New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations
Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations
Article 2 - Safety
Part 912 - Inspection Of Elevated Structures And Bridges Of Street Or Electric Railroad Corporations-first District Territory
Section 912.2 - Annual reports

(a) Each railroad (see § 912.3 ) or street railroad corporation operating upon continuous elevated structures of more than one-half mile in length is required within 30 days after the expiration of each calendar year to file with the commissioner a report duly verified by the chief engineer or other competent or responsible official or employee of such company under whose direction the inspection is made to the effect that such company's elevated structures were duly inspected by competent engineers during the preceding calendar year and found safe, or if the structures were found unsafe or in need of repair in any respect, reports shall so state and shall state the particular in which they were found unsafe or in need of repair and what steps have been taken or are being taken to make them safe or to repair them.

(b) As to all elevated structures or bridges less than one-half mile in length each railroad (see § 912.3 ) or street railroad corporation is required within 30 days after the completion of one such inspection each year of said structure or bridge to make and file with the commissioner a report such as is above described.