New York S 8472: Requires biannual certification of cooling towers

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S08472 Summary:

BILL NOS08472A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09058-A

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, PERSAUD, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§28-317.5 & 17-194.1, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires biannual certification of cooling towers; increases penalties for violations of such reporting requirements.

Go to top S08472 Actions:

BILL NOS08472A

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08/06/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

03/17/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 1

03/17/2026PRINT NUMBER 8472A

05/07/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1734

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9058A

&nbspA09058 AMEND=A Wright

&nbsp09/05/2025referred to cities

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to cities

&nbsp02/05/2026amend and recommit to cities

&nbsp02/05/2026print number 9058a

&nbsp02/10/2026reported referred to codes

&nbsp03/10/2026reported 

&nbsp03/12/2026advanced to third reading cal.297

&nbsp03/16/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/16/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/16/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8472A

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1734

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8472--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 August 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, PERSAUD, SALA-
 ZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
 ted to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Cities 1 in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to requiring biannual certification of cooling towers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 28-317.5 of the administrative code of the city of
 2 New York, as amended by section 3 of part A of local law number 126 of
 3 the city of New York for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 28-317.5 [Annual] Biannual certification. The owner or operator of a
 5 cooling tower shall file [an annual] a biannual certification that such
 6 cooling tower was inspected, tested, cleaned and disinfected in compli-
 7 ance with section 17-194.1 of [the administrative code] this chapter and
 8 the rules of the department of health and mental hygiene, and that a
 9 maintenance program and plan has been developed and implemented as
 10 required by such section. Such biannual certification shall be submitted
 11 [by November first] in January and July of each year, or by [a date]
 12 dates otherwise specified in the rules of the department. [Consecutive
 13 annual certifications shall be submitted at least 90 days apart.] The
 14 department of health and mental hygiene shall send an electronic remind-
 15 er to each owner or operator of a cooling tower at least 30 days before
 16 [such] each certification submission deadline. Such electronic reminder
 17 shall include a link to the website where such [certification] certif-
 18 ications may be submitted.
 19 § 2. Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of subdivision e and
 20 paragraph 1 of subdivision h of section 17-194.1 of the administrative
 21 code of the city of New York, subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13604-07-6

 S. 8472--A 2

 1 of subdivision e as added by local law number 77 of the city of New York
 2 for the year 2019 and paragraph 1 of subdivision h as amended by local
 3 law number 76 of the city of New York for the year 2019, are amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 (a) Where the results of any such test indicate levels of microbes
 6 that are indicative of a maintenance deficiency requiring mitigation,
 7 including but not limited to maintenance to prevent potential health
 8 risks, the owner of the