Bill Text: NY S02090 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2090 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for S02090

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits self-certification of building plans by engineers and architects where there are vertical enlargements of buildings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S02090 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02090-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2090
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 18, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
         relation  to prohibiting self-certification of building plans by engi-
         neers and architects where there are vertical enlargements  of  build-
         ings
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
    2  by adding a new section 28-103.23 to read as follows:
    3    S 28-103.23 EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION AND PLANS. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR
    4  APPROVAL  OF  PLANS AND ALL PLANS SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND
    5  ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, SHALL BE NUMBERED, DOCKETED AND EXAMINED PROMPT-
    6  LY AFTER THEIR SUBMISSION. THE  EXAMINATION  SHALL  BE  MADE  UNDER  THE
    7  DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
    8  CODE  AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY AT
    9  HIS OR HER DISCRETION, WHEN THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED BY AN ARCHITECT
   10  OR AN ENGINEER, DESIGNATE PORTIONS OF THE EXAMINATION FOR LIMITED SUPER-
   11  VISORY CHECK, EXCEPT IN THE  EXAMINATION  OF  PLANS  INVOLVING  VERTICAL
   12  ENLARGEMENTS OF BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THOSE VERTICAL ENLARGEMENTS CONSID-
   13  ERED  TO  BE  BUILDINGS  SEPARATE  FROM  THE  EXISTING CONSTRUCTION. THE
   14  PERSONNEL EMPLOYED FOR EXAMINATION OF PLANS SHALL BE QUALIFIED ENGINEERS
   15  OR ARCHITECTS EXPERIENCED IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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