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Int 0145-2024

Placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that any lamp installed as part of the lighting of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps would be required to meet this standard.

Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.

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6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 671 days in committee

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Sponsors (5)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-01-21 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-01-21 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-01-21 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (10)

Full text
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 19-159.6 to read as follows: � 19-159.6. Limitation on correlated color temperature of streetlights. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Correlated color temperature. The term "correlated color temperature" means the perceived color of the light emitted by a lamp, expressed in Kelvin (K) units. Kelvin. The term "kelvin" means the unit of measurement used to characterize the color of light emitted by a lamp. b. Any lamp to be used in the illumination of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place shall have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps shall be installed in accordance with this section. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Session 13 LS #29 01/18/2024 Session 12 TSW LS #29 05/04/2022 2:01pm