Bill Text: NY A06099 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires certain contractor, subcontractor and worker certifications for metropolitan transportation authority contracts which involve industrial painting or industrial coating work.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-10 - enacting clause stricken [A06099 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A06099-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6099

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      April 3, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to metropolitan
          transportation authority contracts involving industrial  painting  and
          industrial coatings

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 1265-c to read as follows:
     3    § 1265-c. Contracts involving industrial painting and industrial coat-
     4  ings. 1. Any authority contract for the application of industrial paint-
     5  ing or industrial coating shall include provisions regarding contractor,
     6  subcontractor and worker certification as follows:
     7    a.  Contractors  and  subcontractors  doing  work involving industrial
     8  painting and industrial coating shall certify that  all  work  completed
     9  meets  the minimum standards established under this section by the comp-
    10  troller regarding industrial painting and industrial coating.
    11    b. Contractors and  subcontractors  doing  work  involving  industrial
    12  painting  and  industrial  coating that require the disturbance of lead-
    13  based paint or other hazardous materials shall  certify  that  all  work
    14  conducted  on  the project meets the minimum standards established under
    15  this section by the comptroller.
    16    2. Any certifications required by this section shall be  kept  current
    17  for the duration of the contract.
    18    3.  The  comptroller,  in  coordination  with  the  office  of general
    19  services, shall  establish  guidelines  concerning  the  procurement  of
    20  industrial  paints and industrial coatings as well as the qualifications
    21  required for the application of industrial paints and  industrial  coat-
    22  ings  by contractors and subcontractors pursuant to section twenty-eight
    23  hundred seventy-nine-a of this chapter. Such guidelines shall  implement
    24  a  certification  process  with  minimum  standards  for contractors and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06784-01-3
        A. 6099                             2

     1  subcontractors to file with the authority upon completion of a  project.
     2  When establishing guidelines related to industrial paints and industrial
     3  coatings, the comptroller shall consider industry standards set forth by
     4  the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) or other
     5  similar associations that set industry standards for protective coatings
     6  and  shall  consult  with  affected  contractors  and  subcontractors to
     7  consider environmental impact as well as the impact on public health and
     8  safety. The comptroller shall  establish  contractor  and  subcontractor
     9  requirements for employees working on industrial painting and industrial
    10  coating  projects  including,  but  not  limited  to, requiring specific
    11  trainings or certifications for individual employees.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    13  it shall have become a law and shall apply to any metropolitan transpor-
    14  tation authority contracting opportunities advertised on or  after  such
    15  date  and  shall  exclude  contracts  for  which  an invitation for bid,
    16  request for proposal, or similar solicitation has been issued  prior  to
    17  the effective date of this act.