02/28/2024 – Int 429-2024 – A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the fuel gas code in relation to periodic inspections of gas piping systems, ordinary plumbing work, reestablishing the plumbing and fire suppression piping contractor license board, piping systems, emergency work, fire suppression piping work, and seizure.
Click HERE to review Int 429-2024 on the NY City Council website.
Sponsors: Council Members Pierina Ana Sanchez, Justin L. Brannan, Julie Won
Status: Hearing held 10/16/2024 and currently Laid Over by Committee.
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To watch the testimony only related to Int 0429-2024 which would amend among other things, certain provisions of Local Law 152 use this guide:
00:13:50 to 00:27:30 – Testimony by Constadino (Gus) Sirakis, First Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Buildings and Tarek Khalil, Assistant Commissioner for Central Inspections, New York City Department of Buildings.
00:46:25 to 01:08:00 – Questions from Committee Chair, Pierina Ana Sanchez, to Gus and Tarek regarding their testimony.
01:42:20 to 02:01:30 – Testimony by George Bassolino, Master Plumbers Council of the City of New York; Terence O’Brien, Association of Contracting Plumbers; April McIver, Plumbing Foundation City of New York and John Sullivan, Plumbers Local 1.
Summary:
This bill would amend the gas piping inspections, entities inspecting active gas systems, the scope of inspections, and the reporting and correcting of conditions outlined in the periodic inspections of gas piping systems. Additionally, it would change the definition of ordinary plumbing work to include the replacement of household gas appliances, and other revisions. This bill would also reinstate the plumbing and fire suppression license board and amend the definition of emergency work to include work to restore the system to good and working condition without a permit when done to correct an emergency condition. This bill would remove the exception of plumbing work from the definition of fire suppression piping work and expand the Department of Buildings’ power to seize tools and vehicles when it suspects there is unlicensed or unregistered work occurring. Finally, this bill would amend the definition of piping systems to include appliance connections rather than the outlet of the shutoff valve.