NY Exec L § 373-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 18 - New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act 373-A - Code Comparison Study and Report.

§  373-a.  Code comparison study and report.  1. Examination and study of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code.  a. The secretary, through  the  department  of  state's  code  division,  shall perform, oversee, and/or commission a study comparing the New York state uniform  fire  prevention and building code to the national building and fire codes presently in force and promulgated by Building Officials  and Code Administrators International, Inc (BOCA).   b.  The  secretary,  through  the department of state's code division, shall further perform, oversee and/or commission a study  comparing  the present  New  York  state  energy, plumbing, and mechanical codes to the energy, plumbing and mechanical code presently in force and  promulgated by Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc (BOCA). The  secretary,  through  the  department of state's code division shall also perform, oversee and/or commission a study  comparing  the  present New  York state plumbing code to the international plumbing code and the uniform plumbing code.   c. The secretary, through the department  of  state's  code  division, shall  also  perform,  oversee  and/or  commission a study comparing the present provisions of the state, uniform fire  prevention  and  building code  relating  to  fire safety to the provisions of the fire prevention code presently in force and promulgated by the National Fire  Protection Association (NFPA1).   2.  Report  on the examination and study of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code. On or before  the  fifteenth  day  of November,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-eight,  the  secretary, through the department of state's  code  division,  shall  issue  a  report  on  the examinations  and studies prescribed by subdivision one of this section, and shall provide a copy of such report to the governor,  the  temporary president  of  the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate  standing  committee  on  housing,  construction  and   community development,   the   chair   of   the  assembly  standing  committee  on governmental operations and the chair of the assembly standing committee on housing.  Such report shall:   a. Make an express line by line comparison between the provisions of:  (i) the present New York state uniform fire  prevention  and  building code  and  national  building  and  fire  codes  presently  in force and promulgated by Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc (BOCA);  (ii) the present New York state energy, plumbing, mechanical codes and the  energy,  plumbing  and  mechanical  code  presently  in  force  and promulgated by Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc (BOCA);  (iii)  the  present New York state plumbing code and the international plumbing code;  (iv) the present New York state plumbing code and the uniform plumbing code;  (v) the  present  provisions  of  the  New  York  state  uniform  fire prevention  and building code relating to fire safety and the provisions of the fire prevention code presently in force and  promulgated  by  the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA1); and   b.  Report  on  the similarities of, and differences between each such aforementioned code with respect to:  (i) public safety;  (ii) ease of use and clarity of understanding;  (iii) effectiveness of enforcement;  (iv) ease and effectiveness of administration;  (v) user cost savings;  (vi) compatibility with other state and international codes; and  (vii) potential for promoting economic development.