Requires the MTA and the New York city transit authority to implement certain standards pertaining to applying and removing coatings from bridges, trestles…

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Transit Authority have yet to implement internationally recognized standards developed by the Society for Protective Coatings and the National Asso- ciation for Corrosion Engineers, pertaining to elevated transportation infrastructure, particularly rail and subway tracks on bridges and tres- tles. Without these standards in place, the safe removal and application of paint is an occupational and environmental hazard to employees, contractors and the general public. Particularly at risk are pedestri- ans, riders, motorists, and those in 'open air' settings such as parks and street markets. This legislation will incorporate by reference the following standards: (1) SSPC QP1: Field Application to Complex Industrial and Marine Struc- tures, (2) SSPC QP-2: Field Removal of Hazardous Coatings, (3) SSPC QP-3: Shop Painting Certification Program, (4) NACE AS-1: Program for Accreditation of Field and Shop Coatings Contractor, (5) NACE AS-2: Program for Accreditation of a Coating Contractor's HazardOus Waste Removal and Management Program and (6) NACE 13/SSPC-ACS-1: Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist Qualification and Certif- ication. These standards will require the MTA and NYCTA to implement quality controls for durable coatings applied to elevated transit infrastruc- ture, which, over time, will lessen the frequency of recoating oper- ations and thus produce a net cost savings. The standards will also safeguard workers and the public from hazards resulting from the unsafe removal of old layers of lead-contaminated paint. Finally, it will ensure that the MTA and NYCTA are procuring certified contractors for this critical ongoing task.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.