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S6829Senate2011-2012 SessionSame asA9731

Exempts contractors employed by a municipality from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions

Sponsor Mark GrisantiSD-60Affects Finance
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In Senate Committee
Finance
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Pending
Passage
Pending

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Mark Grisanti

Senator · Senate District 60

Chair, Environmental Conservation

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  1. Reported and committed to finance
  2. Referred to labor

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A9731Assembly

Exempts contractors employed by a municipality from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions

In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Dennis H. Gabryszak

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S6829

Title of bill

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to exempting contractors employed by a municipality from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions

Purpose

To exempt contractors doing construction work under contract by a municipality from having to pay asbestos notification fees.

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1 Amends Section 904 of the labor law to exempt contractors employed by a municipality from having to pay asbestos notification fees.

Section 2 is the effective date.

Justification

The municipality or its asbestos contractors are responsible for performing and testing all removal work, so it is unclear what costs are incurred by the State from these projects. Further when conducting demolitions many of the structures in question are often large, have been subdivided and/or have garages or related accessory structures. This may lead to work at one site being deemed to be multiple asbestos projects rather than one, each of which requires submission of a separate asbestos notification fee to the state. With the State playing no role in this situation, what levying of this fee amounts to is an unfunded mandate on municipalities that should not continue.

Prior legislative history

New Bill.

Fiscal implications

To be determined.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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