Int 1194-2023

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivisions (d) and (e) of section 24-261 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows: (d) In any proceeding brought by the department after receiving a complaint pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, the board shall award the complainant, out of the proceeds collected, fair and reasonable compensation, which shall not exceed [twenty-five] 25 percent of the proceeds collected, for disclosure of information or evidence not in the possession of the department, which leads to the imposition of the civil penalty; provided that for any proceeding brought by the department after receiving a complaint pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section alleging a violation of subdivision (b) of section 24-244, the board shall award the complainant, out of the proceeds collected, compensation in the amount of $5. (e) In any proceeding brought by a complainant, the board shall award, out of the proceeds collected, [fifty] 50 percent of any civil penalty as fair and reasonable compensation to such person; provided that for any proceeding brought by a complainant alleging a violation of subdivision (b) of section 24-244, the board shall award, out of the proceeds collected, compensation in the amount of $10 to such person. � 2. Notwithstanding the amount of the civil penalties described in table 1 of paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of section 24-257 of the administrative code of the city of New York, the maximum amount of a civil penalty authorized to be imposed for a violation of subdivision (b) of section 24-244, in any proceeding commenced prior to the effective date of this local law pursuant to section 24-261 of such code for which a final decision and order has not been rendered prior to such date, shall be $50. � 3. This local law takes effect immediately. CCM LS #13915 11/28/2023 8:46 PM 1 2