STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4118--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee 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 24-531 to read as follows: 3 § 24-316.1 Water lateral pipe repair or replacement. Any public util- 4 ity company as defined in section two of the public service law shall be 5 responsible for the repair or replacement of all damaged residential 6 lateral water pipes where such pipes have been damaged as a result of 7 the actions or negligence of such public utility company as determined 8 by the department of environmental protection of the city of New York. 9 § 24-531 Sewer lateral pipe repair or replacement. Any public utility 10 company as defined in section two of the public service law shall be 11 responsible for the repair or replacement of all damaged residential 12 lateral sewer pipes where such pipes have been damaged as a result of 13 the actions or negligence of such public utility company as determined 14 by the department of environmental protection of the city of New York. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08926-04-9