Int 0424-2018
Reducing sewer system backups.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Environmental Protectionintroduced 2018-02-14Local Law 2019/060
Enacted as Local Law 2019/060.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-02-14Passed: 2019-03-31Enacted: 2019-03-31
Summary
The local law requires the Commissioner to ensure that where a sewer segment causing a confirmed backup is identified, that segment is inspected and cleaned as necessary within 10 calendar days of the confirmation.
Committee on Environmental Protection — Department of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
How it compares
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8 passed · 42 died
This bill: 375 days in committee
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Sponsors (5)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-02-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-02-14 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-06-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-06-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-02-28 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-02-28 · City Council
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-03-29 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-03-31 · Administration
Votes (7)
Aye (4)
Carlos MenchacaKalman Yeger Costa G. ConstantinidesStephen T. Levin
Absent (1)
Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
Not voting (2)
Donovan J. RichardsEric A. Ulrich
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2019-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2019-02-25 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2018-06-25 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2018-02-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 424-A
- Summary of Int. No. 424
- Int. No. 424
- February 14, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 02-14-2018
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 14, 2018
- Committee Report 6/25/18
- Hearing Testimony 6/25/18
- Hearing Transcript 6/25/18
- Proposed Int. No. 424-A - 3/1/19
- Committee Report 2/25/19
- Hearing Testimony 2/25/19
- Hearing Transcript 2/25/19
- February 28, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2019
- Int. No. 424-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 60
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-503.1 to read as follows:
� 24-503.1 Confirmed sewer backups. a. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Confirmed sewer backup. The term "confirmed sewer backup" means a sewer backup complaint that, upon field investigation by the department, is confirmed to be associated with a condition in a sewer system. Such conditions may include surcharging, temporary overtaxing, blockages, or collapses.
Sewer system. The term "sewer system" means all sewers, drains, pipes and appurtenances used to convey sewage and under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of environmental protection.
b. Where a confirmed sewer backup occurs, the commissioner shall ensure that the sewer segment causing the confirmed sewer backup is identified, inspected, and cleaned as necessary within 10 calendar days of such confirmation.
�2. This local law takes effect immediately.
SS 11/9/16/SS, MMB (2018)
LS #8935/Int 1468-2017
NEW LS # 131
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