New York A 6307: Relates to the applicability of local laws of certain cities to buildings owned, leased or operated by the state or its agencies

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A06307 Summary:

BILL NOA06307 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimone

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COSPNSRCarroll R, Colton, Cook, Glick

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §20-h, Gen City L

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Requires full compliance with local building codes upon alteration of a state owned building or if such building ceases to be owned by the state.

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BILL NOA06307 

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03/03/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6307

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE, R. CARROLL, COLTON, COOK, GLICK -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Cities

 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to the applicability
 of local codes in cities with a population of one million or more
 inhabitants

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Graffagni-
 2 no and Beddia law".
 3 § 2. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 20-h to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 20-h. Applicability of local codes in cities with a population of
 6 one million or more inhabitants. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of
 7 general, special or local law to the contrary, in cities with a popu-
 8 lation of one million or more inhabitants all buildings and structures
 9 owned, leased or operated by the state of New York or a state agency, as
 10 that term is defined in section three hundred seventy-two of the execu-
 11 tive law, that are not otherwise required to comply with the require-
 12 ments of title twenty-eight of the administrative code of the city of
 13 New York and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (DOB
 14 Codes) or title twenty-nine of the administrative code of the city of
 15 New York and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (FDNY
 16 Codes), shall be under the jurisdiction of the department of buildings
 17 of such city and the fire department of such city and shall be designed,
 18 constructed, operated and maintained, to the extent specified in subdi-
 19 visions two, three and four of this section, in compliance with the DOB
 20 Codes and the FDNY Codes. The agencies of such city responsible for the
 21 enforcement of such laws, rules and regulations are hereby empowered to
 22 conduct all inspections authorized by such laws, rules and regulations
 23 and enforce such laws, rules and regulations against all such buildings
 24 and structures in the same manner and to the same extent as they would

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03937-01-5

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 1 conduct inspections and enforce such laws, rules and regulations against
 2 other buildings and structures under their jurisdiction.
 3 2. New buildings and structures. All buildings and structures covered
 4 by this section and newly constructed after the effective date of this
 5 section shall comply with the requirements of the DOB Codes and FDNY
 6 Codes. Certificates of occupancy issued to such buildings and structures
 7 shall be limited to the duration of ownership by the state of New York
 8 or state agency unless compliance with the zoning resolution of a city
 9 of one million or more inhabitants is also demonstrated.
 10 3. Existing buildings and structures. Existing buildings and struc-
 11 tures are those constructed before the effective date of this section.
 12 (a) Continuation of lawful use and occupancy. The lawful use and occu-
 13 pancy of an existing building or structure may be continued for the
 14 duration of the ownership, lease or operation by the state of New York
 15 or state agency provided such building or structure is operated and
 16 maintained in accordance with the requirements of the FDNY Codes. Such
 17 lawful use and occupancy may be continued unless either the building or
 18 structure is altered, in which case all alterations to such building or
 19 structure shall be subject to the provisions of the DOB Codes and the
 20