Bill Text: NY S04821 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Exempts certain persons involved in the design and construction of small onsite wastewater treatment systems from licensure as a professional engineer or licensed land surveyor if they have received certification from the department of health.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S04821 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S04821-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4821
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 27, 2009
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       Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to exempting certain
         persons involved in the design and construction of small onsite waste-
         water treatment systems from  certain  requirements  relating  to  the
         practice of a professional engineer or licensed land surveyor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Subdivisions n, o and p of section 7208 of  the  education
    2  law,  subdivisions  n  and o as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971
    3  and subdivision p as added by chapter 954  of  the  laws  of  1972,  are
    4  amended and a new subdivision q is added to read as follows:
    5    n.  The  design by a land surveyor of roads, drainage, water supply or
    6  sanitary sewerage facilities of a minor nature in connection with subdi-
    7  visions and the extension and  inspection  thereof,  but  not  including
    8  sewage  disposal  or  treatment plants, lift stations, pumping stations,
    9  commercial buildings or bridges, provided the surveyor was licensed as a
   10  land surveyor in this state on or before the first day of January in the
   11  year in which this act shall have become a law and files evidence satis-
   12  factory to the board on or before the first day of July in the year next
   13  succeeding the year in which this act shall have become a law, attesting
   14  that he is competent and experienced in  the  engineering  required  for
   15  design of such facilities appurtenant to subdivisions; [or]
   16    o. Using the title "marine operating engineer", "stationary engineer",
   17  "port of customs surveyor", or "ship surveyor"[.];
   18    p.  Contractors  or  builders from engaging in construction management
   19  and administration of construction contracts[.]; OR
   20    Q. THE  CONSULTATION,  INVESTIGATION,  EVALUATION,  PLANNING,  DESIGN,
   21  INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY
   22  RESIDENTIAL  AND  SMALL  COMMERCIAL  ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
   23  WITH LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED GALLONS PER DAY FOR  RATES  FOR
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02497-01-9
       S. 4821                             2
    1  CONVENTIONAL  TYPE SYSTEMS: ABSORPTION FIELD SYSTEMS, GRAVELLESS ABSORP-
    2  TION SYSTEMS, DEEP ABSORPTION SYSTEMS, SHALLOW ABSORPTION  SYSTEMS,  CUT
    3  AND  FILL  SYSTEMS, ABSORPTION BED SYSTEMS, SEEPAGE PITS AND LOCAL WAIV-
    4  ERED  SYSTEMS  APPROVED  BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BY A
    5  NEW YORK STATE LICENSED  LAND  SURVEYOR  OR  LOCAL  WATERSHED  INSPECTOR
    6  CERTIFIED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK STATE ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TRAINING
    7  NETWORK (NYSOWTTN) OR OTHER ENTITY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  NOTWITH-
    8  STANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL  ENGI-
    9  NEERS  AND  PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTS MAY PERFORM DUTIES AS STATED IN THIS
   10  SUBDIVISION AND SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION BY THE NYSOWTTN.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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