Reps. Rose, King Introduce Public Housing Fire Safety Act to Install Sprinklers in Older Buildings
February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Congressmen Max Rose (NY-11) and Peter King (NY-02) introduced the bipartisan Public Housing Fire Safety Act to install sprinklers in public housing high-rises across the country. While federal law required the installation of sprinklers in all new government-owned high-rise buildings, it did not mandate sprinkler systems in those built before 1992. This grandfathering leaves hundreds of thousands o . . .
Congressmen Max Rose (NY-11) and Peter King (NY-02) introduced the bipartisan Public Housing Fire Safety Act to install sprinklers in public housing high-rises across the country. While federal law required the installation of sprinklers in all new government-owned high-rise buildings, it did not mandate sprinkler systems in those built before 1992. This grandfathering leaves hundreds of thousands o . . .