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History
- Substituted by A7963
- Ordered to third reading cal.1535
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to infrastructure and capital investment
- Print number 1598a
- Amend (t) and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Committee discharged and committed to infrastructure and capital investment
- Referred to labor
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Exempts contractors employed by certain municipalities from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions
Vetoed · Sponsor William Magnarelli
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1598A
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to exempting contractors employed by certain municipalities from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions
Purpose
To exempt contractors in cities having a population between 125,000 and 1,000,000 who are 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 in cities having a population between 125,000 and 1,000,000 who are doing construction work under contract by a municipality from having to pay asbestos notification fees.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
These upstate distressed cities are all facing fiscal situations that require a broad look at ways to assist them. These covered 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
Similar 6829 Passed Senate in 2011
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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