Bill Text: NY A05254 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires public utility companies to repair or replace all damaged residential lateral sewer and water pipes where such damage was caused by such public utility company.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2019-12-13 - VETOED MEMO.217 [A05254 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A05254-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5254--C Cal. No. 516 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, ROZIC, WRIGHT, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to repair or replacement of damaged residential lateral sewer and water pipes 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 two new sections 24-316.1 and 24-531 to read as follows: 3 § 24-316.1 Water lateral pipe repair or replacement. When at least 4 three properties within a radius of seven hundred fifty feet have been 5 issued a three-day notice to repair a damaged residential lateral water 6 pipe pursuant to subdivision (p) of section 20-02 of title 15 of the 7 rules of the city of New York within a six-month period, and, after 8 investigation by the department of environmental protection of the city 9 of New York and an opportunity to submit evidence to such department, in 10 accordance with rules promulgated by such department, by any applicable 11 public utility company, as defined in section two of the public service 12 law, such department concludes, based on substantial evidence, that the 13 infrastructure, electric current or other activity of any such public 14 utility company was a cause of significant damage to such residential 15 lateral water pipe, such public utility company shall be responsible for 16 the repair or replacement of such pipe. In any investigation by the 17 department of environmental protection pursuant to this section, the 18 applicable public utility company shall cooperate with such investi- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08926-07-9A. 5254--C 2 1 gation, and comply with any requests by such department relating to such 2 investigation. Any public utility found to have caused significant 3 damage, after an investigation as provided in this section, shall be 4 responsible for all costs associated with such investigation, and 5 payment shall be due for such costs within sixty days after the depart- 6 ment of environmental protection has issued its conclusion. 7 § 24-531 Sewer lateral pipe repair or replacement. When at least 8 three properties within a radius of seven hundred fifty feet have been 9 issued a three-day notice to repair a damaged residential lateral sewer 10 pipe pursuant to subdivision (p) of section 20-02 of title 15 of the 11 rules of the city of New York within a six-month period, and, after 12 investigation by the department of environmental protection of the city 13 of New York and an opportunity to submit evidence to such department, in 14 accordance with rules promulgated by such department, by any applicable 15 public utility company, as defined in section two of the public service 16 law, such department concludes, based on substantial evidence, that the 17 infrastructure, electric current or other activity of any such public 18 utility company was a cause of significant damage for such residential 19 lateral sewer pipe, such public utility company shall be responsible for 20 the repair or replacement of such pipe. In any investigation by the 21 department of environmental protection pursuant to this section, the 22 applicable public utility company shall cooperate with such investi- 23 gation, and comply with any requests by such department relating to such 24 investigation. Any public utility found to have caused significant 25 damage, after an investigation as provided in this section, shall be 26 responsible for all costs associated with such investigation, and 27 payment shall be due for such costs within sixty days after the depart- 28 ment of environmental protection has issued its conclusion. 29 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.