Int 0806-2008

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-125.1 to read as follows: § 19-125.1 Light-emitting diode street lamps. a. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows: 1. “Decorative street lamp” shall mean a collectible lamp, under the jurisdiction of the department, supported by a lamppost and used to illuminate a street or other public area, representing a former period and valued for its age, rarity, condition, or other unique feature. 2. “Light-emitting diode bulb” shall mean a semiconductor diode that emits light when an electric current is applied. 3. “Street lamp” shall mean a lamp, under the jurisdiction of the department, supported by a lamppost and used to illuminate a street or other public area. b. Within one year of the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department shall install light-emitting diode bulbs in all street lamps or replace any street lamps that are incapable of accommodating light-emitting diode bulbs with street lamps using such bulbs; provided, however, that decorative street lamps, as designated by the commissioner, shall not be subject to the requirements of this section. § 2. This local law shall take effect thirty days after it is enacted into law. TU LS # 4996 06/16/08