What's happening
This bill requires the MTA and NYC Transit Authority to use certified workers and industry standards for painting and coating elevated transit structures.
Why it matters
Requires rigorous quality control. By mandating a quality management program and adherence to recognized industry standards (such as SSPC QP-1, QP-2, QP-3, and NACE NIICAP AS1/AS2), the bill aims to ensure that painting and coating work on elevated transit structures meets high standards for safety, durability, and environmental protection.
Certified workforce requirement. Only certified workers can perform removal, surface preparation, and application of coatings, reducing the risk of errors, accidents, and potential exposure to hazardous materials like lead paint.
Potential impact on project costs and timelines. By raising the bar for contractor and worker qualifications, the bill could increase costs or limit the pool of eligible contractors, but it may also result in longer-lasting infrastructure and fewer future repairs.
Broader public benefits. Improved coating practices can help prevent structural corrosion and deterioration, reducing service disruptions, enhancing commuter safety, and preserving public infrastructure for the long term.
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Set Bridge Paint Standards
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History
- Print number 7779a
- Amend (t) and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Require Safer Paint Standards
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7779--A
IN SENATE
February 22, 2018
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to implement certain standards pertaining to applying and removing coatings from bridges, trestles, elevated subway and railway tracks and stations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
19. The authority shall promulgate regulations to require that all application and maintenance of paint and coatings on bridges, trestles, elevated subway tracks, elevated subway stations, elevated railway tracks and elevated railway stations have a quality management program and meet applicable industry standards of the society for protective coatings painting contractor certification program to standards QP-1, QP-2, QP-3, or national association of corrosion engineers NIICAP AS1 and AS2. The removal, surface preparation, and application of all paint and coatings on authority property, facilities and assets shall be performed by certified workers in accordance with the NACE 13/ACS1 Standard.
§ 2. Section 1209 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
15. The authority shall promulgate regulations to require that all application and maintenance of paint and coatings on bridges, trestles, elevated subway tracks, elevated subway stations, elevated railway tracks and elevated railway stations have a quality management program and meet applicable industry standards of the society for protective coatings painting contractor certification program to standards QP-1, QP-2, QP-3, or national association of corrosion engineers NIICAP AS1 and AS2. The removal, surface preparation, and application of all paint
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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and coatings on authority property, facilities and assets shall be performed by certified workers in accordance with the NACE 13/ACS1 Standard.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all projects and bids proposed on or after such date and to any contract for which bids or proposals are submitted after such date.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to implement certain standards pertain- ing to applying and removing coatings from bridges, trestles, elevated subway and railway tracks and stations
Purpose
Relates to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to implement certain standards pertain- ing to applying and removing coatings from bridges, trestles, elevated subway and railway tracks and stations
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: amends the public authorities law by adding a new subdivision 19 to section 1266, which directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to promulgate regulations requiring that all application and maintenance of paint and coatings on bridges, trestles, elevated subway tracks, elevated subway stations, elevated railway tracks and elevated railway stations have a quality management program and meet applicable industry standards of the Society for Protective Coatings Painting Contractor Certification Program to standards QP-1, QP-2, QP-3 or National Association of Corrosion Engineers NIICAP AS1 and AS2. Further, the removal, surface preparation and application of all paint and coat- ings shall be performed in accordance with the NACE13/ACS1 Standard.
Section 2: amends the public authorities law by adding a new subdivision 15 to section 1209 containing the same requirements for the New York City Transit Authority as those being added to subdivision 19 of section 1266 of the public authorities law, applicable to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Section 3: sets forth an immediate effective date applicable to all projects on a prospective basis.
Justification
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Transit Authority have yet to implement internationally recognized standards developed by the Society for Protective Coatings and the National Asso- ciation for Corrosion Engineers, pertaining to elevated transportation infrastructure, particularly rail and subway tracks on bridges and tres- tles. Without these standards in place, the safe removal and application of paint is an occupational and environmental hazard to employees, contractors and the general public. Particularly at risk are pedestri- ans, riders, motorists, and those in 'open air' settings such as parks and street markets.
This legislation will incorporate by reference the following standards: (1) SSPC QP-1: Field Application to Complex Industrial and Marine Struc- tures, (2) SSPC QP-2: Field Removal of Hazardous Coatings, (3) SSPC QP-3: Shop Painting Certification Program, (4) NACE AS-1: Program for Accreditation of Field and Shop Coatings Contractor, (5) NACE AS-2: Program for Accreditation of a Coating Contractor's Hazardous Waste Removal and Management Program and (6) NACE 13/SSPC-ACS-1: Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist Qualification and Certif- ication.
These standards will require the MTA and NYCTA to implement quality controls for durable coatings applied to elevated transit infrastruc- ture, which, over time, will lessen the frequency of recoating oper- ations and thus produce a net cost savings. The standards will also safeguard workers and the public from hazards resulting from the unsafe removal of old layers of lead-contaminated paint. Finally, it will ensure that the MTA and NYCTA are procuring certified contractors for this critical ongoing task.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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