What's happening
This bill exempts contractors from paying asbestos project notification fees for demolitions within the city of Buffalo.
Why it matters
Reduces demolition costs for contractors. by eliminating required asbestos project notification fees for projects within Buffalo, which could incentivize more demolitions or renovations in the city.
Potentially accelerates urban redevelopment. in Buffalo by lowering financial barriers for construction and demolition projects that involve asbestos removal.
Creates a unique regulatory environment for Buffalo. , setting it apart from other New York municipalities, which could influence where contractors choose to take on projects or how they plan asbestos abatement.
May impact city revenues and oversight. by removing a source of fee income associated with asbestos notifications, possibly affecting funding for related safety or environmental monitoring activities.
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Waive Buffalo Asbestos Fees
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to labor
Full text
2 pagesUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
1767
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to exempting contractors from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions performed within the city of Buffalo
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 904 of the labor law, as amended by section 1 of part BB of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2. Any contractor engaged in an asbestos project involving more than two hundred sixty linear feet or more than one hundred sixty square feet of asbestos or asbestos materials shall notify both the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, Air and Hazardous Material Division and the commissioner in writing ten days prior to the commencement of work on the project or, if emergency conditions make it impossible to provide ten days prior notice, as soon as practicable after identification of the project. The notice to the commissioner shall include the following information: the name, address and asbestos handling license number of the contractor working on the project; the address and description of the building or area, including size, age and prior use of the building or area; the amount of friable asbestos material present in square feet and/or linear feet, if applicable; room designation numbers or other local information where such asbestos material is found unless such material is found throughout the entire structure; the scheduled starting and completion dates for removal; the procedures and equipment, including ventilating systems that will be employed; any additional information which the commissioner may require; and, except for contractors engaged in such asbestos projects within the city limits of the city of Buffalo, shall be accompanied by a project notification fee as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06069-01-7
A. 1767 2
Project Size/Linear Feet Fee
260-429 $200
430-824 400
825-1649 1,000
1650 or more 2,000
Project Size/Square Feet Fee
160-259 $200
260-499 400
500-999 1,000
1000 or more 2,000
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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