Int 1367-2025

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 8 of title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 23-807, to read as follows: � 23-807 Top-level domain name. Every agency shall utilize the ".gov" top-level domain name in the uniform resource locator of any public-facing website maintained by such agency. This requirement shall not apply to digital communications by agencies via third-party services operated by non-governmental entities on non-governmental domains that are intended for public engagement, such as social media platforms or commercial survey tools, or to the city's open data portal. � 2. Top-level domain name utilization report. No later than 3 months after the effective date of this local law and one year thereafter, the department of information technology and telecommunications or another agency designated by the mayor shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report that includes the following: 1. A list of mayoral agencies not in compliance with the top-level domain name requirement in section 23-807 of the administrative code of the city of New York; 2. The corresponding uniform resource locators being used; and 3. A description of the purpose for which each top-level domain name not in compliance with such section is being used. � 3. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law. IB LS 19328 4/30/25 2 1