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Int 0447-2014

Procurement of native trees and vegetation.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2014-08-21

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2014-08-21Passed: 2017-12-31
Committee on Parks and RecreationDepartment of Parks and Recreation.

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8 passed · 42 died

This bill: 1228 days in committee

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Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2014-08-21 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2014-08-21 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2014-08-21 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 18-141 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c-1 to read as follows: c-1. The department shall, where practicable, limit its procurement of trees and vegetation for landscaping to native species grown and harvested within the level III ecoregions, as identified by the United States environmental protection agency, that include any part of the city. �2. This local law shall take effect one hundred twenty days after its enactment, except that the commissioner of parks and recreation shall take such measures as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date. ARP LS # 1760 07/23/2014 10:45 AM