALL BE RECORDED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY 8 THE COUNCIL. 9 B. ALL FORMS SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CITY, VILLAGE OR TOWN WHERE THE 10 PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANT IS LOCATED. 11 C. AFFIDAVITS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY CERTIFYING THAT THE 12 PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO 13 THIS SECTION AND SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE CITY, VILLAGE 14 OR TOWN. 15 3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS" SHALL MEAN 16 HYDRANTS NOT MAINTAINED BY A MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. 17 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 18 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 19 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 20 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to 21 be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08376-01-1