Int 1423-2025
Requiring the department of transportation to provide an inventory of city-owned retaining walls under its jurisdiction.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2025-10-09Local Law 2026/013
Enacted as Local Law 2026/013.
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Agenda: 2025-10-09Passed: 2026-01-03Enacted: 2026-01-03
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide on its website, no later than October 1, 2026, an inventory of all City-owned retaining walls under DOT’s jurisdiction that are 10 feet high or greater. This inventory would include the location of each such retaining wall, as well as the date when maintenance or inspection of each such retaining wall was last performed. DOT would be required to update this inventory annually.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Mass 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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Sponsors (9)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-10-09 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-10-09 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-11-24 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-11-24 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-11-24 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-11-24 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-12-04 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-12-04 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-12-04 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-12-04 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-12-04 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-12-04 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2026-01-03 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2026-01-05 · City Council
Votes (8)
Aye (7)
Selvena N. Brooks-PowersJoann Ariola Chris BanksCarmen N. De La RosaAmanda C. FaríasFarah N. LouisMercedes Narcisse
Absent (1)
Julie Won
Heard at (7)
City Council · 2025-12-04 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-12-04 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2025-11-24 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-11-24 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-11-17 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2025-11-17 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2025-10-09 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (21)
- Summary of Int. No. 1423-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1423
- Int. No. 1423
- October 9, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-9-25.pdf
- Committee Report 11/24/25
- Hearing Testimony 11/24/25
- Appearance Cards 11/24/25
- Hearing Transcript 11/24/25
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Proposed Int. No. 1423-A - 11/26/25
- Committee Report 12/4/24
- Hearing Transcript 12/4/25
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- December 4, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Int. No. 1423-A (FINAL)
- Int. No. 1423-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Int. No. 1423-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-4-25
- Local Law 13
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 19-154.1 to read as follows:
� 19-154.1 Retaining wall inventory. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the term "retaining wall" means a retaining wall as such term is defined in section 28-305.4.1 that is 10 feet high or greater, as measured from the ground immediately in front of the wall to the top of the wall stem, or wall step for stepped walls, including any parapets or fencing capable of retaining material.
b. No later than October 1, 2026, the department shall make available on its website an inventory of all city-owned retaining walls under the department's jurisdiction. Such inventory shall include, but need not be limited to, the location of each such retaining wall and the date when maintenance or inspection of each such retaining wall was last performed. The department shall update such inventory annually.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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