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Int 0271-2018

Reducing unnecessary illumination in city-owned spaces.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Environmental Protectionintroduced 2018-01-31Local Law 2022/030

Enacted as Local Law 2022/030.

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Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2022-01-15Enacted: 2022-01-15

Summary

This bill would require the installation of occupancy sensors to limit illumination in buildings owned by New York City (City-owned buildings). This requirement would apply to spaces in at least 25% of City-owned buildings by 2023; at least 40% of such buildings by 2025; at least 75% of such buildings by 2027; and all such buildings by 2030. This bill would also require periodic reporting regarding compliance with the requirements of this bill.

Committee on Environmental ProtectionDepartment of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.

How it compares

42% of similar bills passed

21 passed · 29 died

This bill: 1413 days in committee

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Sponsors (13)

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-12-01 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2021-12-01 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-12-14 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2021-12-14 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmended by Committee
2021-12-14 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2021-12-14 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Council
2021-12-15 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2021-12-15 · City Council
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2022-01-14 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2022-01-15 · Administration

Votes (5)

Aye (4)
James F. GennaroDarma V. DiazStephen T. LevinCarlos Menchaca
Absent (1)
Eric A. Ulrich

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2021-12-15 · 12:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2021-12-14 · 4:00 PM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2)
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2021-12-01 · 11:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1)
City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 4 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 4-216 to read as follows: � 4-216 Limitation on lighting in city-owned buildings. a. As used in this section: "Compliant building" means a building in which all covered spaces comply with the occupancy sensor requirements of section C405.2 of the New York city energy conservation code for new construction. "Covered building" means a city-owned building that is under the jurisdiction of and is operated by the department of citywide administrative services. For the purposes of this section, a covered building shall not include either a high-occupancy building or a critical facility for which such occupancy sensor requirements shall not apply. "Covered space" means space that is located within a city-owned building that is under the jurisdiction of and is operated by the department citywide administrative services and which is required to comply with the occupancy sensor requirements of section C405.2 of the New York city energy conservation code. b. Existing covered spaces shall comply with the occupancy sensor installation requirements of section C405.2 of the New York city energy conservation code for new construction as follows: 1. by January 1, 2023, at least 25 percent of covered buildings shall be compliant buildings; 2. by January 1, 2025, at least 50 percent of covered buildings shall be compliant buildings; 3. by January 1, 2027, at least 75 percent of all covered buildings shall be compliant buildings. 4. by January 1, 2030, all remaining covered buildings shall be compliant buildings. c. By January 1, 2024 and every third year thereafter until 2030, the department of citywide administrative services shall, with the cooperation of all relevant agencies, report to the mayor and the speaker of the council the following information: 1. the number of covered buildings as of the end of the previous three calendar years; 2. the number of compliant buildings and the percentage of covered buildings that are compliant buildings, as of the end of the previous three calendar years; and 3. the number of covered buildings that became compliant buildings during the previous three calendar years. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. SS/JJ/GZ LS #2341/Int. 0693-2015 LS #186 12.6.21 1030am Admin/DCAS/GZ 12/6/21 8pm Admin FINAL 12/7/21 GZ final 12.7.21 4:02pm 2 1