Bill Text: NY A06309 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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) 2016-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A06309 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06309-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4438                                                  A. 6309
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 20, 2015
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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.
                                                                  LBD08165-01-5