Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S2090
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S2090 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §28-103.23, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S2090 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2090 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting self-certification of building plans by engineers and architects where there are vertical enlargements of buildings PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would prohibit the practice of self-certification of building plans in construction projects involving vertical enlargements of buildings. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by prohibiting the commissioner of the department of buildings from allowing limited supervisory check of building plan examinations in the case of plans involving vertical enlargements of buildings, including those vertical enlargements considered to be buildings separate from the existing construction. Section 2 sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Beginning in the 1990s, New York City has allowed architects and engineers to certify that their plans comply with the city's building
2011-S2090 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 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: Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-103.23 to read as follows: S 28-103.23 EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION AND PLANS. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF PLANS AND ALL PLANS SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, SHALL BE NUMBERED, DOCKETED AND EXAMINED PROMPT- LY AFTER THEIR SUBMISSION. THE EXAMINATION SHALL BE MADE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY AT HIS OR HER DISCRETION, WHEN THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED BY AN ARCHITECT OR AN ENGINEER, DESIGNATE PORTIONS OF THE EXAMINATION FOR LIMITED SUPER- VISORY CHECK, EXCEPT IN THE EXAMINATION OF PLANS INVOLVING VERTICAL ENLARGEMENTS OF BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THOSE VERTICAL ENLARGEMENTS CONSID- ERED TO BE BUILDINGS SEPARATE FROM THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION. THE PERSONNEL EMPLOYED FOR EXAMINATION OF PLANS SHALL BE QUALIFIED ENGINEERS OR ARCHITECTS EXPERIENCED IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06405-01-1
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