Section 27-3024. Adoption of the electrical code technical standards

a. The
  city of New York hereby adopts the 2005 edition  of  the  National  Fire
  Protection  Association  NFPA 70 National Electrical Code as the minimum
  requirements for the  design,  installation,  alteration  or  repair  of
  electric  wires  and wiring apparatus and other appliances used or to be
  used for the transmission  of  electricity  for  electric  light,  heat,
  power, signaling, communication, alarm and data transmission in the city
  subject  to the amendments adopted by local law and set forth in section
  27-3025 of this subchapter, which shall be known and cited as  "the  New
  York  city  amendments  to the 2005 National Electrical Code". Such 2005
  edition of the National Fire Protection  Association  NFPA  70  National
  Electrical  Code  with  such  New York city amendments shall together be
  known and cited  as  the  "electrical  code  technical  standards".  The
  commissioner  shall  make  a  copy  of  the  electrical  code  technical
  standards  available  for  public  inspection  at  the   department   of
  buildings.
    b.  No  later  than  August  thirty-first, two thousand nine and on or
  before such date in every third year thereafter, the commissioner  shall
  submit to the city council proposed amendments that he or she determines
  should  be made to the electrical code technical standards to bring them
  up to date with the latest  edition  of  the  National  Fire  Protection
  Association  NFPA  70  National  Electrical Code or otherwise modify the
  provisions thereof.  In  addition,  prior  to  the  submission  of  such
  proposal  to  the  city  council, such proposal shall be submitted to an
  advisory committee established by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to  this
  chapter for review and comment.