New York S 419: Relates to the repair or replacement of damaged residential lateral sewer and water pipes

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S00419 Summary:

BILL NOS00419 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01736

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSRADDABBO, JACKSON, PERSAUD

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§24-316.1 & 24-532.1, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires public utility companies to repair or replace all damaged residential lateral sewer and water pipes where such damage was caused by such public utility company.

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BILL NOS00419 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/28/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 419

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. LIU, ADDABBO, JACKSON, PERSAUD -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to repair or replacement of damaged residential lateral sewer
 and water pipes

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

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding two new sections 24-316.1 and 24-532.1 to read as follows:
 3 § 24-316.1 Water lateral pipe repair or replacement. When at least
 4 three properties within a radius of seven hundred fifty feet have been
 5 issued a three-day notice to repair a damaged residential lateral water
 6 pipe pursuant to subdivision (p) of section 20-02 of title 15 of the
 7 rules of the city of New York within a six-month period, and, after
 8 investigation by the department of environmental protection of the city
 9 of New York and an opportunity to submit evidence to such department, in
 10 accordance with rules promulgated by such department, by any applicable
 11 public utility company, as defined in section two of the public service
 12 law, such department concludes, based on substantial evidence, that the
 13 infrastructure, electric current or other activity of any such public
 14 utility company was a cause of significant damage to such residential
 15 lateral water pipe, such public utility company shall be responsible for
 16 the repair or replacement of such pipe. In any investigation by the
 17 department of environmental protection pursuant to this section, the
 18 applicable public utility company shall cooperate with such investi-
 19 gation, and comply with any requests by such department relating to such
 20 investigation. Any public utility found to have caused significant
 21 damage, after an investigation as provided in this section, shall be
 22 responsible for all costs associated with such investigation, and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01665-01-5

 S. 419 2

 1 payment shall be due for such costs within sixty days after the depart-
 2 ment of environmental protection has issued its conclusion.
 3 § 24-532.1 Sewer lateral pipe repair or replacement. When at least
 4 three properties within a radius of seven hundred fifty feet have been
 5 issued a three-day notice to repair a damaged residential lateral sewer
 6 pipe pursuant to subdivision (p) of section 20-02 of title 15 of the
 7 rules of the city of New York within a six-month period, and, after
 8 investigation by the department of environmental protection of the city
 9 of New York and an opportunity to submit evidence to such department, in
 10 accordance with rules promulgated by such department, by any applicable
 11 public utility company, as defined in section two of the public service
 12 law, such department concludes, based on substantial evidence, that the
 13 infrastructure, electric current or other activity of any such public
 14 utility company was a cause of significant damage for such residential
 15 lateral sewer pipe, such public utility company shall be responsible for
 16 the repair or replacement of such pipe. In any investigation by the
 17 department of environmental protection pursuant to this section, the
 18 applicable public utility company shall cooperate