Bill Text: NY S04901 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires colleges and universities to construct and retrofit sprinkler systems in all dormitories.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [S04901 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S04901-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4901
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 30, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
         Community Development
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in relation to requiring every
         college and university to install  and  retrofit  dormitory  buildings
         with sprinkler systems
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 17 to read as follows:
    3    17. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN ALL COLLEGE HOUSING. EACH COLLEGE OR  UNIVER-
    4  SITY SHALL, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, CONSTRUCT OR
    5  RETROFIT A SYSTEM OF PIPING AND APPURTENANCES, DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN
    6  ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS, IN ALL BUILDINGS UNDER THE
    7  JURISDICTION  OF  SUCH  INSTITUTION  CONTAINING DORMITORY FACILITIES FOR
    8  STUDENT USE, SO THAT HEAT FROM A FIRE WILL AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE WATER  TO
    9  BE  DISCHARGED  OVER  SUCH  FIRE  AREA  TO  EXTINGUISH IT OR PREVENT ITS
   10  FURTHER SPREAD.
   11    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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