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What is NYC AC § 28-417.2.2?

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This section outlines the membership composition of a specific board, detailing the required qualifications and affiliations of its members, including licensed master plumbers, fire suppression piping contractors, engineers, architects, and a real estate owner or manager. Applies to professionals involved in plumbing and fire suppression systems in New York City.

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§ 28-417.2.2 Membership.

AC § 28-417.2.2

Membership of the board shall consist of: 1. Two officers or employees of the department; 2. Five licensed master plumbers, three of whom shall be selected from nominees of the New York city contracting plumbing association whose members perform the largest dollar value of work within the city and one of whom shall be the holder of a class A or class B master fire suppression piping contractor license. The two remaining licensed master plumber board member positions shall be from the next largest plumbing association in the city; 3. Two licensed master fire suppression piping contractors, both of whom shall hold a class A license and shall be selected from nominees of the New York city sprinkler / fire suppression piping contractors association whose members perform the largest dollar value of work within the city; 4. A registered journeyman plumber from the organization representing the largest number of registered journeyman plumbers; 5. A registered journeyman fire suppression piping installer from the organization representing the largest number of registered journeyman fire suppression piping installers; 6. An engineer having at least five years experience in the planning or design, and installation, of plumbing systems; 7. An architect; 8. An engineer who is a full member of the society of fire protection engineers; 9. Two officers or employees of the fire department representing the fire commissioner; and 10. A real estate owner or manager or representative thereof. (L.L. 2025/142, 10/25/2025, eff. 2/22/2026)

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