NY Gen Bus L § 778-AA (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 36-D - Home Heating System Conversion 778-AA - Home Heating System Conversion.

§  778-aa.  Home  heating  system  conversion. 1. All home improvement contractors as defined in subdivision  five  of  section  seven  hundred seventy  of  this  chapter  or any other person providing an estimate or engaged in the installation of home heating systems shall include in any estimate of the cost of converting an existing oil home  heating  system to  a  natural gas, electric or any other home heating system a separate estimate detailing the costs related to the closure, abandonment  and/or removal  of  a  home  heating  oil storage tank. In addition, any person making such estimate shall also provide a copy of any  applicable  local law,  or  if  there  is  no  local  law then such person shall provide a written statement to that effect.   2. Every estimate of the cost to secure a storage tank as  part  of  a home heating system conversion shall include the removal of all fill and vent pipes and such other related materials and/or equipment.   3.  Upon  entering into an agreement for the conversion of an existing home heating system from an oil home heating system  to  an  alternative method  of  home  heating, and prior to the commencement of the new home heating  service,  any  home  improvement  contractor   installing   the alternate  home  heating system shall provide to the homeowner a written copy of the notice created  by  the  department  of  state  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section, in no less than 14 point bold type and separate  from any other document provided to such homeowner and provide as may be required  by  state  or  local  law,  written  notice  of  the agreement  for  the conversion of an existing home heating system to the municipal code enforcement official having authority to enforce the  New York  state  uniform  fire  prevention  and building code, or local code applicable to cities with a population of one million or more, whichever code applies to the jurisdiction in which the  home  heating  system  is located.   4.  (a) Prior to the commencement of the new home heating service, the property owner shall provide written notice  to  such  property  owner's heating  oil  supplier or suppliers to inform them of such conversion to an alternate fuel prior to the commencement  of  the  new  home  heating service.  (b) The department of state shall have the authority to promulgate any rules  or  regulations  necessary  to  implement  the provisions of this subdivision.   5. The department of state shall create  and  make  available  to  the public on the department's website a notice informing homeowners who are converting  their  existing  oil  home  heating system to an alternative method of home heating of the  provisions  of  subdivision  thirteen  of section three hundred seventy-eight of the executive law, in addition to any  other  state  laws,  rules,  or regulations related to the closure, abandonment, and/or removal of a heating  oil  storage  tank,  including fill  and  vent  pipes  and  other related materials and equipment. Such notice shall include  information  to  inform  the  homeowner  that  the homeowner  shall  provide  written notice to his or her home heating oil supplier to inform  such  supplier  of  such  conversion  prior  to  the commencement  of the new home heating service, and shall also advise the homeowner that there may be other local laws related to such conversion.