Int 0378-2003

.. Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 24-163 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: � 24-163 Operation of motor vehicle; idling of engine restricted. a. For purposes of this section only, "commercial motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as in section 509-p of the vehicle and traffic law. b. No person shall cause or permit the engine of a motor vehicle, other than a legally authorized emergency motor vehicle, to idle for longer than three minutes while parking as defined in section one hundred twenty-nine of the vehicle and traffic law, standing as defined in section one hundred forty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, or stopping as defined in section one hundred forty-seven of the vehicle and traffic law, unless the engine is used to operate a loading, unloading or processing device. c. No person shall cause or permit the engine of a commercial motor vehicle to idle while parking as defined in section one hundred twenty-nine of the vehicle and traffic law, standing as defined in section one hundred forty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, or stopping as defined in section one hundred forty-seven of the vehicle and traffic law, unless the engine is used to operate a loading, unloading or processing device. d. When the ambient temperature is in excess of forty degrees Fahrenheit, no person shall cause or permit the engine of a bus as defined in section one hundred four of the vehicle and traffic law to idle while parking, standing, or stopping (as defined above) at any terminal point, whether or not enclosed, along an established route. � 2. This local law shall take effect sixty days after its enactment. LS1363 DD 2/20/03 3:40 p.m. depwat local law 4-3-02 sgf