Bill Text: NY S01036 | 2015-2016 | 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) 2016-03-17 - PRINT NUMBER 1036A [S01036 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1036
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 8, 2015
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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 SEVENTEEN, CONSTRUCT
    5  OR RETROFIT A SYSTEM OF PIPING AND APPURTENANCES, DESIGNED AND INSTALLED
    6  IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS, IN ALL BUILDINGS  UNDER
    7  THE 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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